Walgreen Health Solutions HEELIFT AFO Ultra Instructions For Use

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Customization
(Note: Customization should only be performed by your healthcare provider. If using the HEELIFT® Ultra
boots pull back the removable elevation cover first )
The HEELIFT® offloading boot can be customized to offload other at-risk areas in addition to
the back of the heel including the Achilles Tendon, Malleolar Decubitus, Foot Drop, hip and/or
foot rotation, and SCD Tubing.
1. Achilles Tendon. (see exhibit K.)
• Make an upside-down V cut or an upside-down U cut as determined
appropriate by your healthcare provider in the bottom of the fixed
elevation pad to appropriately offload the Achilles tendon.
2. Malleoli (ankle bones) (see exhibit L.)
• Make an oblique cut or an upside-down hockey stick cut as
determined appropriate by your healthcare provider on the side of
the elevation pad starting from a point just above the ankle bone
and cutting downward through the bottom of the fixed elevation
pad so that the ankle bone is completely offloaded.
• If further offloading is required as determined by your healthcare
provider place the extra foam pad in the groove on the side of the
ankle bone needing to be offloaded with the bottom of the pad just
above the ankle bone and cut the top of the extra foam pad flush with the
top of the boot. Attach the extra foam pad to the side of the boot once appropriately
positioned in the groove by peeling the adhesive backing off the extra foam pad. Make sure the
adhesive side never touches the skin.
3. Foot Drop (see exhibit M.)
• Measure the extra foam pad from the tip of the toes to the area
where the arch meets the heel.
• Cut the extra foam pad at the area where the arch meets the heel
and bevel the edge.
• Peel the adhesive backing off the extra foam pad.
• Position the extra foam pad vertically under the patient's foot so that
the beveled edge is under the area where the arch meets the heel, and
the adhesive side of the pad, is against the bottom of the boot to not touch the skin (make sure
adhesive never touches the skin).
4.Hip and/or Foot Rotation (see exhibit N.)
• Use the optional Anti-Rotation Wedge to prevent hip and/or foot
rotation. See instructions included with the wedge.
• The Anti-Rotation Wedge gives you the flexibility needed to stop
rotation in immobile patients. The easy to apply, reusable wedge
attaches to either side of the boot, and prevents rotation.
• Works for both external and internal rotation.
5.SCD Tubing Placement (see exhibit O.)
• Place SCD tubing in the groove built into the boot along the side of
the boot, between the elevation pad and the side of the boot
opposite the side with the attached D-rings. The allows the tubing to
lay flat and to exit the boot without touching the skin.
• SCD tubing should always carefully be placed into the groove, built
into the boot, so that it never touches the skin to avoid compromise
of the skin from the tubing.
• Ventilation holes are meant for air circulation within the boot. Do not
place any tubing through the ventilation holes in the boot.
Cleaning
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(Caution: Clean or disinfect using a nonbleach gentle detergent or a nonbleach disinfectant. As with any medical
device, bleach can breakdown the integrity of the material of the HEELIFT® offloading boot. To maintain the integrity of the HEELIFT® we
recommend sanitizing or hand washing.)
1. To sanitize
• Use a nonbleach disinfectant wipe or spray.
2. To hand wash
• Wash in warm water with a mild nonbleach detergent.
3. To machine wash and dry
• Secure all straps.
• Remove traction device is using HEELIFT® traction boot.
• Place in mesh HEELIFT® brand, regular mesh laundry bag, or pillowcase.
• Machine wash in warm water (60˚C/140˚F) gentle cycle with a mild nonbleach detergent.
• Machine dry on low heat.
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4 To sterilize
• Keep the straps loosely affixed and
sterilize in steam autoclave using
standard protocol.
• Allow the HEELIFT® boot to completely
cool and dry before reapplying device.
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