Letter of Justification
LiteStix Titanium Forearm Crutches
To Whom It May Concern:
The Thomas Fetterman, Inc. strategic biomechanical design and superlative durability coupled with a Ten-Year-Guarantee makes the LiteStix titanium forearm crutches the most functionally sound and cost effective available. This product is optimal for active long-term crutch users, bariatric clients and for those who need lightweight equipment.
The LiteStix titanium forearm crutches are made with 100% titanium. We use only seamless aerospace grade titanium tubing that has been cold worked and stress relieved to high strengths in the manufacture of our crutch bodies. LiteStix titanium crutches are able to sustain forces exponentially larger than those known to cause failure in alternative brands of forearm crutches. Not only does this material decrease cost by increasing the longevity of the device, it also significantly reduces the risk of severe injury from sudden crutch failure.
These custom made crutches are built to the exact measurement requirements of each client. They are engineered with a uni-body construction so there are no adjustment holes to “egg-out” and fail. The handle post is welded directly to the body, eliminating the riveted collar, another weak link of conventional “one size fits all” crutches. Our design coupled with titanium material and componentry listed below, makes LiteStix titanium crutches bio-mechanically exceptional and uniquely durable, yielding unprecedented longevity.
LiteStix titanium forearm crutches have the greatest strength to weight ratio of any crutch commercially available. This increases the users' endurance, overall functional mobility, and decreases the risk of upper extremity overuse syndromes commonly associated with long-term crutch users.
BRAND NAME ULTIMATE LOAD (LBF)
LiteStix titanium 1870
Ergonomics 715
Invacare 630
API 349
The LiteStix titanium forearm crutches come equipped with patented, replaceable shock-absorbing Tornado-2 gel tips and Performance gel grips. These products combined with the advantageous property of titanium to flex under dynamic loading, creates a bio-mechanically superior shock absorbing system. By greatly reducing negative ground impact forces, LiteStix titanium crutches helps to mitigate upper extremity overuse syndromes commonly linked with long-term crutch users. These injuries are very
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debilitating and costly in the price of possible hospitalizations and subsequent related expenses for physical therapy and alternative assistive devices.
The durable Tornado-2 gel-filled tips are jointed and articulate, adding stability through the users' phases of gait. They also have the highest wet-slip resistance of any tip available resulting in an increase in agility further enhancing the users' safety, functional independence, and overall quality of life. While not slip proof they will significantly reduce falls, particularly on wet smooth surfaces.
The removable Natural Leather Padded Cuff Inserts fit into the back of the forearm cuffs to absorb crutch shock and perspiration protecting against skin breakdown.
The Ten-Year-Guarantee vastly increases the cost effectiveness of LiteStix titanium forearm crutches. This guarantee includes the entire titanium uni-body construction along with the custom arm-cuff and post assembly against failure under normal use for a ten-year period. This commitment from Thomas Fetterman, Inc. prevents gratuitous replacement cost to payers.
It is for all the above reasons that the Thomas Fetterman, Inc. LiteStix titanium forearm crutches are the most functional and cost effective crutches commercially available. For additional literature or a copy of the certificate of testing, please call 1-888-355-6941 or e-mail Thomas Fetterman, Inc. at thomas.fetterman@verizon.net
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Thomas Fetterman
PT/MD
Thomas Fetterman, Inc.
Established in 1988
1680 Hillside Road, Southampton, PA 18966
1-888-355-6941 Fax: 215-357-9394 www.fetterman-crutches.com