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S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
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S6.5.2 - fabricating medical and prosthetic devices
- create lifecasts
- develop foot orthoses
- finish medical devices
- finish prosthetic-orthotic devices
- maintain prostheses
- maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices
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design medical supportive devices

skills

handling and moving

assembling and fabricating products

fabricating medical and prosthetic devices

design medical supportive devices

design medical supportive devices

Description

Description

Compose, create and evaluate orthopaedic and prosthetic devices after consulting with physicians, examining and measuring the patient in order to determine the size of the artificial limb.

Alternative Labels

design artificial limbs

design medical-supportive devices

design medical supportive device

design prostheses

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skill

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occupation specific skills and competences

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)