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INSTALLING THE COMBIped
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BRACE
> The brace thickness “hard“ should be used for very thick and
rigid nails only, therefore, please use “soft“ and “medium“ for
most of the applications!
CAUTION : There is danger of the nail to come off when using a brace
with too much tension. That is why moderate tension should be applied
only. If the patient feels too much tension, remove the brace and replace
it by the next lower tension level.
1. Preparations
Preparing the nails and cleaning the nail fold
Remove any non-adhesive parts from the nail
surface. Smoothen extremely rough nails or slightly
roughen extremely smooth nails.
Clean the nail fold and prepare the area such as to
enable the hook to be fixed under the nail edge
before installing the COMBIped

braces.
Disinfecting the brace
Disinfect the wire of the COMBIped

brace before
bending the hook and also each time before you
install it by wiping with the alcohol swab.
Selecting the right brace
Please choose the right brace size depending on the
nail thickness (force needed).
soft :
Wire thickness of 0.25 mm – for soft and normal
nails
medium:
Wire thickness of 0.30 mm – for normal and thick
nails
hard:
Wire thickness of 0.35 mm – for extremely rigid and
thick nails