ClassicFlex™

Patient is not ambulatory to take initial measurements. How should the measurements be taken?

Take the measurements using the best possible method available (i.e., laying down, sitting up, reclining, foot elevated.)

I cannot find the patient’s malleolus to get an accurate reading of the circumference and length measurement. How do I proceed?

Feel for the boney prominence of the malleolus (if possible) and ask the patient to assist you in finding it.

Skin folds hang down from the thigh and will rub against the legging. How do I protect this skin from rubbing against the garment?

Assure the patient is folding a two-ply layer of stockinette over the top edge of the legging. Try using thin layers of foam underneath the uncovered shelf.

Patient is experiencing pain, redness, and swelling in the ankle area. What should I do?

• Consult with physician to dispel possibility of infection
• If there is a shelf (tissue mass) insert foam pieces to fill in for missing volume
• Call CircAid® for further assistance. (800) CIRCAID (247-2243)

The legging is beginning to slide down leg due to substantial reduction. Do I need to order a new garment?

In most cases, no. Refer to the instruction video included with the custom legging and/or consult with CircAid®.

Patient lives alone, has no help, and cannot reach their ankles, any suggestions?

Consider alternatives outside of the CircAid® garment and revisit the possibility when at least one of the above issues has changes.

Patient’s measurements fall within two sizes of the standard sizing chart. Which size should I use?

When on the borderline between sizes, consider the amount of edema present and anticipated reduction. If significant edema is present and reduction is anticipated, select the smaller size, if edema is minimal select the large size.

Patient has a limb length of 31cm and the Classic-Flex™ is 36cm. Can the length be shortened?

Yes, one- two bands can be trimmed from the bottom of the legging. Refer to both written instructions and the instructional video for further details.

Patient has called me every day for a week now indicating the legging slides too much. What do I tell them?

It’s working! It may work more effectively if the patient showers in the evening and applies the legging prior to rising from bed in the morning. This will alleviate the constant need to adjust the bands, as they become loose due to the calf muscle pump working against the garment. In this way, the patient has not given gravity the opportunity to allow fluid to fill in the lower extremity.

Patient has decreased in limb circumference by 2cm. Can the size be decreased?

Yes, the circumference of the bands can be decreased by removing and trimming the bands. Refer the instructional video for further details.