Prosthetic workshops that heat-form thermoplastic sockets are the main users. The wide platform sits under the socket and the receiver connects it to the components below. The intended amputation levels are not stated, so confirm them before adding the part to a build protocol.
Services that remould thermoplastic sockets as a user's limb changes will benefit most if the hardware can be reused. That can reduce the cost of each new socket.
Technicians should follow the forming instructions, check the platform edge after cooling, and record the plastic and settings used.
Charitable limb programmes can stock the plate once reuse and forming are confirmed. Confirm material-specific ratings before placing an order.
Users whose residual limb is still changing shape, for example in the months after amputation, often need sockets remoulded or remade. If the platform and receiver can be reused, each new socket costs less.
Services should record which platform and receiver went into each socket, and how many times they have been reused. That record helps decide when the hardware should be replaced instead of reused again.
Ask the seller whether the receiver is designed for reuse, and how many times, before planning on it. The forming instructions should also be on file before the first build.
Record each reuse.
The plate is not suited to users above 125 kg, to laminated sockets unless the manufacturer allows it, or to workshops without thermoforming equipment. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and provided by the seller.