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Saunders Cervical Traction User Manual

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  • Page 1 Cervical Traction User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of a Saunders Cervical Traction device. Your new traction device is designed to provide safe and effective traction (stretching) to the cervical region (neck.) Your Saunders Cervical Traction device requires no assembly and is ready to use out of the case.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Warnings and Precautions ........2 Indications For Use .

  • Page 4: Warnings And Precautions

    Indications for Use Depending upon the advice of your health care provider, cervical traction can be used to treat these conditions: • osteoarthritis • muscle tightness •...

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Components Headstrap Neck Carriage Position Middle Neck Wedges Position Bottom Position Adjustment Head Pad Knob Angle Base Pad Adjuster Hand Pump with Base Gauge Figure 1. Components of the Saunders Cervical Traction device.

  • Page 6: Preparing For Treatment

    Preparing for Treatment 1. Place the Saunders Cervical Traction device on a carpeted floor or other firm surface. Check to make sure that the air hose is not being pinched by the bottom of the unit. Make sure you have enough room to lie down in a comfortable position.

  • Page 7: Hand Pump Operation

    2. Turn either of the adjustment knobs until the wedges have moved firmly against both sides of the neck. 3. As you settle into the Saunders Cervical Traction device, the neck wedges may slightly rotate and self-adjust to the contour of your head and neck, or you can rotate the wedges manually as needed for the most comfortable fit.
  • Page 8 Rotate the gauge housing of the hand pump to the “PUMP” position. Begin SLOWLY pumping air into the cylinder by stroking the pump handle all the way out and all the way in. Observe the gauge to make sure you are staying within the guidelines provided by your health care provider.

  • Page 9: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Empi Traction Dealer or contact Empi at 1-800-862-2343. Cleaning All surfaces of your Saunders Cervical Traction device may be cleaned with a mild detergent or disinfectant. Do not immerse unit in water. If unit is transferred between different users, all surfaces should be cleaned using standard cleaning techniques paying particular attention to the components that come in contact with the body;...

  • Page 10: Replacement Parts And Accessories

    360365 Warranty I. Warranty Empi warrants the Saunders Cervical Traction device to be free from defects in workmanship and materials for one year. Empi will repair or replace, at its facility, any product found to be defective. This warranty does not apply to any product damaged by misuse, or repaired or altered by anyone other than Empi in St.
  • Page 11 reconditioned product without charge to Purchaser or to refund the purchase price of the Product. In order to recover under this Warranty, Purchaser must send Empi written notice of the defect (setting forth the problem in reasonable detail) prior to expiration of the Warranty Period, and within 30 days of discovery of the defect.
  • Page 12 Empi’s EU Authorized Representative: Empi, Inc. MPS, Medical Product Service GmbH 599 Cardigan Road Borngasse 20 St. Paul, Minnesota 55126-4099 USA D-35619 Braunfels Germany 1-651-415-9000; 1-800-328-2536 Tel: +49-6442-962073 www.empi.com Manufactured in Mexico by DJO for Empi. 360365 Rev C; All Rights Reserved. © 2008 Empi 11/08 This product may be protected by one or more of the following U.S.

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