Fitting Instructions - medi SAK Instrucciones De Uso

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medi SAK
Intended purpose
medi SAK is a shoulder abduction
cushion. The product is exclusively to be
used for the orthotic fitting of the
shoulder and only on unbroken skin.
Indications
• Impingement syndrome
• Reconstruction following rotator
cuff tears
• Shoulder prosthesis implantation
• Frozen shoulder
Contraindications
• Shoulder arthrodesis
• Posterior instability

Fitting instructions

The shoulder abduction pad is supplied
in one universal size and can be used for
either the left or the right side.
• Inflate the inner section. Loop the
shoulder strap around the good
shoulder. Important: For ease of use,
the Velcro fasteners should be on the
outside of the strap. The triangle to
which the straps are sewn should be at
the back (fig. 1).
• Place the inflated pad under the
injured arm and secure the shoulder
strap to the pad (fig. 2).
• To allow the arm to lie in the required
position on the pad, the rod and hand
ball (A) is attached with Velcro to the
pad. The hand ball (B) is held loosely in
the hand.
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• Secure the two lower arm pads as
shown in the diagram, the rod being
taken through the Velcro eyelets on
the underside of the lower arm pads
(C).
• Position the shoulder pad so that the
arm lies on it comfortably without
touching the body. For smaller patients
it may be necessary to take the pad
out of its cover and to cut it to size
(e.g. with a sharp knife). Important:
Make sure that laying your arm on the
pad does not push the head of the
humerus upwards.
• Attaching the Velcro fastener to the
shoulder pad: stick the Velcro strip
onto the lateral upper arm strap, pull it
medially and fasten it to the medial
strap.
• Now do up the lower arm strap,
making sure that it is not pulled too
tight (fig. 4).
• The height of the pad can be adjusted
by means of the Velcro fasteners on
the ends of the strap. The medically
correct position can therefore be
achieved for all body sizes (fig. 5).
• Figure 6 shows the correct fit of the
SAK. The angle of abduction can be
reduced by letting out some of the air.
The pelvic strap, which goes around
the body and the pads, is an additional
means of fixing the pad to the body.
• Finally, stick the round patch over the
valve.
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