ATTACH BOTH RODS TO THE LOWER SPLINT, ENSURING THE ROD DIMENSION NUMBER FACES INWARDS.
TO DO SO, ALIGN THE HEAD OF THE RODS WITH THE CORRESPONDING SHAPES OF THE ANCHOR CUTOUT AND PRESS FIRMLY WITH THE BASE OF YOUR THUMB TO CLIP THE ROD TO THE LOWER SPLINT.
ONE ATTACHED, ALIGN THE RODS PARALLEL TO THE LOWER SPLINT.
START BY CLIPPING THE ROD ON YOUR DOMINANT HAND’S SIDE TO THE UPPER SPLINT AND BRING THE UPPER SPLINT FORWARD.
ROTATE THE UNCLIPPED ROD TO FACE THE UPPER SPLINT’S ANCHOR CUTOUT.
BECAUSE OF THE RIGIDITY OF THE ORTHOSIS THE LAST INSERTION CAN BE TRICKY.
BRING THE SIDE OF THE UPPER SPLINT THAT HAS NO ROD ATTACHED TO A 70° TO 90° ANGLE FROM THE LOWER SPLINT.
ALIGN THE HEAD OF THE ROD TO MATCH THE SHAPE OF THE ANCHOR CUTOUT AND PRESS FIRMLY.
ONCE INSERTED ROTATE THE GUTTER AND RETURN IT TO ITS NORMAL POSITION.
PLACE THE TOP GUTTER AT APPROXIMATELY 90° OF THE BOTTOM GUTTER.
SLIDE THE TIP OF THE NAIL BETWEEN THE GUTTER AND THE ROD, THEN PULL.
ROTATE THE ROD BACKWARDS, PLACE THE TIP OF THE NAIL BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE TRIANGLE, THEN PULL.
FOR THE OTHER SIDES, TURN THE RODS TO MATCH THEIR HEAD WITH THE SHAPE OF THE ANCHORS, THEN PULL.
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