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User Instructions
Combination Brace CDS
®
Elbow / Wrist
2. Adjustment by the orthopaedic technician
2.1. Fitting to the patient
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Our CDS
®
braces are constructed to be adjustable.
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The position of the shell components can be changed and they can be shaped.
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The hinge rods can be adapted to the shape of the extremity by using an
orthopaedic bending iron.
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The strap lengths can be adjusted to different girths and shortened if
necessary.
2.1.1. Adjusting the brace to the arm shape by using an
orthopaedic “bending iron”
The brace is anatomically contoured. However, if a different shape is required,
the hinge rods can be adjusted to the shape of the patient’s arm with the aid of
an orthopaedic bending iron. Loosen the screws on the shell components and
either move or remove them. Then adjust the hinge rods to the shape of the
extremity.
bending iron
When adjusting the hinge rods to the shape of the extremity by using
an orthopaedic bending iron, you must not bend the rods in the area
of the hinge housing or the hinge cover as this could lead to damage or
break of the hinge.
