Welcome to AmpuTeam - Prosthetic Care

Amputees deserve much more than just a prosthesis – they should be given the opportunity to resume full participation in all aspects of their daily life. And that's what they receive... when they become members of AmpuTeam.

The AmpuTeam program redefines what it means to provide prosthetic care. The primary objective of AmpuTeam is to offer each amputee opportunities to learn the skills necessary to achieve their unique individual functional goals – this objective is met by enhancing the services and cooperation between the patient, family members, physicians, therapists, Wright & Filippis, and other rehab professionals. Together, we form AmpuTeam. AmpuTeam clearly offers a distinct advantage over the traditional, limited services provided by most prosthetic companies. Through this Team Approach, everyone benefits.

Upcoming Events - Save The Date

New Training for Life Clinics Added
New sessions have been scheduled for 2011.
See Training for Life Clinics for more information.

Training for Life Workshop
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
At Macomb Community College
Amputees will have the opportunity to learn exercises designed for the beginning, intermediate and advanced level patient.

Therapists and family members will have the opportunity to assist amputees in their exercises and be able to implement these hands-on skills in their practices or at home.

Download the brochure and registation form PDF (256 KB)

Training for Life Workshop
Thursday, February 23, 2012
At Health Source Saginaw
Amputees will have the opportunity to learn exercises designed for the beginning, intermediate and advanced level patient.

Therapists and family members will have the opportunity to assist amputees in their exercises and be able to implement these hands-on skills in their practices or at home.

Download the brochure and registation form PDF (256 KB)

Our very own AmpuTeam Spartans were featured on the PBS television show "A Wider World."

Recently, the Wright & Filippis AmpuTeam Spartans, a team of stand-up (not wheelchair) amputee basketball players, challenged a fellow amputee basketball team, AMP1, at Royal Oak Shrine High School. The teams demonstrated how, with the help of modern high-tech prosthetics, sheer determination, and their love of the sport, they have overcome lower limb amputations. Currently, the AmpuTeam Spartans and AMP1 are the only organized teams of amputees playing stand-up basketball in the country.
"We're proud to be among the first organizations to put together such a game. This event provided opportunity for awareness of the advancement of prosthetic technology as well as to showcase just how far an athlete's perseverance can take them," said Kurt Schlau, Prosthetics Director for Wright & Filippis.
Brad Shebib, coach for The AmpuTeam Spartans, said, "The team was just really excited about the opportunity to play AMP1 and show their skills and determination as prosthetic wearers."
Ticket proceeds benefited The Filippis Foundation, a non-profit group that supports services and programs for the disadvantaged and physically challenged.
AMP1's team vision is to grow amputee, stand-up basketball into an organized, national league.

Adaptive medalist Wazny enables others

New Products

Harmony P3 Pump Wright & Filippis would like to announce that we are leaders in the State of Michigan in providing the Harmony P3 elevated vacuum system for socket suspension. The Harmony offers the patient the ultimate in socket comfort and suspension, creating a negative pressure environment inside the socket that maximizes suspension as well as promoting increased blood flow and circulation to the residual limb. This increased blood flow can be of great benefit to the residual limb, promoting advanced healing properties and a healthy environment within the socket. The result is comfort and security that is unmatched in any other style of suspension. If you would like to read more information on the Harmony P3, please see www.ottobockus.com.

Wright & Filippis would like to announce that we are now a proud provider of the Smart Pyramid system from Orthocare Innovations. Smart Pyramid is a next generation instrument that offers real-time analysis of amputee gait and the forces that are being generated in the socket. This analysis allows the practitioner to optimize prosthetic alignment and minimize any excessive force the amputee may feel on their residual limb. Furthermore, it allows the practitioner to track the progress of amputee gait over an extended period of time and see how forces within the socket change as the residual limb changes. This, in turn, leads to better long term outcomes for all of our prosthetic wearers. For more information on this exciting technology, visit www.orthocareinnovations.com.

		AmpuTeam® is a Division of Wright & Filippis® 2845 Crooks Road • Rochester Hills, MI • 48039 Phone: 1-888-AMPUTEAM • Fax: 1-248-829-8379 • Email: info@wright-filippis.com Copyright © 2010 Wright & Filippis, Inc.