REF.: OCR300D | OCR300I | GONARTEC® PLUS
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND PRESERVATION
Dear customer,
Thank you for your trust in this Orliman product. You have acquired a quality product with a high
medicinal value. Please, read the instructions carefully. If you have any doubt, get in contact with
your doctor, your orthopaedist specialist or our customer service department. Orliman appreci-
ates your choice and wishes you a speedy recovery.
REGULATION
These products satisfy the European Medical Device Directive 93/42/CEE (RD. 1591/2009). A Risk
Analysis has been carried out (UNE EN ISO 14971) minimising all the existing risks. The trials have
been carried out in accordance with the European regulation UNE-EN ISO 22523 of Prosthesis and
Orthesis.
SUITABLE FOR
⋅ Mild or moderate unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (medial or lateral).
⋅ Genu valgum or varum associated with osteoarthritis.
⋅ Medial or lateral meniscus injury.
FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED BY YOUR ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNICIAN OR IN ACCORDANCE
WITH DOCTOR’S ORDERS.
In order to obtain a greater degree of therapeutic effectiveness in the different pathologies and to
prolong the life and utility of the product, it is fundamental that the correct size adequate for each
patient or user is chosen (enclosed in the packet is a diagram with all the sizes and the equivalent
in centimetres). An excess compression can produce intolerance, therefore we recommend that
the compression be regulated to an optimum degree.
To fit observe the following aspects:
A- Adjusting flexion and extension:
The brace is supplied with a set of stops to adjust flexion and extension. (It comes with a pre-
installed 0° extension stop).
1-Select the desired stop and, using a screwdriver, remove the screws to enable the stop to be
inserted.
2-After inserting the stop, tighten the screw to fasten the cover and the stop. Repeat this process
to adjust both the flexion and extension directions.
A- Fitting the brace:
1-Remove the buckles from their fixing point on the rigid structure to allow the brace to be fitted
comfortably.
2-With the patient sitting on the edge of a chair and holding the knee at 45° of flexion, fit the brace
to the knee, ensuring that the mechanical axis of the joint coincides with the anatomical axis.
Make sure that the knee brace does not rotate around the leg.
3-Fasten the brace by inserting the buckles into their slots.
4-Then tighten the thigh and calf straps in number order from 1 to 4.
5-Check the straps for tightness and ask the patient to stand and walk around to make sure that
it is correctly adjusted and fastened. If the length of the straps needs to be shortened, do so by
trimming the fastening end and never the pulling end.
6-Once the length of the straps is shortened, the knee brace can be fitted and removed by just us-
ing the buckle’s fastening/quick release.
A- Adjusting varus/valgus alignment:
1-Using a 3 mm Allen key, adjust the angle of the thigh piece with respect to the calf in the follow-
ing directions:
2-Clockwise: valgus.
3-Anti-clockwise: varus.
PRECAUTIONS
The constructive material is inflammable.
Do not expose these products to situations where they could ignite. If this were the case remove
them quickly and use the necessary measures to put it out. The material used is hypoallergenic,
however we cannot guarantee 100% that in some determined cases it will not produce allergies, if
this occurs, remove the product and see the doctor that prescribed it.
In case of minor irritations due to sweat, we recommend the use of a cotton sock, to separate the
skin from contact with the material. For small inconvenience caused by sweat, we recommend us-
ing an interface to separate the skin from contact with the tissue. If rash, irritation or swelling to
remove the product and consult a doctor or prosthetist. Contraindicated in open scars with swell-
ing, redness and accumulation heat.
RECOMMENDATION-WARNINGS
These products are to be used only by those which have been medically prescribed to do so. Per-
sons unconnected to such prescriptions should not use them. When the product is not being used,
store in its original packaging. In order to dispose of the packaging and the product, strictly com-
ply with the legal norms of your community.
The use of the orthesis is conditioned to the recommendations of the prescribing doctor, therefore
it must not be used for any other means than those prescribed.
For the validity of the guarantee, the issuing establishment should comply with this sheet of in-
structions.
MANUFACTURE-CHARACTERISTICS
The material features used in production have been tested and approved and meet all the Euro-
pean quality requirements.
All the products are produced with high quality materials and offer an unbeatable comfort and
quality of use. All products offer restraint, stability and compression for the optimum treatment of
the pathologies for which they have been designed.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRESERVATION AND CLEANING
Stick the velcros to each other (if the orthesis has any), wash periodically by hand with a damp
cloth and a neutral soap. To dry the orthesis, use a dry towel to absorb most of the dampness and
leave to dry at room temperature. Do not hang up or iron and do not expose to direct heat sources
such as stoves, heaters, radiators, direct sun light etc. During use or during washing do not use al-
cohols, ointments or dissolvent liquids. If the orthesis is not properly dried any detergent residues
could irritate the skin and deteriorate the product.
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GUARANTEES
ORLIMAN, S.L.U. Guarantees all its products, as long as these have not been manipulated or al-
tered from their original state. Does not guarantee those products in which as a result of misuse,
deficiencies or breakage of any kind, its original state has been altered. If you observe any defi-
ciency or anomaly, communicate this immediately to the establishment from which it was obtained
in order for it to be changed.
ORLIMAN, S.L.U. Appreciates your choice and wishes you a speedy recovery.
