Foreword
1 Foreword
INFORMATION
Date of last update: 2019-08-02
► Please read this document carefully before using the product.
► Instruct the user in the proper and safe use of the product.
► Please contact the manufacturer if you have questions about the product (e.g. regarding the start-up, use,
maintenance, unexpected operating behaviour or circumstances). Contact information can be found on the
back page.
► Please keep this document in a safe place.
The product "C-Brace joint unit 17KO1=*" is referred to as the product/component/orthosis/joint unit below.
These instructions for use provide you with important information on the use, adjustment and handling of the
product "17KO1=* C-Brace joint unit".
More details about installing the joint unit are found in the section "Preparation for use" (see Page 23).
Only put the product into use in accordance with the information contained in the accompanying documents sup
plied.
According to the manufacturer (Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH), the patient is the operator of the product
according to the IEC 60601-1:2005/A1:2012 standard.
2 Product description
2.1 Design
The fabricated orthosis and the course of the orthosis shell edges can be individually designed. For this reason,
the following illustration and the illustration on the cover page of these instructions for use only show one possible
version:
Outside
Inside
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1. Thigh closure straps
2. Thigh shell
3. 17KO1=* C-Brace joint unit with control panel
4. Medial joint support
5. Lower leg closure straps
6. Lower leg shell
7. Connecting element to ankle joint.
The connection can also be established with a dorsal spring element.
8. Ankle joint
9. Foot component
C-Brace joint unit 17KO1=*