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INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a seat shell by Interco!
ORTHOLIGHT is designed for children and adolescents who are unable to take
up or maintain a seating position independently and whose movement is reduced
to a minimal residual activity, for example because the interaction of the pelvis
and the spinal column presents functional deficits, due to the deformation of
the support apparatus or due to insufficiencies of the musculoskeletal system�
In the standard model, the seat width, seat depth and back height have been
determined for a variety of physical sizes from the available DIN tables, stipulated
and accordingly manufactured from aluminum (see
9 � Technical Data)�
For customized construction, the seat and the back have been individually manu-
factured for these patients from aluminum according to the patient’s measure-
ments� ORTHOLIGHT is an aluminum seat shell consisting of a seat and a back
section, connected by a hinge� ORTHOLIGHT is available with removable pad-
ding in multiple sections in the standard design or in a custom-made design�
ORTHOLIGHT can be fitted with an optional stepless manual back adjustment�
Depending on the patient’s clinical picture and individual requirements, a wide
range of special accessories, such as a variety of immobilization aids, padding
and supports for the head, torso, hips, arms, legs and feet is also available�
Using the trapezoidal adapter, ORTHOLIGHT can be combined with our room
undercarriages, ROOMY and ROOMY NEW EDITION, and our street undercar-
riages, SIMPLY, SIMPLY LIGHT and MINY�
2. Medical Requirements / Applications
ORTHOLIGHT sitting aid is available in 6 different basic sizes as it has been de-
signed for children and adolescents, for whom taking up a sitting position is ei-
ther difficult, physiologically impaired or impossible due to anatomical changes�
The interaction between the hips and the spinal column presents functional
deficits, either due to congenital or acquired deformation of the support appa-
ratus (bony or joint structures) or due to congenital or acquired insufficiencies
of the musculoskeletal system, pelvis and/or spinal column� Loss of physical
functions due to spasticity, athetosis, paraplegia, plegias, hypertonias, hypotonia,
all muscular conditions e�g� muscular dystrophy, skeletal abnormalities and loss
of extremities, all neurological conditions and all forms of intellectual disability