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BS 2574-1:1991

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

Lower limb orthoses Guide to the design and manufacture of lower limb orthoses, excluding foot orthoses

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-31-1991

Withdrawn date

05-22-2026

US$244.16
Excluding Tax where applicable

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
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 90/56564 DC and BS 2574-1(1977) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

Withdrawn:This standard is no longer used

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US$244.16
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