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Job Description
Construct, fit, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices, such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9082.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,880.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 14,570 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Appliance Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Appliance Technicians
- Registered Prosthetic Orthotic Technician
- Prosthetics Technician
- Prosthetic Technician
- Orthotic Technician
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (O&P Technician)
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (O and P Technician)
- Orthopedic Technician
- Lab Technician
- Hearing Aid Repair Technician
- Certified Pedorthotist
- Surgical Brace Maker
- Surgical Appliance Fitter
- Restoration Technician
- Restoration Officer
- Prosthetics Lab Technician
- Prosthetic Lab Technician
- Orthotics Technician
- Orthotic Fitter
- Orthotic Finish Grinding Technician
- Orthopedic Brace Maker
- Orthopaedic Technologist
- Model Maker
- Medical or Surgical Instrument Maker
- Medical Device Assembler
- Medical Assembler
- Medical Appliance Maker
- Fabrication Technician
- Designer
- Brace Maker
- Artificial Plastic Eye Maker
- Artificial Limb Maker
- Arch-Support Maker
- Arch Support Technician
- Arch Support Maker
Tasks for “Surgical Instrument Maker”
- Read prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools that will be required.
- Lay out and mark dimensions of parts, using templates and precision measuring instruments.
- Service or repair machinery used in the fabrication of appliances.
- Repair, modify, or maintain medical supportive devices, such as artificial limbs, braces, or surgical supports, according to specifications.
- Instruct patients in use of prosthetic or orthotic devices.
- Test medical supportive devices for proper alignment, movement, or biomechanical stability, using meters and alignment fixtures.
- Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to conform to prescribed contours of structural components.
- Mix pigments to match patients' skin coloring, according to formulas, and apply mixtures to orthotic or prosthetic devices.
- Make orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools.
- Cover or pad metal or plastic structures or devices, using coverings such as rubber, leather, felt, plastic, or fiberglass.
- Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
- Polish artificial limbs, braces, or supports, using grinding and buffing wheels.
- Drill and tap holes for rivets and glue, weld, bolt, or rivet parts together to form prosthetic or orthotic devices.
- Fit appliances onto patients and make any necessary adjustments.
- Take patients' body or limb measurements for use in device construction.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bench punches
- High temperature laboratory ovens
- Computerized lathes
- Metal-cutting bandsaws
- Arbor presses
- Digitizers
- High volume dust collectors
- Dial calipers
- High temperature laboratory box furnaces
- Welders
- Belt sanders
- Laboratory mechanical benchtop convection ovens
- Power drills
- Longarm sewing machines
- Allen wrenches
- Personal computers
- 3D scanning systems
- Prosthetic bench vises
- Flatbed sewing machines
- Workshop bench vises
- Rubber mallets
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Drill presses
- End cutting nippers
- Power routing tools
- Rivet guns
- Power planers
- Cordless drills
- Acetylene torches
- Band saws
- Swaging tools
- Laptop computers
- Glue guns
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
- Cast cutting saws
- Rotary saws
- Alignment stands
- Air compressors
- Wood files
- Grinding wheels
- Bench lathes
- Bead blasters
- Pneumatic oscillating saws
- Drum sanders
- Protective ear muffs
- Digital camcorders
- Vacuum stations
- Pipe vises
- Vertical routers
- Claw hammers
- Torque wrenches
- Hot knives
- Metal grinders
- Table saws
- Force platforms
- Heat guns
- Grinding equipment
- Cutting wheels
- Grinding rasps
- Measuring tapes
- Hex wrenches
- Disk sanders
- Safety glasses
- Laboratory infrared ovens
- Deburring tools
- Pneumatic riveting hammers
- Bending brakes
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Buffing wheels
- Vacuum formers
- Anvils
- Half-round files
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- SoftSource CADview
- Footmaxx Metascan software
- Orthotic fabrication software
- Gait analysis software
- Seattle Systems Shapemaker
- Vorum Research Corporation CANFIT-PLUS
- Microsoft Excel
- Ohio Willow Wood OMEGA Tracer System