Amputee / Stump Ethnocare BELOW KNEE Overlay Sleeve

Amputee / Stump TRANSTIBIAL (Below Knee) Overlay Sleeve by Ethnocare

Suspension Compatibility

The Overlay is compatible with most liners and sockets and can be used with different suspension methods, such as distal fixation (pin), sleeve, and both active and passive vacuum systems.  Warranty: 6 months

About Ethnocare Overlay Sleeve

The Overlay from Ethnocare is a breathable fabric sleeve with an integrated air expansion system that the wearer can adjust for maximum, personalized comfort. The air expansion system is a replacement for prosthetic socks, enabling more effective residual limb volume management. Allowing a user to quickly modify the pressure within their socket allows them to tailor the fit to their activity or situation. Not only does it improve comfort of a socket, but it also extends the life of that socket; by accommodating up to 15 ply, less socket modifications and replacements are required.

The Overlay is intended to be worn over the liner and slid inside the existing socket. It features a breathable circumferential textile structure with an integrated air expansion system, located on the product’s posterior, medial and lateral aspects, ensuring proper surrounding and alignment of the limb inside the socket. A proximaly positioned built-in pump and release valve enable the patient to effortlessly self-manage the fit quality and comfort of their socket by inflating or deflating the air expansion system. An external air pump is also provided for faster inflation.

The air expansion system consists of a series of interconnected cells that allow air to flow evenly within the socket, filling spaces only where necessary. Since certain regions of the limb experience greater variability in volume, the use of air, a compressible and easily moveable fluid, effectively compensates for these fluctuations and creates a uniform fit inside the socket .

Amputee Features and Benefits

• Personalised fit – user adjustable air bladders over area of most common volume loss / higher pressure tolerance.
• Increases volume in socket from 2 to 15 ply.
• Can be used with locking and cushion liners.
• Compatible with sleeves, passive vacuum and active vacuum systems.
• Quickly increase or decrease pressure as required.
• Can be adjusted through clothing.

The Overlay helps clinicians and patients efficiently address fitting issues caused by daily volume fluctuations and/or transitions and variations in the size and shape of the patient’s residual limb. It serves as an effective alternative to prosthetic socks, adjustable sockets, and internal socket padding by filling voids*, improving fit*, enhancing suspension*, relieving pressure points (especialy at the distal end), and reducing potential skin irritations and friction.