5.2 Installing the Shuttle Lock and Socket Adapter
CAUTION
Using liquid thread lock
Falling due to screw connections ripping out
► Do not use liquid thread lock (e.g. Loctite®). The thread lock damages
the plastic material.
INFORMATION
The product contains a magnet
► Maintain a safety distance of at least 12 cm from a pacemaker.
Required tools and materials:
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Socket
Adapter,
506G3=M3X5-"Niro" Set Screw, 710D4 Torque Wrench, Torque
Wrench (adjustable to 0.5 Nm)
1) Align the shuttle lock such that the magnet is aligned proximally and the
ratchet unit medially or laterally.
2) Set the shuttle lock on to the prosthetic socket (see fig. 14).
3) Optional: Position the 6A41 Slide Plate on the shuttle lock.
4) Position the chosen socket adapter on the shuttle lock.
5) Select the flat head screws for the socket adapter:
For 4R54: 501S41=M6x45
For 4R77: 501S41=M6x50
6) Insert the flat head screws through the socket adapter and the shuttle
lock into the lamination adapter and tighten them (see fig. 15) (tightening
torque: 12 Nm).
7) Screw the ratchet unit (see fig. 16, item 1) into the shuttle lock and tight
en with the torque wrench (tightening torque: 10 Nm).
8) Secure the ratchet unit with the set screw (see fig. 16, item 2) (tighten
ing torque: 0.5 Nm).
5.3 Mounting the pin
CAUTION
Installation of the pin in a liner that is not approved
Falling due to loosening of the screw connection
► Only install the pin in liners with a metal thread and observe the spe
cified tightening torque.
► Inform the patient.
501S41=M6X45
Flat
Head
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Screws,