Fourteen sheets of half-inch copolymer polypropylene donated by Curbell Plastics Inc. are being used in a life-changing donation program to create prosthetics in San Antonio, Texas.
Curbell, headquartered in Orchard Park, N.Y., donated the sheets as part of an ongoing project with Range of Motion Project (ROMP), a nonprofit that provides prosthetics in the U.S., Ecuador and Guatemala. The San Antonio program works with patients identified by Connect+Ability and the Center for Refugee Services. ROMP partnered with the Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics Group LLC and the Baylor College of Medicine Prosthetics and Orthotics Program.
Curbell's sheet was put to use for prosthetic sockets, the company said in a news release.
ROMP estimates 90 percent of people in need of prosthetics cannot access them, and many more lack access to continued, long-term care.
"We fully support ROMP's mission to ensure access to high-quality prosthetic care for underserved people, improving their mobility and independence," Jeff Wilson, a senior business development manager at Curbell, said in the release.
Curbell is a supplier of plastic sheets, rod, tube and tapes with 22 locations throughout the U.S.