Activeforever Turning Leg Caddy Pilot Knee Walker User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR TLC KNEE SCOOTER

Read carefully before using the TLC Knee scooter

You have purchased or rented a TLC, a medical device designed to maximize mobility during your recovery from foot or ankle surgery or injury.

WARNING: As with any new physical activity, instruction, practice, and common sense are necessary for successful use of the TLC. Your health professional or TLC distributor can provide instruction and demonstration. Practice operating the TLC to increase your skill and confidence. Gradually increasing the time you spend using the TLC will allow your muscles to adjust to this new activity.

PREPARATION: Wearing non-slip shoes on your non-injured foot, check the position of the TLC. To adjust the platform for a right or left foot, remove the platform pin, lift the platform from its frame, turn it around to the correct side, then replace the platform in the frame and reinsert pin. The edge of the platform should be aligned with the edge of the frame on the noninjured side. When standing behind the TLC, the platform should be off-center to the left for a right foot injury and off-center to the right for a left foot injury. If you have a previously unused model, attach the Velcro strips to the platform with the larger pad to the front and the smaller pad to the back; both pads should align themselves to the end of the platform (see detailed instructions included).

Stand on the side of the TLC where your pushing foot will be. Lock the parking brake. Release the quick-release clamp on the T-tube and adjust the height of the hand grips to a comfortable upright fit. Relock the quick-release clamp.

WARNING: Failure to properly engage the quick-release clamp may cause the T-tube to telescope up or down while the TLC is in use and may cause you to lose control. With the quickrelease clamp properly adjusted, the handlebars will not move up or down.

MOVEMENT: Place your hands on the handlebars. Place the knee of your injured leg or foot on the front pad so that the top of your boot or cast is directly over the space between the pads. Your lower leg is then resting on the rear pad. Release the parking brake and propel yourself forward or backward with your pushing foot, keeping the knee of your injured foot centered on the front pad. Move slowly so that you can stop safely using your pushing foot. The hand brake may be used if needed but is primarily designed to maintain a stopped stance.

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BRAKE: The brake is engaged by depressing the brake lever on the handlebar. The braking wheel must be in contact with the floor, and the brake works best with weight on the TLC. To set the brake, squeeze the brake lever and push down the button on the brake lever holder. To unlock the brake, squeeze the brake lever.

Brake Adjustment: For packing, the hand lever for the brake will be in an upright position. Use the 3/16 Allen wrench provided to loosen the hand lever and reposition it to a comfortable use position, re-tightening with the Allen wrench, as necessary. The pressure of the brake mechanism on the brake wheel should be enough so that, when the hand lever is in the fully squeezed position, the brake wheel does not turn but is not overly tight. The tightness can be adjusted with the nuts at either end of the brake cable. Turning the screw clockwise will loosen the brake and turning the screw counter clockwise will tighten it (see parking brake instructions).

WARNING: Because of the light weight of the TLC, use of the hand brake while in motion may cause an abrupt stop.

WARNING: Do not use the TLC on or near stairs or while using mind-altering drugs or alcohol or while suffering from dizziness.

WARNING: Do Not use the TLC to pull yourself up from a seated or other position. The TLC is intended for use with a person in place on the scooter.

WARNING: Use caution when moving from carpeted to hard surface floors and on any rough surfaces or when changing levels (for example, moving from a curb to the street and back onto the sidewalk) Check the TLC frequently for any loose cotter pins, clevis pins or loose nuts or bolts and the quick-release clamp on the T-tube. Do not use the TLC if any pins are missing.