User's Manual

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION TO YOUR NESS L300............................................. 1
C LINICAL A SPECTS ..................................................................................1
A DVANCED T ECHNOLOGY IN R EHABILITATION ............................................1
F OR Y OUR H EALTH AND S AFETY ...............................................................3
Contraindications ...................................................................................3
Warnings................................................................................................3
Precautions............................................................................................4
A DVERSE R EACTIONS ..............................................................................6
R ADIO C OMMUNICATION I NFORMATION ......................................................6
2. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF YOUR NESS L300.................................. 7
C OMPONENTS OF THE NESS L300...........................................................7
T HE O RTHOSIS ........................................................................................8
Indicator lights on the orthosis electronic module ...................................9
T HE F OOT S ENSOR ..................................................................................9
T HE C ONTROL U NIT ...............................................................................11
Control Unit Buttons and Display..........................................................12
Operating the Control Unit....................................................................13
Control Unit Display and Audio Indications...........................................16
3. OPERATING MODES........................................................................... 18
S TANDBY MODE .....................................................................................18
G AIT MODE ............................................................................................18
T RAINING MODE .....................................................................................18
4. DAILY USE OF YOUR NESS L300 ..................................................... 19
A CTIVATING AND U SING THE S YSTEM ......................................................19
P UTTING ON THE ORTHOSIS ....................................................................19
Positioning the orthosis on the leg........................................................20
T AKING OFF THE O RTHOSIS ....................................................................24
5. CARE AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................. 25
C HARGING THE B ATTERIES .....................................................................27