Practicing Sitting Down And Standing Up; Practicing Walking; Attaching The Cosmetic Cover; Finishing The Prosthesis - Ottobock Prosedo 3R31 Gebrauchsanweisung

6.4.2 Practicing sitting down and standing up

CAUTION
Adjusting the Settings
Fall due to incorrect or unfamiliar settings
► Only adapt the settings to the patient gradually.
► Explain the effects of the adjustments on the use of the prosthesis to the patient.
► The patient has to learn safe operation of the lock for all exercises (lock by loading at full
extension/unlock using the lock slide).
► CAUTION! With the patient, practice sitting down
page 20).
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► If the movement resistance is too low (flexion damping), the prosthetic knee joint has to be
adjusted as illustrated.
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► If the movement resistance is too high (flexion damping), the prosthetic knee joint has to be
adjusted as illustrated.
► CAUTION! With the patient, practice standing up
up, it is necessary to wait until the joint moves to extension again.

6.4.3 Practicing walking

► CAUTION! Using parallel bars or a handrail
prosthetic knee joint is locked (see Fig.
► NOTICE! Be sure to establish functional exterior foot rotation
► Check the exterior rotation
► Check socket flexion
► Check socket adduction

6.5 Attaching the cosmetic cover

CAUTION
Use of talcum
Falling, damage to the prosthetic knee joint due to lack of lubrication
► Do not use talcum on the prosthetic knee joint or other prosthetic components.
► Attach the cosmetic cover as shown in Fig.
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• To maintain the positioning, only unscrew the two set screws that are screwed in the fur­
thest.
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• The cosmetic cover must not interfere with the movement of the lock release cable.
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• After completion, verify functioning of the lock.
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• Check the functioning of flexion damping.
► To reduce friction and to eliminate noise, apply 519L5 Silicone Spray directly onto the contact
surfaces of the cosmetic foam cover.

6.6 Finishing the prosthesis

► CAUTION! To avoid product damage and the risk of falling, finish the prosthesis by replacing
set screws that are too short or too long, and by tightening the screw connections according
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to Fig. on page 22.
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of the prosthetic knee joint.
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and standing up
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with a highly flexed joint. While standing
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, practice walking
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on page 22, noting the following points:
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(see Fig.
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