biodex NxSTEP 950-485 Instructions For Use And Assembly page 23

CAUTION: Do not let the patient harness bar touch the pulley or support bar.
CAUTION: Ensure the safety tether is connected before the patient starts to
exercise. To ensure patient safety, the safety tether must be connected
whenever unweighing activities are conducted.
7. If desired, activate the system automatic unloading feature by pressing the AUTO UNLOAD
<ON> button on the hand pendant.
8. If desired, the pelvic stabilization elastic straps can be attached to the rings on the harness
by the patients hips then attached to the uprights of the handrails.
9. If the patient will be walking over ground, the casters must be unlocked. All four casters can
be set to fully rotate, or the front casters can be locked directionally to straight ahead.
10. For over-ground walking, the patient or therapist can guide the NxStep with the handrails.
NOTE: The unloading amount can be adjusted at any time.
CAUTION: Therapists must be sure to monitor patients closely. A sharp rise in
blood pressure or drop in oxygen levels may necessitate the patient being taken
down quickly from the NxStep Unweighing System. In such cases, pull the red
tabs on the quick release clips to quickly remove the patient while still wearing
the harness.
11. When the patient has finished exercising and is ready to be removed from the NxStep, the
therapist can either press the AUTO UNLOAD <OFF> button or simply lower the patient
harness bar until the unload weight amount is gone. At that point, the patient can be
removed from the harness.
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