User Guide for spex models including: Circle 150 Head Support, Circle 150, Head Support, Support
Spex Head Support Fitting Guide This guide is intended to give a general overview for selecting and fitting a Spex head support. It's important to correctly position the pelvis and trunk before positioning the head. Shaping Better Lives Step 1 Choose your pad style Assess your clients positioning needs and choose the appropriate head support style. Consider the contour to encourage the clients head in midline. Circle Pad Low Comfort Pad Contour Pad Standard Lateral Pad Positioning Needs Extended Lateral Pad Adjustable Lateral Pad High Step 2 Choose your pad size Small Circle 150 Large Circle 250 Small Paediatric Standard Lateral Large Standard Lateral Inner Width 145mm Inner Depth 50mm Comfort 250 Inner Width 180mm Inner Depth 60mm Comfort 350 Inner Width 135mm Inner Depth 80mm Paediatric Extended Lateral Inner Width 160mm Inner Depth 100mm Extended Lateral Measure the clients head and choose the appropriate head support for client's needs (considering positioning, transportation, functionality and comfort). Complete head support pad specifications can be found in the Appendix of this guide. Inner Width 235mm Inner Depth 65mm Contour 250 Inner Width 310mm Inner Depth 80mm Contour 350 Inner Width 135mm Inner Depth 120mm Adjustable Lateral 150 Inner Width 160mm Inner Depth 140mm Adjustable Lateral 250 Inner Width 225mm Inner Depth 105mm Inner Width 280mm Inner Depth 130mm Inner Width 145mm Inner Depth 205mm Inner Width 180mm Inner Depth 215mm Step 3 Choose your head support mechanism Does your client require assistance in and out of the wheelchair with transfers? If so, consider a flip-back option. Stylo 130 Stylo 160 Stylo 260 Low Adjustment required High Step 4 Fit the head support to the client Position the in-built occipital shaping beneath the occipital protuberance. This support encourages the head to return to a neutral position. Circle Pad Comfort Pad Contour Pad Standard Lateral Pad Extended Lateral Pad Adjustable Lateral Pad Appendix Style Size Code Weight Internal Width (A) Internal Depth (B) External Width (C) External Depth (D) Height (E) Bottom Thickness (F) Top Thickness (G) Circle 150 250 1275-0011-000 1275-0012-000 295g 500g 145mm 180mm 50mm 60mm 175mm 220mm 55mm 70mm 145mm 185mm 45mm 60mm 25mm 30mm Comfort 250 350 1275-0031-000 1275-0032-000 340g 580g 235mm 310mm 60mm 80mm 260mm 340mm 90mm 120mm 125mm 165mm 45mm 60mm 30mm 50mm Contour 250 350 1275-0021-000 1275-0022-000 225mm 280mm 105mm 130mm 140mm 170mm 280mm 350mm 140mm 170mm 165mm 210mm 35mm 50mm 30mm 40mm Style Size Code Weight Internal Width (A) Internal Depth (B) External Width (C) External Depth (D) Height (E) Bottom Thickness (F) Top Thickness (G) Thickness (H) Thickness (I) Lateral Wing Length (J) Standard Lateral Paediatric Standard 1275-0041-000 1275-0043-000 405g 585g 135mm 160mm 80mm 100mm 220mm 250mm 180mm 145mm 150mm 170mm 50mm 60mm 40mm 45mm 55mm 60mm 30mm 30mm - - Extended Lateral Paediatric Extended 1275-0042-000 1275-0044-000 485g 670g 135mm 160mm 120mm 140mm 230mm 260mm 160mm 180mm 180mm 190mm 50mm 60mm 40mm 45mm 50mm 60mm 35mm 35mm - - Adjustable Lateral 150 250 1275-0061-000 1275-0062-000 955g 1,160g 145mm 180mm 205mm 215mm 175mm 220mm 55mm 70mm 145mm 185mm 45mm 60mm 25mm 30mm 55mm 70mm 40mm 40mm 155mm 155mm HORIZONTAL FORWARD ADJUSTMENT Stylo 130 VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT SIDEWAYS ADJUSTMENT* FRONTAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT SAGITTAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT TRANSVERSE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Stylo 160 Stylo 260 *Additional sideways adjustment can be achieved using the alternative mounting positioning on the grid-base back support shell in 25mm increments.Adobe PDF Library 16.0.7 Adobe InDesign 17.2 (Windows)