Fitting Instructions - Medi SAK Gebrauchsanweisung

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medi SAK
Intended purpose
The medi SAK is a shoulder joint support
for immobilisation and stress relief.
Indications
For all indications which require
immobilisation and stress relief of the
shoulder joint in abduction, such as:
• Following rotator cuff repair
• Humeral head fractures (nonsurgical,
postoperative)
• After insertion of shoulder prosthesis
• After stabilization of acromioclavicular
joint dislocations
• After biceps tenodesis
• Impingement syndrome (nonsurgical,
postoperative)
Contraindications
All indications which expressly require
internal rotation support.
Risks / Side Effects
If the aids are too tight, this can cause
local pressure sores or constriction of
blood vessels or nerves. Therefore you
should consult the doctor treating you
before you use it if the following
circumstances apply to you:
• Condition or injury of the skin in the
area of application, particularly with
infectious indications (excessive heat,
swelling or reddening)
• Paraesthesia and circulatory disorders
(e.g. as seen in diabetes, varicose veins)
• Lymph drainage disorders – equally,
swelling of soft tissue adjacent to the
area of application which is not related
to a condition
When wearing snug-fitting aids, this can
result in localised skin inflammation or
irritation that is due to mechanical
irritation of the skin (particularly in
conjunction with sweating) or due to the
composition of the material.
Intended patient groups
Healthcare professionals should provide
care to the adults and children, applying
the available information on the
measurements/sizes and necessary
functions/indications and in line with
the information provided by the
manufacturer, and acting under their
own responsibility.

Fitting instructions

The shoulder abduction pad is supplied
in one universal size and can be used for
either the left or the right side.
• Inflate the inner section. Loop the
shoulder strap around the good
shoulder. Important: For ease of use,
the hook and loop fasteners should be
on the outside of the strap. The
triangle to which the straps are sewn
should be at the back (fig. 1).
• Place the inflated pad under the
injured arm and secure the shoulder
strap to the pad (fig. 2).
• To allow the arm to lie in the required
position on the pad, the rod and hand
ball (A) is attached with hook and loop
fasteners to the pad. The hand ball (B)
is held loosely in the hand.
• Secure the two lower arm pads as
shown in the diagram, the rod being
taken through the eyelets on the
underside of the lower arm pads (C).
• Position the shoulder pad so that the
arm lies on it comfortably without
touching the body. For smaller patients
it may be necessary to take the pad
out of its cover and to cut it to size
(e.g. with a sharp knife). Important:
Make sure that laying your arm on the
pad does not push the head of the
humerus upwards.
• Attaching the hook and loop fastener
to the shoulder pad: stick the strip onto
the lateral upper arm strap, pull it
medially and fasten it to the medial
strap.
• Now do up the lower arm strap,