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Customization
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Note
: Customization should only be performed by your healthcare provider. If using the HEELIFT® Ultra boots pull back the removable
elevation cover first )
The HEELIFT® offloading boot can be customized to offload other at-risk areas in addition to the back of the heel
including the Achilles Tendon, Malleolar Decubitus, Foot Drop, hip and/or foot rotation, and SCD Tubing.
1. Achilles Tendon.
(see exhibit K.)
• Make an upside-down V cut or an upside-down U cut as determined appropriate by
your healthcare provider in the bottom of the fixed elevation pad to appropriately
offload the Achilles tendon.
2. Malleoli (ankle bones)
(see exhibit L.)
• Make an oblique cut or an upside-down hockey stick cut as determined appropriate
by your healthcare provider on the side of the elevation pad starting from a point
just above the ankle bone and cutting downward through the bottom of the fixed
elevation pad so that the ankle bone is completely offloaded.
• If further offloading is required as determined by your healthcare provider place the
extra foam pad in the groove on the side of the ankle bone needing to be
offloaded with the bottom of the pad just above the ankle bone and cut the top of
the extra foam pad flush with the top of the boot. Attach the extra foam pad to
the side of the boot once appropriately positioned in the groove by peeling the
adhesive backing off the extra foam pad. Make sure the adhesive side never touches the
skin.
3. Foot Drop
(see exhibit M.)
• Measure the extra foam pad from the tip of the toes to the area where the arch meets the heel.
• Cut the extra foam pad at the area where the arch meets the heel and bevel the
edge.
• Peel the adhesive backing off the extra foam pad.
• Position the extra foam pad vertically under the patient’s foot so that the beveled
edge is under the area where the arch meets the heel, and the adhesive side of the
pad, is against the bottom of the boot to not touch the skin (make sure adhesive
never touches the skin).
4.Hip and/or Foot Rotation
(see exhibit N.)
• Use the optional Anti-Rotation Wedge to prevent hip and/or foot rotation. See instructions included with the wedge.
• The Anti-Rotation Wedge gives you the flexibility needed to stop rotation in immobile
patients. The easy to apply, reusable wedge attaches to either side of the boot, and
prevents rotation.
• Works for both external and internal rotation.
5.SCD Tubing Placement
(see exhibit O.)
• Place SCD tubing in the groove built into the boot along the side of the boot,
between the elevation pad and the side of the boot opposite the side with the
attached D-rings. The allows the tubing to lay flat and to exit the boot without
touching the skin.
• SCD tubing should always carefully be placed into the groove, built into the boot, so
that it never touches the skin to avoid compromise of the skin from the tubing.
• Ventilation holes are meant for air circulation within the boot. Do not place any
tubing through the ventilation holes in the boot.
Cleaning
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Caution
: Clean or disinfect using a nonbleach gentle detergent or a nonbleach disinfectant. As with
any medical device, bleach can breakdown the integrity of the material of the HEELIFT® offloading boot. To maintain the
integrity of the HEELIFT® we recommend sanitizing or hand washing.)
1. To sanitize
• Use a nonbleach disinfectant wipe or spray.
2. To hand wash
• Wash in warm water with a mild nonbleach detergent.
3. To machine wash and dry
• Secure all straps.
• Remove traction device is using HEELIFT® traction boot.
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4 To sterilize
• Keep the straps loosely affixed and sterilize in
steam autoclave using standard protocol.
Allow the HEELIFT
® boot to completely cool and
dry before reapplying device.
Walgreen Health Solutions, LLC
1316 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 328-9540
Email: [email protected]
www.walgreenhealthsolutions.com
Emergo Europe B.V.
Prinsessegracht 202514AP
The Hague, Netherlands
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• Place in mesh HEELIFT® brand, regular mesh laundry bag,
or pillowcase
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Machine wash in warm water (60˚C/140˚F) gentle cycle with
a mild non-bleach detergent.
• Machine dry on low heat.
