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CDS
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Knee Brace Amputation
User Instructions
Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 4
1.1. Foreword
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1.2. Customer information
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1.3. Mode of operation
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1.4. Application
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1.5. Scope of delivery
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1.6. Declaration of conformity
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1.7. Features
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1.8. Indications
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1.9. Contraindications
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1.10. Safety Instructions
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1.11. Warranty
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2. Adjustment by the orthopaedic technician
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2.1. Fitting to the patient
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2.1.1. Adjusting the brace to the leg shape by using an
orthopaedic “bending iron”
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2.1.2. Setting the shell components
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2.2. Setting the limitation
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2.2.1. Fine adjustment
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2.2.2. Inserting the stop wedge
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