General Instructions - Medi Vario-Griff Butler Gebrauchsanweisung

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General Instructions

Please read through the entire instructions for use carefully.
They contain important information concerning the product itself, as well
as its handling, maintenance and disposal.
Keep the instructions for use. You may wish to read them again at a later
point in time.
If you have any questions, please contact the medical supply store or the
medi Consumer Service.
Compression therapy aids include, among other items, medical compres-
sion stockings which are manufactured in different lengths, compression
classes and with different knitting methods. Compression stockings are
used for a variety of purposes, including* treating venous disorders and
conditions and for treating oedema caused by lymphoedema and
lipoedema.
Donning and doffing aids protect and preserve the stocking material and make it easier to put
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on and take off medical compression stockings. In particular, they also enable patients with
limited mobility to use the products by reducing the amount of motion and force needed to put
them on and take them off.
* For indications for medical compression stockings see medi and/or mediven instructions for
use.
Purpose and use
Donning aids for medical/clinical compression socks and stockings
Indications for donning and doffing aids include
• Hemiplegia
• Loss of power due to age
• Osteoarthritis/rheumatism
• Morbid obesity
• Extensive spinal/hip/knee stiffness
• Degenerative condition of the hands/related to the hands
• Sequellae from injuries/amputations
S2k guideline: Medical compression therapy of the extremities using medical compression
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stockings (MCS), venous compression bandage (VCB) and medical adaptive compression systems
(MACS). Published online at: https://www.awmf.org/leitlinien/detail/ll/037-005.html
Chapter: 2.1.3 Donning and Doffing Aids
Contraindications
No contraindications are known.
Important general instructions
To prevent injuries and damage to the delicate knitted fabric, please make
sure your finger and toenails are well-kempt and the skin on your heels is
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