Unlocking/Locking The Wrist Joint (8E72=*); Combination Possibilities; Intended Use; Indications For Use - Ottobock 8E70 Serie Instrucciones De Uso

2.2.6 Unlocking/locking the wrist joint (8E72=*)

2.3 Combination possibilities

This product can be combined with the following Ottobock components:
Elbow components for the products 8E70=* and 8E72=*
• 12K100N=* DynamicArm
• ErgoArm Hybrid plus: 12K44=*
• ErgoArm Electronic plus: 12K50=*
Active rotation for the products 8E70=* and 8E72=*
• 13E205 MyoRotronic
Passive rotation for the 8E70=* and 8E72=* products
• 9E169 coaxial plug

3 Intended use

3.1 Indications for use

The product is intended exclusively for upper limb exoprosthetic fittings.
The product enables objects to be gripped, pushed, pulled and carried with multiarticulating
functionality. The product is designed to resemble the anatomical structure and weight of a
human hand.

3.2 Conditions of use

The product is intended exclusively for use on one user. Use of the product by another person is
not approved by the manufacturer.
The product was developed for everyday use and must not be used for unusual activities. These
unusual activities include, for example, sports which involve excessive strain and/or shocks to the
wrist joint (pushups, downhill racing, mountain biking, ...) or extreme sports (free climbing,
paragliding, etc.). Furthermore, the product should not be used to operate motor vehicles, heavy
equipment (e.g. construction machines), industrial machines or motor-driven equipment.
Permissible ambient conditions are described in the technical data (see Page 55).
3.3 Indications
• Amputation level below-elbow, above-elbow and shoulder disarticulation
• For unilateral or bilateral amputation
• Dysmelia of the forearm or upper arm
• The patient must be able to understand usage and safety messages and put them into prac­
tice.
• The patient must fulfil the physical and mental requirements for perceiving visual/acoustic sig­
nals and/or mechanical vibrations.
The individual flexion and extension of the wrist
joint can be locked in five different positions (in
20° increments each).
1) Press the release button in the direction of
the arrow.
2) Move the terminal device to the desired
position while holding the release button.
From the relaxed hand position, it engages
at 20° and 40° in each direction.
3) Let go of the release button to lock the ter­
minal device in the respective position.
• 10S17 electric wrist rotator
• 10S4 coupling piece
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