User’s Manual for Xplore
Version 2.53 - Version date: 15.02.2022
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Adjusting the Xplore for a user
The Xplore will be adjusted by a representative from Made For Movement, or another qualified
person. Adjustments will be carried out at school, at home or at a place deemed to be most
appropriate by the purchaser of the product.
Rough adjustments:
Place the chassis on a flat surface.
Hip bar height
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Posision the hip bar at the height of the trochanter. Tip: measure length
from the sole of the foot to trochanter while the user is lying down. Please refer to the
picture below to see where the trochanter is located on the body.
Hip bar width
–
Position the hips bars 1-
2 cm wider than the user’s hip width
Seat height
–
Position the seat bracke just below the hip bar bracket on the column
Chest support
height
–
Position the highest point of the chest support in line with the distance
between the user’
s armpit and sole of the foot.
Chest suport width
–
Position the chest support 1-
2 cm wider than the user’s chest width.
Make sure that the roughly adjusted supports and belts are securely fastened.
Transfer the user to the seat and secure the hip and chest support. Remember to
always support the user on the seat while belts are secured so that the user does not
fall out of the product. The user is now secured in the product and the fine tuning can
be carried out.
Fine tuning:
Seat
- Lower the seat to the position were the use get the right amount of weight
bearing and contact with the ground to move forward in an appropriate pattern. Hold
on to both the front handle of the seat and the rear fastening knob when adjusting the
height and exert upward resistance during adjustment to avoid the user from dropping
downwards. During this stage the user is also secured by supporting him/her beneath
the arms.
Hip support
- Adjust the height of the hip bar so the hip belt is position above the hip
flexor and do not prevent the user from bending the hip joint.
Hip bar width
- The width of the hip bar can be adjusted wider in order to
provide greater freedom of movement.
Hip belt length
- can be loosened or tightened. This to position the user
either more forward or backward in the device.
