Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report

M301.3.2 Stirrups

Proposed requirement:

Where stirrups are provided, they shall provide a method of supporting, positioning, and securing the patient’s legs.

• Sub-committee recommendation:
Where stirrups are provided, a method shall be provided for supporting, positioning, and securing the patient’s legs.

Rationale: Stirrups (also called foot supports) alone may not provide a method of supporting, positioning, and securing the patients legs, but may be supplemented by or used in conjunction with a secondary accessory that provides this function. Typical accessory is a set of calf supports that support the patient legs just below the knee. Recommending a slight revision to this wording. When stirrups are provided "A" method shall be provided for supporting, positioning and securing the patient's legs. This wording change allows for alternate methods to be used for this repositioning, etc Full Sub-committee approval for this change.