Version: User’s manual EN NF-Walker 2 ver. 2.0
Date for this version: 09.02.2017
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5.2
Brace:
Picture no. 4 NF-Walker 2 brace
The brace has contact with the user’s body at the chest belt (1), hip belt (10), calf bows (7) and at
both of the user’s shoes. The brace system has a chest belt (1), securing the upper body of the user.
This belt is possible to adjust in width. The position of the user’s upper body relative to the Thorax
steel (2) can also be adjusted with the chest belt (1).
The Thorax steels (2) are suspending the fixation point for the chest belt (1) and are adjustable in
height. The Thorax steels (2) are fixed to the hip bows (4).
The Hip bows (4) are connected to a hip plate (3) and are adjustable in width. There are 2 different
sizes of the hip bows (4) to choose among in order to fit the brace to the user.
The hip plate (3) has upholstery in the front where it can come in contact with the user. At the back
there are clamps that allows adjustment of the width of the hip bows (4) and are making a steady
fixation point for the hip bows (4). The hip plate (3) is equipped with a tongue (14) that can be
connected to the undercarriages fix plate (please refer to chapter 5.1, pos. no. 1).
1 Chest belt
3 Hip plate
4 Hip bow
5 Hip joint
6 Ring
7 Calf bow
8 Ankle joint
9 Shoe-clip
2 Thorax steel
10 Hip belt
11 Brace
12 Knee joint
13 Ring
17 Wing nut
15 Snap hook
14 Tongue
16 Foot steel
