British Standards Institution

Source:: ISO
Committee:: CH/168 - Prosthetics and orthotics
Categories:: Health care technology | Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics
Comment period start date:: 12/11/2024
Comment period end date:: 05/01/2025
Number of comments:: 0

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5th Jan

Scope

This document specifies a vocabulary for the description of surgical limb amputations and amputation procedures.

NOTE: Traumatic limb loss and congenital limb deficiency are not included in this document.

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1. Proposal (Complete)

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2. Draft (Complete)

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02/05/2023

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

12/11/2024

Public Comments end date:

05/01/2025

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BS ISO 8549-4 Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 4: Terms relating to limb amputation

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