Ellis® Socket Options

Advantage of use of the Ellis® prosthetic components in combination with a humerus socket are the easy donning/doffing, including a significantly more easy exchange of elbows.

Radial socket users also benefit from this advantage, since just one socket is needed to be prepared for use with Ellis-forearms. This one socket can be used in combination with a mechanical hand, a wrist / pinch function and with even a myo-hand…

Explore below Ellis options for use in combination with a humeral or radial sockets.

HUMERAL SOCKET

EASY DONNING-DOFFING

A big advantage of combining the Ellis® MC34 Connector with a humeral socket is the more easy donning/doffing – by use of one arm.

Exchangeing of mechanical end terminals during the day is also less cumbersome. A dedicated Ellis® HSA 50 LAM adapter is available to prepare a humerus socket for use with the Ellis® MC34 Connector and prosthesis.

Do you want to keep using the current elbow, this is also an option. You will need a dedicated Connector-base in customized length to fixate it to.

MYO socket

DETACHABLE MYO

When using (wired) myo control in a humerus socket, it is possible to donn and doff the Ellis MC34 connector and swiftly exchange the myo-elbow for a mechanical elbow. You do not need to exchange your socket.

Use the Ellis® MC34 Connector together with Ellis CS4-SA Contact wire kit  and the Ellis HSA 50LAM adapter to obtain this option.

In case you want to benefit from a light-weight Ellis A2-3-4 Elbow combined with a specific brand myo-hand; consider use of Ellis CW4EL Contact-wire kit – this elbow wire-kit ensures seamless integration of cables.

RADIAL SOCKET

SWIFT EXCHANGE OF HANDS

Radial socket users that prefer easy exchange of a wrist with hand without use of multiple sockets, benefit from the Ellis® RSA 50LAM radial adapter:

Use RSA 50LAM to obtain the detachable connection to easily exchange Ellis forearm wrists + end terminals …

Questions on combining Ellis with Sockets ?

In case you have more questions on use of Ellis-components in combination with a socket, check most frequently asked questions here.