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5.6. Waist part position
Risk of serious injury due to incorrect waist part positioning!
Incorrect waist part positioning on the patient could cause discomfort, skin pressure/friction, bruising, pain, or
unusual swelling.
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Before turning the device on, ask the patient to walk in place to check for any discomfort. If so, reposition
the device or try donning the device again. The therapist may need to re‐adjust the waist part width or
the tightness of the waist belt.
1)
Examples of correct and incorrect waist part positioning:
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The rotation axis of the actuator
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The control pack should rest directly below the lumbar curve near the sacrum.
2)
Examples of correct and incorrect thigh support frame positioning:
SAIT‐IFU‐GEMS‐H Rev.1.1 (2019‐11)
should align with the greater trochanter.
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