Arjo Opera Operating And Product Care Instructions page 26

Using the Opera
Slide any strap under the patient by lifting the
patient's head and legs. For straps underneath the
patient, use the strap guide as follows.
Thread the long section of the strap that is to go
under the patient through the strap guide as shown
inset in Fig. 46. Then gently push the strap and
guide under the patient (see Fig. 46) until the strap
can be pulled clear and connected through the
opposite strap clamp. Slide the guide back out from
under the patient. Keep the guide under the
positioned strap.
• Note: If desired, the straps may be passed
under the pillow, thereby leaving it under
the patient's head for added comfort (see
Fig. 47).
End of cross strap to be
pushed under patient
Fig. 44
Warning: Especially with obese patients,
care must be taken not to trap any skin
under the buttocks when feeding the strap
guide under the patient.
Continue until all the straps are under the
patient and through the clamps. Ensure
that each strap is pulled tightly and locked
into position by pressing each clasp down
(see Figs. 43 and 48).
All cross straps must enter directly into
the clamps, and must not be passed
around the side section (see Fig. 43)
Check that both end tubes are fully
located into each side section (with the
correct matching arrow labels).
Fig. 45
Warning: If they are not already attached,
fix the four suspension straps in the
positions indicated by labels on the side
sections (see Fig. 49).
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Strap
guide
Loose end
of strap
Fig. 46