Running (Athlete) Prostheses

Running (Athlete) Prostheses

One of the important problems of amputees after amputation; inability to use or perform the prosthesis they use while doing sports. Therefore, prosthesis applications are made to perform various activities. Sports activities are activities that require many features in today's technology of many prosthesis users. For runners, heelless feet are used in the form of carbon springs, which provide maximum energy return. In jumping sports, on the other hand, feet with shock absorbing feature are suitable except for energy recycling. While one foot can be used in basketball, as in jumping sports, the prosthetic foot should also have the ability to rotate and bend slightly. For our arm amputee patients, there are special prosthesis options that they can use in activities such as box, billiards or fishing.

Paralympics (Handicapped Olympics)
 
The construction technique and training of athlete prostheses are different from other prostheses and are applied by our certified expert teams. Athlete prostheses are products that appeal to K3-K4 level prosthesis users. You can have our professional athlete prostheses and represent our country in the Paralympics.
 
 
 
Running Prosthesis
 
Depending on your amputation level, you can perform an active and comfortable running activity with running prostheses supported by various products. In addition to running prostheses created with joint and energy-storing carbon foot components, you can perform jogging activity after combining some microprocessor-operated knee joints with special prosthetic foot designs.
 
If we were to make examples of various running prostheses;
 
 
 
 
 
 

Össur Cheetah Xplore Running Foot
 
The Cheetah is a specially developed high performance carbon fiber foot designed primarily for sports activities. Suitable for Knee and Laptop amputees. This agile and strong foot is a proven foot for professional athletes worldwide. Össur Cheetah Xplore Running Foot; It is the fastest running leg in the world. He is the world record holder in sprint feet in the optimum short distance. It is designed for fast and short distance sprints. It is waterproof. The Nike Spike Pad is specifically designed and optimized for the Cheetah. Provides expert traction. There is no loss of prosthesis function in wet conditions. Optimizes efficient walking reduces user fatigue
 
Maximum patient weight: 147 kg
 
Foot weight : 918 g
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Össur Flex Sprint Prosthesis
 
Össur Flex Sprint; It is designed for sprinters and active users. It provides the advantage of high energy recycling, especially for above-knee amputees.
 
Maximum patient weight: 147 kg
 
Foot weight : 460 g
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ottobock 3S80 Athlete Knee Joint
 
It is a perfect combination. The combination of the 4R204 foot adapter designed for sports and the carbon foot 1E90 offers high functionality and serious carrying comfort to the Sprinter runners. The rotational hydraulics of the powerful performance sports knee joint are tailored to running sports and provide significant absorption in the swing phase, so it can dominate the stride frequency. For more secure pressing and after sports activity or during warm-up and relaxation, the 3S80 Sport uses a manual locking feature. The resistant carbon foot is also valid for running sports. carbon foot; suitable for weight, running, jumping sports. Specially developed sports foot adapter provides perfect connection to the knee joint. It is possible to do sports related to athletics and running.
 
Maximum patient weight : 100kg
 
 
 
 
 

Flex-Run
 
The Flex-Run is a custom-designed, ultra-light carbon Flex-run athlete's foot component, a high-energy recyclable foot. It is the most flexible of runner's feet. Flex-Run is ideal for laptop and knee amputees with its low frequency dynamism. It is extremely suitable for use in sports such as marathon, triathlon and jumping. Adult and child models are available.
 
Flex-Sprint
 
As the name suggests, this foot is designed for short-distance speed sports. It provides a unique energy return, especially for laptop amputees.