WARNING!
Patient hazard –
- It is important that the patient's
position is anatomically correct.
Therefore, carefully verify the
following settings/positions:
1. femur length
2. knee joint axis
3. tibia length and leg rotation
4. leg support assemblies
- Movements must not cause pain
or irritation.
- Patients must be fully conscious
while being instructed in the use
of the CPM device and during
therapy.
- Only the responsible physician
or therapist is able and allowed
to choose the therapy parameters
to use. It is the physician's or
therapist's decision whether or
not to use the CPM device on
a specific patient.
- The patient must be familiar
with the functions of the
ARTROMOT®-K1 classic
programming unit and the unit
must be within easy reach of the
patient, allowing him or her to
stop therapy, if needed. Patients
unable to operate the program-
ming unit, e.g. paralytic patients,
must never be left unattended
during therapy.
- Any accessories used with
ARTROMOT®-K1 classic must
first be approved by ORMED.DJO.
- Do not allow parts of the body
or objects (such as blankets,
cushions, or cables) to get caught
in the moving parts of the CPM
device.
WARNING!
Shock hazard –
Strictly observe the following
warnings. Failure to do so endangers
the lives of the patient, the user and
other persons involved.
- Allow ARTROMOT®-K1 classic
to reach room temperature before
use. If the device has been trans-
ported at temperatures below
0 °C/ 30°F), leave it to dry at
room temperature for about 2
hours, until any condensation
has disappeared.
- The ARTROMOT®-K1 classic
device must only be operated
in dry rooms.
- When disconnecting the device
from the power line, remove the
plug from the wall outlet first,
before disconnecting the cable
from the device.
- When connecting the device to
other equipment or when creating
a medical system, check that the
sum of leakage currents will not
cause any hazard. Please contact
ORMED.DJO, if you have questi-
ons in this matter.
- Do not use multiple portable
socket outlets (MPSO) to connect
the device to the power line.
ARTROMOT®-K1 classic must be
connected to a properly installed
wall outlet with a non-fused
earthed wire. Before connecting
the power cord, it must be com-
pletely unrolled and placed such
that it will not get caught by the
moving parts of the device.
- Before cleaning and service inter-
ventions, disconnect the device
from the power line by removing
the power cord from the wall
outlet.
- Liquids must not be allowed
to enter the CPM device or the
pro gramming unit. If liquids have
entered into the devices,
ARTROMOT
immediately checked by a service
technician, before it can be reused.
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-K1 classic must be