4.3 General safety instructions
CAUTION
Non-observance of safety instructions
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Injury due to faulty control or malfunction of the prosthesis.
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Destruction of prosthesis.
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Observe the safety instructions and the stated precautions in this accompanying document.
CAUTION
Contact of the product with embers or fire
Injuries (e.g. burns) and damage to the product.
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Keep the product away from embers and open flames.
CAUTION
Wearing the product without a functional stocking
> Injuries due to pinching of body parts.
> Damage due to pinching of garments.
> Damage to the product.
> Loss of functionality due to the penetration of moisture into the foam.
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The product may only be worn with the functional stocking.
CAUTION
Skin irritation due to irregular care of the product
> Skin irritation due to contact with a soiled functional shank.
> Skin irritation due to contact with a soiled sheath.
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Clean the product only as described in the section "Cleaning and care" (see Page 13).
Only wear the product with the functional stocking.
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CAUTION
Thermal overload due to increased heat accumulation
Falling due to altered damping behaviour as a result of earlier switching to overheating mode.
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Observe the warnings/error signals of the prosthesis (overheating mode).
CAUTION
Influence of the product on the behaviour of the prosthesis
Change in prosthesis functionality
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Observe the safety instructions for your prosthesis.
Have the settings of your prosthesis in combination with the product checked by the O&P
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professional.
CAUTION
Impaired perception of the feedback signals
Falling due to impaired perception of the feedback signals resulting from changed damping
behaviour.
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The audibility of the feedback signals must be checked and the corresponding volume has
to be set by the O&P professional.
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