Section AU13 Donning / Doffing Aids
Stocking Aid
Product Code: 250765
Approval Required: NO
Approved Prescribers: OT, PH, RN, S, LMO
normally stocked item
Details
A simple, inexpensive device to assist with putting on a stocking or sock especially if bending and reaching to the foot is difficult.
It consists of a strong, shaped, flexible plastic gutter with long cotton tapes attached to the top. The stocking or sock is fed on to the plastic and held in place with the side notches.
The foot is put in the open end of the stocking, which is then pulled over the foot and up the leg using the tapes.
Cord length 920mm (36"). Gutter length 229mm (9").
Weight 55g.
Sock Aid - Brevetti
Product Code: 250635
Approval Required: NO
Approved Prescribers: OT, PH, RN, S, LMO
normally stocked item
Details
Designed to help those with restricted mobility, enabling the user to successfully apply on socks. The Brevetti is also very effective used with stockings. It consists of a plastic collar or gutter for holding the garment at one end, and a plastic shoehorn with a notch for easy sock removal at the other. A coated steel tube connects the two.
Length 737mm (29").
Weight 386g.
