KINOVA® Dynamic arm support O110 User Guide
14
Adjustment and configuration
Adjusting the arm support weight compensation
The weight compensation of the device can be adjusted in steps to adjust to the user's needs and
preferences
.
About this task
The arm support can be adjusted mechanically to customize the amount of compensation to the weight
of
the user's arm and the user's preferences.
You can adjust the force of the arm support
in
increments
using the adjustment ring
.
The
compensation can range between 1.0 kg and
5.5
kg
.
This is called the adjustment range,
and
allow
s
a
user to compensate for various arm weights as well as adjust to different levels of fatigue.
The chosen compensation setting
m
akes the arm controllable in a weightless manner. Without any
effort applied, the arm support positions itself, with the user's arm sitting in the brace, just above
the lowest
possible vertical plane of the range of motion.
Adjust the level of weight compensation by following these steps:
Procedure
1.
Pull the upper arm of the arm support upwards as shown in the diagram below.
2.
Pull the ring out from the base and move the ring vertically and place it in the step of your choice.