McQuilton G, Johnson G R
Prosthet Orthot Int. 1981 Apr;5(1):37-41. doi: 10.3109/03093648109146228.
For many severely handicapped children requiring external trunk support there is probably no better solution than to provide custom moulded seating. This will improve the patient's posture, reduce the occurrence of pressure sores and facilitate such activities as feeding. However, if large numbers of patients are to be supplied with this type of equipment, it is important that it should be manufactured at the lowest cost compatible with an acceptable quality. These manufacturing problems have been studied in considerable detail and a production method using vacuum consolidation casting together with a modified vacuum forming process has been developed. This has made it possible to produce custom moulded seating efficiently with the minimum of capital equipment. Much attention has been paid to the final appearance of the article and this has been enhanced by the use of commercially available items for the supporting structure and for the finishing of edges, etc. It is suggested that other orthoses could be redesigned for production using an approach similar to that described in this paper.
对于许多需要外部躯干支撑的重度残疾儿童来说，可能没有比提供定制模塑座椅更好的解决方案了。这将改善患者的姿势，减少压疮的发生，并便于诸如喂食等活动。然而，如果要为大量患者提供这种类型的设备，重要的是要以与可接受质量相兼容的最低成本进行制造。已经对这些制造问题进行了相当详细的研究，并开发了一种使用真空固结铸造以及改进的真空成型工艺的生产方法。这使得能够以最少的资本设备高效地生产定制模塑座椅。人们对制品的最终外观给予了很多关注，并且通过使用市售物品用于支撑结构和边缘修整等，外观得到了改善。建议可以使用类似于本文所述的方法重新设计其他矫形器以进行生产。
