intended and forbidden use
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Intended and forbidden use
The intended use, discussed in the following, can be performed with any h/p/cosmos robowalk
®
expander system in
combination with an h/p/cosmos treadmill and fall stop prevention or unweighting system.
Always regard the safety istructions of the treadmill, fall stop prevention system and
unweighting system.
3.1
Intended use
N
Locomotion therapy
N
Unloading of patient – supporting gait cycle
N
Loading of patient – concrete extra stimulation
N
Gait correction
N
Gait training
The correct loading form must be prescribed by a medical doctor. The manufacturer cannot make any declaration or
recommendation, because the therapy depends on the patient, the clinical picture, the degree of disability and the
progress of rehabilitation.
The h/p/cosmos medical equipment may be operated in medical facilities by medical staff only.
3.2
Forbidden use
N
The h/p/cosmos robowalk
®
expander must not be used without a fall prevention system (safety arch / unweighting
system).
N
Do not modify the system and do not connect to other equipment which is not explicitly declared as compatible by
all involved manufactures.
N
The system must not be used without carefully trained specialist staff and without the staff having been instructed
on the safety regulations.
N
The subject must interrupt the training immediately if he/she starts feeling sick or dizzy and should see a doctor.
N
Subjects with any kind of physical restriction must see a doctor before using the system and ask for permission.
N
Children and animals are not allowed to use the system without a supervisor (medical doctor or therapist) and
must not get near to it (4 m safety zone) without a supervisor.
N
Other use than the explicitly mentioned intended use.
N
In the event of any detected and/or assumed malfunctions and/or defects or unreadable safety warning labels, the
device has to be taken out of operation, clearly marked as such and disabled. The supplier and authorized service
personnel have to be informed in writing.
N
Under no circumstances should a subject/patient or other user be overloaded or overstressed.
N
All prohibitions in the chapter entitled "Safety precautions, safety regulations, prohibition and warnings".
N
All forbidden uses as stipulated in the treadmill’s operation manual also apply.
