Caerus Performance User manual

ANIMAL ORTHO CARE
ANIMAL ORTHO CARE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
BEFORE USING THIS DEVICE, PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. CORRECT APPLICATION IS
VITAL TO THE PROPER USE OF THIS DEVICE.
INTENDED USE
This brace provides a customizable solution
for stabilization following injuries and surgery
to the knee (stie); specically the cranial
cruciate ligament (CCL.)
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Advice for wearing is advised from a
veterinary care provider. Complete wear and
care instructions are found on our website at:
www.aocpet.com.
WARRANTY
Our warranty covers all manufacturing
defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of one year. This warranty does not
cover device failure due to normal wear and
tear or improper use.
Performance
DOG STIFLE BRACE
C020-062 Rev C
CAERUS CORP © 2019
ADDRESS:
Caerus Corp
1251 Red Fox Road
Arden Hills, MN 55112, USA
EMAIL:
[email protected]
WEBSITE:
www.aocpet.com
PHONE:
651-440-9321
FAX:
651-207-8896
WEAR & USAGE
1. For inial product break-in and to prevent irritaon, start treatment
duraons by ulizing brace for 30 minutes on followed by 30 minutes
o. Gradually increase daily.
2. We DO NOT recommend your dog wear the brace 24/7. At minimum,
remove the brace during the dog’s longest rest me and at night.
3. Your dog may “knuckle over,” walking on top of the paw, while wearing
the brace. This is normal but should not connue aer the rst week.
If you noce your dog starng to “knuckle over”, avoid asphalt or
concrete surfaces as this may scrape your dog’s ankle. Sck to soer
surfaces or grass.
TIPS FOR A SECURE FIT
1. ALWAYS start from the boom of the brace and work your way up.
2. The Pen Test: If you can t a pen between your dog’s leg and the brace
(without pung ample force) you have not ghtened enough. A good
t consists of the hinge with the bend of the knee, boom part of the
brace ght above the hock, and no slippage.
3. If you nd the brace is slipping no maer much how you ghten,
please contact Animal Ortho Care for assistance.
4. Complete wear and care instrucons can be found on our website
at www.aocpet.com, including a video on how to t the brace.

FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
The foam padding straps
beneath the Velcro® serve
as a barrier to protect your
dog’s leg from Velcro® rubbing
and irritaon. The padding
straps are designed so they
can be trimmed to best t
your dog. Working from the
boom strap to the top, pull
each of the Velcro® straps
o the foam padding so that
both pieces can be moved
independently.
2.
While ng the brace to your
dog, incrementally trim the
foam padding straps as you
go ensuring you don’t trim
too much early in the ng
process. For some dogs, most
or all the strap may need to
be trimmed and removed.
The straps should be trimmed
so the end of the strap meets
the edge of the brace when
ghtened. The padding and
straps should not overlap.
3.
Once you have trimmed
padding down, cover raw
ends of the strap with edge
tape (included) to prevent
fraying. Start from the boom
and conform the padding by
compressing down the sides
of the brace to your dog’s leg.
Close the Fidlock® Magnec
Closure, ghten the Velcro®
strap and wrap the strap
around the brace.
4.
Repeat process for the top
part of the brace.
SNUG FIT
If you can get a pen in
between your dog’s skin and
the strap, then you need
to ghten more. It is most
important that it is snug at the
hock area. The brace MUST
t snug to prevent slippage
and to ensure proper t. For
some dogs you may need to
wrap the boom Velcro® strap
around your dog’s leg twice.
5.
If aer ghtening, there
is sll a gap between the
knee and brace, remove the
brace from the dog and heat
this area for 5 to 7 minutes
by using a blow dryer or
wrapping it in a heang pad.
Reapply and compress the
area against the leg, readjust
the straps, and wait for it to
harden while connuing to
compress the area.
FIDLOCK®MAGNETIC CLOSURE SYSTEM
Open or close using top ap.
THE HINGE RANGE OF MOTION
The hinge has a range of moon that
is preset. Please DO NOT adjust the
range of moon unless instructed by
your veterinarian.
ADJUSTING THE HINGE LENGTH
1. Both lower and upper extensions
of the hinges can be independently
adjusted to accommodate variaons
in limb length.
2. To adjust, remove all four set screws
(two on each side), slide vercally to
desired length. Re-ghten screws.
3. The most common ng issue is
the length of the Tibia/Lower Shell.
The length of the Tibia/Lower Shell
can be shortened by relocang
the screws to the upper slot of the
upright, as shown. To lengthen,
relocate the screws to the boom
slot of the hinge upright.
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PROPER BRACE ALIGNMENT
1. Open the Fidlock® Magnec Closures and place your
dog’s leg into the brace.
2. Align the center of the brace hinge with the bend
of the knee (the bump on both sides of the knee
joint) A.
3. When the hinge is aligned with the knee, the boom
edge of the brace must sit above the dog’s hock
B. Several adjustments may be needed in order to
achieve the correct length. Follow the “Adjusng the
Hinge” instrucons to obtain the correct hinge length.
First, watch the tting video located on our website at aocpet.com/pages/instructions.
Please read the complete instructions before applying the brace.
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