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Wonderful C2F2CF

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Wonderful Orthopaedic, Trauma & Prosthetics

Wonderful C2F2CF

Product Code: OTAP-PLAC-3183

A pylon a user can choose the colour of.

Not every prosthesis is built to be hidden. Where a limb is worn uncovered, the pylon is the most visible part of it, and offering it in a range of colours turns a structural component into something the user has a say in. Listed on Medigear.uk for UK business buyers.

Sections

Prosthetic Components & Adaptors

Categories

Orthopaedic, Trauma & Prosthetics

Condition

New

Origin

China

Seller Type

Certified Professional Seller

CE & ISO Certified

Global Shipping

Supplier: Medigear

For most of the history of prosthetics, the aim of a finished limb was to be unnoticed. Covers were shaped to match the sound side, finishes were matched to skin tone, and success meant nobody looking twice.

A significant number of users now want something different. Where a limb is worn uncovered, with the pylon and components visible by choice, the prosthesis stops being something to disguise and becomes something to present. That shift is most visible in younger and more active users, though it is not confined to them, and the components industry has responded by offering finishes rather than only function.

A coloured pylon is the simplest form of that. The tube is the largest visible element of an uncovered transtibial limb, running the full length between socket and foot, and its colour sets the character of the whole prosthesis. Offering a range means the user chooses rather than accepts, and that choice costs nothing structurally.

What it must not cost is performance, which is where the specification matters as much as on a plain tube. The pylon carries load between socket and foot and sets the distance between them. Diameter determines what it fits, with modular systems using 30 mm and 34 mm and no adaptor reconciling them. Diameter, wall thickness and material together determine what it carries. The tube is cut at the bench for one patient, with the arithmetic allowing for insertion depth at each end, a square cut and a deburred edge, and a published minimum usable length below which the required engagement cannot be achieved.

One consideration is specific to a finished tube. Cutting exposes the substrate at the cut end, and on an anodised or coated tube that end will not match the rest. Whether the manufacturer supplies a trim, a cap or a sealing method, and whether the exposed end sits inside a clamp where it will not be seen, is worth establishing on a component chosen precisely because it is visible.

The same applies to durability of the finish. A pylon is knocked, scraped against door frames and brushed by the sound limb, and how a colour wears over a year is a fair question from a user selecting one.

This is a component supplied for fitting within a prosthesis by a qualified prosthetist, who measures the patient, cuts and finishes the tube and assembles it to the specified insertion depths and torques. The manufacturer, material, diameter, wall thickness, rating, lengths, colour range and finish handling at the cut are provided by the seller at quotation, with UKCA or CE marking documentation, the declaration of conformity, instructions for use and warranty terms issued by the manufacturer or held by the seller.

Uncovered transtibial builds are where the pylon is the most visible element of the limb.

Users who prefer a prosthesis presented rather than disguised are served by a colour choice at the largest visible component.

Younger and more active users are the group most commonly choosing an exposed build, though not the only one.

Limb length is established by cutting the tube, exactly as on a plain pylon.

Higher load builds are commonly specified on the larger tube diameter, which every fitting must match.

Finish durability matters in ordinary use, since a pylon is knocked and scraped against furniture and door frames.

Clinics offering a colour range need stock across sizes as well as colours to fit without delay.

A Component the User Chooses

Colour on the largest visible element gives the user a say in how the prosthesis presents.

Choice at No Structural Cost

Finish does not change how the tube carries load, provided the specification is established as on any pylon.

Suited to an Uncovered Build

Where a limb is worn exposed, the pylon sets the character of the whole prosthesis.

A Range Rather Than a Default

Five finishes shown, with the full range confirmed at quotation.

Length Set to the Individual

The tube is cut so the assembled limb matches the contralateral side.

Insertion Allowed for in the Cut

Tube inside a clamp is not available as length, and accounting for it avoids a short limb.

A Square, Deburred Cut

Seating depends on a square face, and deburring prevents an edge scoring a clamp bore.

Cut End Addressed

What happens to the finish at the cut, and whether a trim or cap is supplied, is settled before order.

