Functional Performance Evaluation of NU-FlexSIV Socket

NU-FlexSIV sockets have lower proximal trim lines, do not impinge on the pelvis, are highly flexible so as to allow better comfort during sitting and when muscles move within the socket during activity, and are held securely to the residual limb by suction from a vacuum pump and from compression exerted by the deliberately undersized liner and socket.

Ischial Containment (IC) sockets are more rigid and have a narrower medio-lateral dimension than anterior-posterior dimension. The socket encapsulates the ischium, ischial ramus and greater trochanter, limiting hip range of motion and comfort.