PROCEDURE FOR FABRICATING JAFFNA RUBBER FOOT: MOULD CONSTRUCTION & LAYUP.
PLENTY OF PICS, BUT TAKES TIME TO LOAD, SORRY
This program was set up with the intention of joining the Jaipur rubber foot to the Red Cross Polypropylene Alignment system (PPCAS). After a number of test trails it was decided that, yes you can join the two but the foot does not compliment the polypropylene alignment system and vice versa..
Culturally many Sri Lankans prefer not to use shoes. The benchmark for prosthetic care here has been the Jaipur System which has a rubber foot that can used without a shoe.
A plan was initiated where the Jaffna Workshop will fit the CR Equipment polyurethane foot and also a rubber, SACH style foot that is now being developed. Please find pics of the ongoing development below
CR Equipment foot: a polyurethane foot currently produced in Switzerland is composed of a keel in polypropylene and a sole in high-density polyurethane. The mould containg theses two parts is filled with polyurethane foam by injection
