Medi mediven Serie Bedienungsanleitung Seite 8

und Elastan.Genauere Angaben finden Sie auf
dem an Ihrem Kompressionsstrumpf
eingenähten Textiletikett.
• Latexfrei: In diesem Produkt ist kein
Gummi verarbeitet, der aus dem
Milchsaft tropischer Pflanzen
gewonnen wird.
• mediven harmony und mediven harmony SL
enthalten Lanolin. Dabei handelt es sich um ein
natürliches Wollwachs zur Hautpflege.
12. Entsorgung - wie muss ich meinen mediven
Kompressionsstrumpf entsorgen?
• Bitte entsorgen Sie Ihren medizinischen Kom-
pressionsstrumpf über den Rest- beziehungs-
weise Hausmüll. Es bestehen keine besonderen
Kriterien zur Vernichtung.
13. Erläuterung Symbole
• Medizinprodukt
• Eindeutige Produktidentifizierung
• Mehrmalige Anwendung durch einen Patienten
(s. auch 6. Trage- und Nutzungsdauer)
• Vom Umtausch ausgeschlossen
• Trocken lagern
• Vor Sonnenlicht schützen
ENGLISCH / ENGLISH
mediven
Instructions for use
Dear Customer,
Thank you for placing your trust in us! We're de-
lighted that you've chosen medical compression
garments from medi. To ensure that your com-
pression therapy is effective, please take a mo-
ment to read through these instructions for use
carefully. Ensure that you store them carefully so
that you can also refer back to the important in-
formation at a later point in time. Should you have
any questions, please consult the doctor treating
you, the medical professionals that you have
sought care from or the medi Service team (see
reverse).
1. Intended use - what is a medical compressi-
on sleeve or glove used for?
Round- or flat-knitted medical compression
garment used for compression of the upper extre-
mities, mainly for the treatment of disorders of
the venous or lymphatic systems.
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2. Features - how does medical compression
garments work?
Medical compression garments works using a gra-
duated pressure pattern (decreasing from the end
of your limb towards your heart) to exert com-
pression on your limbs.
3. Indications - which conditions is medical
compression garments used to treat?
You have received compression garments from
medi following your diagnosis. Please follow your
doctor's orders and/or the orders of your medical
specialist in order to obtain optimal therapeutic re-
sults. Please note that each item of compression
garments has different indications and applications
due to their differing material properties, how they
were manufactured and the compression classes
that they are available in.
In general, your mediven compression garments
can be used for the following indications:
Chronic venous conditions
• Venous malformations
Thromboembolic venous diseases
• Superficial vein thrombosis
• Venous thrombosis of the upper extremity
• A post-thrombotic condition
• Post-thrombotic syndrome
• Thrombotic prophylaxis in mobile patients
Oedema
• Lymphoedema
• Post-traumatic oedema
• Post-operative oedema
• Post-operative reperfusion oedema
• Cyclic idiopathic oedema
• Lipoedema
• Conditions involving stasis due to immobility
(paresis and partial paresis of the extremity)
• Oedema caused by taking medication which
cannot be altered (no viable alternative)
Other indications
• Conditions following burn injuries
• Scar treatment
Please observe the following
insctructions:
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for medical compression garments and the diffe-
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