1 Foreword
INFORMATION
Date of last update: 2017-05-09
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Please read this document carefully before using the product.
Have yourself instructed by qualified personnel in the proper and safe use of the product.
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Please contact the qualified personnel if you have questions about the product (e.g. regard
ing the start-up, use, maintenance, unexpected operating behaviour or circumstances). The
contact information for the manufacturer is found on the back page.
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Please keep this document in a safe place.
The product "1B1-2=* Meridium" is referred to as the product/component/prosthesis/prosthetic
foot below.
These instructions for use provide you with important information on the use, adaptation and
handling of the product.
Only put the product into use in accordance with the information contained in the accompanying
documents supplied.
2 Product description
2.1 Design
The product consists of the following components:
2.2 Function
This product features microprocessor-controlled damping of plantar flexion (motion of the foot in
the ankle joint in the direction of the sole of the foot) and dorsiflexion (motion of the foot in the
ankle joint in the direction of the instep).
The microprocessor uses the measurements of an integrated sensor system as a basis to control
a hydraulic unit that influences the damping behaviour of the product.
These sensor data are updated and evaluated 100 times per second. As a result, the behaviour of
the product is adapted to the current motion situation (gait phase) dynamically and in real time.
Thanks to the microprocessor-controlled damping of the plantar flexion and dorsiflexion, the
product can be individually adapted to requirements.
For this purpose, the product is adjusted by qualified personnel using adjustment software.
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1. Cover/connection plate
2. Cover cap with charging receptacle
3. Battery
4. Ankle spring
5. Heel bracket
6. Ankle axis
7. Heel spring
8. Hydraulic unit
9. Toe axis
10. Toe plate
11. Carbon fibre frame
12. Main electronics