Otto Bock E-MAG Active 17B203 Instructions For Use Manual page 3

1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
INFORMATION
Last update: 2018-03-27
► Please read this document carefully before using the product.
► Follow the safety instructions to avoid injuries and damage to the product.
► Instruct the user in the proper and safe use of the product.
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maintenance, unexpected operating behaviour or circumstances). Contact information can be found on the
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These instructions for use provide important information on the processing of the 17B203 E-MAG Active system
knee joints.
Please also read the instructions for use (user). Upon delivery of the orthosis, instruct the user regarding the func­
tions of the E-MAG system. A quick start guide is also included, which provides an overview of the E-MAG Active
functions.
Provide the user with the instructions for use and the quick start guide upon delivery of the orthosis.
1.2 Intended use
The product is intended exclusively for orthotic fittings of the lower limbs, for dynamic complete leg and knee
orthoses with a free swing phase and locked stance phase. The product can be installed using different types of
orthotic techniques. Ottobock recommends the lamination resin or prepreg technique.
1.3 Area of application
Without medial support
With 17B206 medial support
1.4 Indication
INFORMATION
For further information on indications and patient prerequisites, we recommend consulting the brochure
646A214.
This product is suitable for the following indications:
Paresis and paralysis of knee stabilising muscles and muscle groups due to various fundamental diseases that
affect the spinal cord, the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system or the musculature.
Physical prerequisites such as muscle status, mobility grade and axis deviations that guarantee proper control of
the orthosis are crucial. Additional indications and the selection of a suitable system for your patient mainly depend
on existing muscle strength, joint mobility and axis deviations, which, viewed collectively, determine patient suitabil­
ity for one joint system or another.
1.5 Contraindications
Contraindications:
• Contractions in the knee joint that prevent relieving the knee joint lock
• Uncontrollable spasms
• Tuberosity supports
Additional contraindications when used without a medial support:
• Non-physiological deviations in the frontal plane (see fig. 1)
• Non-physiological deviations in the sagittal plane (see fig. 1)
• Instabilities of the capsular/ligamentous apparatus
Additional contraindications when used with a medial support:
• Flexion contractures in excess of 15°
17B203=* E-MAG Active
Max. body weight [kg]
<85
<100
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