Fitting Instructions - medi protect.CAT Walker short Instrucciones De Uso

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protect.
CAT Walker short
Intended purpose
protect.CAT Walker short is lower leg
brace. The product is exclusively to be
used for the orthotic fitting of the foot
and only on unbroken skin or any
wounds have been properly covered.
Indications
• Postoperative (archilles tendon
rupture, ligament / soft part and
tendon injuries)
• Non-surgical (metatarsal fractures,
achilles tendon injuries, severe
distortions)
• Stable foot and joint fractures, fracture
post-operative care
• Post ligament refixation
Contraindications
• Unstable fractures or fractures of the
proximal tibia or fibia
• Soft part defects and wound healing
disorders
• Existing lymph drainage disorders
Advice
The protect.CAT Walker short is not
designed for patients who weigh more
than 120 kg.

Fitting instructions

• Open the two lower belts and the
upper belt on the left-hand side. Fold
the shin and the belts away to the
right. Remove the inner shoe from the
Walker.
• (Fig.1) Open the leg and foot part of
the inner shoe by loosening the hook
and loop fasteners. Ask the patient to
place his foot and lower leg into the
inner shoe. Make sure that the air
chambers are empty and that the
valve is loosened anti-clockwise
(deflate).
• (Fig.2) Close the inner shoe and make
sure that it is firmly fixed to the
patient's leg. (Fig. 3a/b) Align the pump
in such a way that it is sitting in the
middle and so that later it fits into the
space provided for the shin.
• (Fig.4) Now ask the patient to place
their foot in the half shell of the
Walker. The lower leg and foot should
be positioned so that they fit exactly
into the shell.
• (Fig. 5) Check to see that the foot is
properly set and positioned in the
Walker. Make sure that the patient's
toes are not pushing against the toe
protector. If necessary, the toe
protector's position can be adjusted or
it can be removed completely.
• (Fig. 6) Now place the loose shin onto
the patient's shinbone and foot from
the front. Make sure that the pump
and ventilator fit into the spaces
provided.
• (Fig.7) Close the upper belt.
• (Fig.8) Retighten the right-hand belt
again as well in order to stabilise the
system.
• (Fig.9,10) Then close all the other belts
one after the other. The belts should fit
tightly. Extra material can be cut away.
• Ask the patient to walk around in the
orthosis to make sure that the Walker
is sitting properly.
• (Fig.11) To tighten the Walker's fit, the
air cushion can be filled using the
pump system. To this end, close the
valve by turning it clockwise (inflate)
and then pump air into the chamber.
The padded pieces can be used as
additional padding.