Finish Wear Established

How a colour holds up over a year is a fair question on a component chosen to be seen.

Rating From Material, Diameter and Wall

The three together give the figure to work to, and material is confirmed rather than inferred.

Supply and Documentation Arranged

Medigear.uk can arrange supply, documentation and the provision of consumables.

Structural Pylon Tube

Carrying load between components and setting the distance between them in a modular limb.

Item Reference: C2F2CF

To be confirmed against the manufacturer's marking, including the leading C and trailing CF.

Manufacturer

Wonderful Rehabilitation, to be confirmed at quotation.

Material

Confirmed at quotation, as the reference and the finish point differently.

Colours

Three palettes shown across the references, with availability per reference confirmed at quotation.

Tube Diameter

Confirmed at quotation, with 30 mm and 34 mm both in common use.

Wall Thickness

Confirmed at quotation, as it determines rating alongside diameter and material.

Maximum Body Weight

Confirmed at quotation.

Supplied Lengths

Confirmed at quotation.

Product Weight per Length

Confirmed at quotation.

Minimum Usable Length

Confirmed at quotation, below which required insertion cannot be achieved.

Minimum Insertion Depth

Confirmed at quotation for the clamps used at each end.

Cut End Treatment

Trim, cap or sealing method confirmed at quotation.

Finish Durability

Confirmed at quotation for a component selected to be visible.

Compatible Clamps and Adapters

Confirmed at quotation, matched to tube diameter.

Relationship to 2F2 and 2F3

Confirmed at quotation, as the same numeric split appears in the plain range.

UKCA or CE Marking and Declaration of Conformity

Issued by the manufacturer and requested from the seller at quotation.

Instructions for Use

Provided by the seller at quotation, and required before fitting.

The C2F2CF appears to be a structural pylon tube supplied in a range of colours. For most of the history of prosthetics a finished limb aimed to be unnoticed, with covers shaped to the sound side and finishes matched to skin tone. A significant number of users now want the opposite, wearing the limb uncovered with components visible by choice, and where that is the case the pylon is the largest visible element, running the full length between socket and foot and setting the character of the whole prosthesis. A colour range turns that into something the user decides rather than accepts, and it costs nothing structurally. What it must not cost is performance, so the specification matters exactly as on a plain tube: diameter determines what it fits, diameter with wall thickness and material determines what it carries, and the tube is cut at the bench with allowance for insertion at each end, a square deburred face and a minimum usable length. Two things are specific to a finished tube, being what happens to the colour at the cut end and how the finish wears in ordinary use. Material itself is unresolved here, since the reference suggests one thing and the photograph another. Cutting and fitting are the work of the prescribing prosthetist. Material, diameter, rating, lengths and colour range are provided by the seller at quotation alongside UKCA or CE documentation. Medigear.uk lists the tubes for UK business buyers and can arrange supply, documentation and the provision of consumables. Enquire for a written quotation.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

It appears to be a structural pylon tube for a modular lower limb prosthesis, supplied in a range of colours. The reference structure and material should be confirmed.

Confirmed at quotation. The reference ends in CF, which usually denotes carbon fibre, while the finishes shown are characteristic of anodised aluminium.

Because material, diameter and wall thickness together determine the weight rating, and none of them can be established from a colour.

Red, gold, green, blue and purple are shown. The full range and what is held in stock are confirmed at quotation.

The user, in discussion with the prosthetist, since this is a component selected to be seen.

Some users prefer a prosthesis presented rather than disguised, which is more common among younger and more active users but not confined to them.

No. The structural specification is what matters, and it should be established exactly as on a plain tube.

The substrate is exposed at the cut end. Whether a trim or cap is supplied, or the end sits inside a clamp, is confirmed at quotation.

A pylon is knocked and scraped in ordinary use, so finish durability is a fair question at selection and is confirmed at quotation.

It is not documented. Four base numbers rule out tube diameter, since modular systems use only two sizes, so the series most plausibly denotes wall thickness, length band or material grade. It must be confirmed before ordering.

A qualified prosthetist, who measures the patient, cuts and finishes the tube and assembles it to the specified depths and torques.