BS 2574-1:1991
Withdrawn
Lower limb orthoses Guide to the design and manufacture of lower limb orthoses, excluding foot orthoses
Hardcopy , PDF
English
10-31-1991
05-22-2026
Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Categories
4 Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs)
5 Knee orthoses (KOs)
6 Knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs)
7 Orthoses for the hip (HpOs, HKOs and HKAFOs)
8 Toxicity and skin sensitivity
9 Marking, packaging and accompanying documentation
Appendices
A Materials
B Manufacture of components
C Bibliography of sources of typical designs for lower
limb orthoses
Tables
1 Typical values for physical properties of plastics
materials used in orthoses
2 Typical metallica materials found to be satisfactory
for use with lower limb orthoses
Principles and design criteria to be considered when designing, manufacturing, marking and packaging.
| Committee |
CH/168
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 90/56564 DC and BS 2574-1(1977) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
22
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
Withdrawn:This standard is no longer used
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