Contra-Indications /Cautions - Leckey MyWay Mode D'emploi

7.0 Contra-indications /Cautions

Contra-indications
• Children with significant
leg length discrepancy
which precludes from
reciprocal contact with
the floor when stepping.
• Children with a history
of frequent fractures
(e.g. Brittle Bone disease).
• Children using a
portable ventilator.
• Open/healing wounds
under areas of pressure
including trunk, groin
and shoulders.
• Spina Bifida with protruding
lesion along spine.
• Children experiencing
discomfort associated
with positioning in or out
of the device where this
cannot be resolved with
adjustment of support/
positioning.
• Children with significant
asymmetry of lower limbs
which precludes stepping.
• Children with no muscle
activity/movement of their
lower limbs.
Cautions
• Children with severe
dystonic movement
which presents a manual
handling risk for child and
carer when getting the
child in and out of the
product.
• Children with device fed
through the abdominal
wall, such as PEG and
gastrostomy.
• Children with abdominal
device in situ such as
Baclofen pump.
• Children with compromised
respiratory function, who
may experience increased
effort of breathing due to
fit of harness.
• Children with severe
lower limb deformity
with reduced range of
movement to achieve
stepping.
• Using the product for
children with significant
learning disability or
behavioural issues which
present risk of injury to
the child and/or carer.
MyWay User Manual p.7