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Clamping your knee kit to a table

To perform manual muscle simulations with your knee kit, it's easier to secure your kit to a surface like a tabletop. This will free up your hands to be able to attach and pull the manual muscle cords.

  1. Start by setting the bracket along an edge or at a corner of your tabletop. The slot cutout of the bracket should be facing away from the edge of the table, as shown in the image below. Photo of the cross-section plate bracket sitting at the edge of a tabletop with text and an arrow indicating that the cutout faces away from the edge
  2. Next, secure the bracket to the tabletop using the two clamps. Attach the clamps at opposite sides of the bracket to keep the bracket from twisting on the tabletop and angle them as much as possible so they don't block the motion of the knee. If you're using some material to protect the table surface, insert these between the clamp and the table.Photo of the cross-section plate bracket clamped to the edge of a tabletop by two spring clamps

  3. Slide the superior cross section plate (the one attached to the femur) into the bracket, oriented so that the knee is hanging out over the side of the table (the foot of the cross section plate should slide into the corresponding slot on the bracket).Photo of the knee kit secured to the edge of a tabletop via the cross-section plate bracket and two spring clamps