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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATHFINDER TLC® KNEE
SCOOTER
Read carefully before using the TLC
® Knee scooter
You have purchased or rented a TLC
®
, a medical device designed to maximize mobility during your
recovery from foot or ankle surgery or injury.
WARNING:
As with any new physical activity, instruction, practice, and common sense are necessary
for successful use of the TLC
®
. Your health professional or TLC
®
distributor can provide instruction
and demonstration. Practice operating the TLC
®
to increase your skill and confidence. Gradually
increasing the time you spend using the TLC
®
will allow your muscles to adjust to this new activity.
PREPARATION:
(The wearing of a non-slip shoe on your non-injured foot is recommended)
To adjust the knee platform for your injury, please determine which way the platform should be placed by
the following guidelines:
Right leg injury: the platform should be aligned with the frame on the left side.
Left leg injury: the platform should be aligned with the frame on the right side.
(To check alignment, when standing behind the TLC
®
, the platform should be off-center to the
left for a right foot injury and off-center to the right for a left foot injury.)
To remove the knee platform from the frame and adjust for your use:
•
Locate and remove the pin holding the platform in place.
•
Lift the platform from the frame, turn it around 180 degrees and reinsert into frame
•
Put pin back in to platform stem while holding platform and close locking pin
The knee pads are attached with Velcro strips. The larger pad is always placed on the front and the
smaller pad to the back, both pads should align themselves to the respective edge of the platform.
Before proceeding to make the following adjustment, lock the parking brake – this is the round button
surrounded by a spring on top of the brake handles. To lock the brake, pull back handle, push the parking
brake buttons down and release brake lever.
Next adjust the height of the steering mast – this is done by loosening the upper clamp on the top of the
mast, and adjusting the height of the handlebar to a comfortable upright fit. Your arms should have a
comfortable and relaxed bend. Do not put heavy pressure onto the steering assembly. Tighten and
relock the upper clamp. It is important to make sure the upper clamp is properly adjusted and tight, to
ensure the mast will not telescope up or down while the TLC
®
is in use which may cause you to lose
control.
MOVEMENT:
Place your hands on the handlebars. Place the knee of your injured leg or foot on the
front pad so that the top of your boot or cast is directly over the space between the pads. Your lower leg
(shin) is then resting on the rear pad. Release the parking brake (this is done by pulling the brake
handle lever toward you) and propel yourself forward or backward with your pushing foot, keeping the
knee of your injured foot centered on the front pad. Move slowly so that you can stop safely using your
pushing foot. Do not forcefully turn the handlebars as they are limited to a 10-2 distance and damage
may occur to the unit. The hand brake may be used if needed but is primarily designed to maintain a
stopped stance.
