Alcance
This document defines terms used to describe external limb prostheses.The terms related to the amputation level used to in this document are described in ISO 8549-4.The types of component used in the construction of prostheses are classified and described in ISO 13405-1, ISO 13405-2 and ISO 13405-3.For the purposes of this document, the abbreviated term ‘prosthetics’ and its derivatives only apply to external limb prosthetics.