Invacare Kirilos User manual

Invacare®Kirilos/Atlante

Kirilos,AtlanteElectric,AtlanteHydraulic

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Contents

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture

reference.

1General.........................................4

1.1Introduction..................................4

1.2Symbolsinthismanual..........................4

1.3Intendeduse..................................4

1.4Scopeofdelivery..............................5

1.5ServiceLife...................................6

1.6WarrantyInformation...........................6

1.7Limitationofliability............................6

2Safety..........................................7

2.1Safetyinformation..............................7

2.2OperatingInformation...........................7

2.2.1General...................................7

2.2.2PinchPointsandPositioning....................8

2.3RadioFrequencyInterference.....................8

2.4Productlabeling...............................8

3Components......................................10

3.1Mainpartsofthelift............................10

3.2Accessories...................................11

4Setup...........................................12

4.1SafeAssembly.................................12

4.2AssemblingtheLift.............................12

4.3DisassemblingtheLift...........................13

5Usage..........................................14

5.1Introduction..................................14

5.2Locking/UnlockingtheRearCasters.................14

5.3Raising/LoweringtheLift.........................14

5.3.1Raising/LoweringanElectricLift.................14

5.3.2Raising/LoweringaHydraulicLift................15

5.4Closing/OpeningLegs...........................16

5.4.1Closing/Openinglegsmanually..................16

5.5PerforminganEmergencyStop....................16

5.6ActivatinganEmergencyRelease...................16

5.7Chargingthebattery............................17

6LiftingthePatient.................................19

6.1SafeLifting...................................19

6.2PreparingtoLift...............................21

6.3AttachingtheSlingtotheLift.....................23

6.4LiftingandTransferringthePatientFromaBed........24

6.4.1FloorTransfers(LiftingfromtheFloor)............28

6.4.2CommodeTransferGuidelines..................30

6.4.3WheelchairTransfer..........................32

7Maintenance.....................................34

7.1MaintenanceandSafetyInspection.................34

7.1.1Safetyinspectionchecklist.....................36

7.2LubricatingtheLift.............................37

7.3CleaningtheSlingandLift........................37

7.4Checkingandtighteningbolts.....................38

7.5MaintainingtheHydraulicPump...................38

8AfterUse........................................39

8.1TransportationandStorage.......................39

8.2Disposal.....................................39

8.3Reuse.......................................39

9Troubleshooting...................................40

9.1Identifyingandrepairingfaults....................40

10Technicaldata...................................42

10.1Dimensionsandweight.........................42

10.2Electricalsystem..............................43

10.3Hydraulicsystem..............................44

10.4Environmentalconditions........................44

10.5Materials....................................44

10.6Electromagneticcompliance(EMC)information.......44

10.7Electromagneticcompliance(EMC).................46

Invacare®Kirilos/Atlante

1General

1.1Introduction

ThankyouforchoosinganInvacareproduct.

Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe

handlingoftheproduct.Inordertoensuresafetywhen

usingtheproduct,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollow

thesafetyinstructions.

Pleasenotethattheremaybesectionsinthisusermanual,

whicharenotrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethismanual

appliestoallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).If

nototherwisestated,eachsectioninthismanualrefersto

allmodelsoftheproduct.

1.2Symbolsinthismanual

Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapply

tohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal

injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfor

denitionsofthesignalwords.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

IMPORTANT

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

TipsandRecommendations

Givesusefultips,recommendationsand

informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.

ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC

concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdate

ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclaration

ofconformity.

Manufactureroftheproduct.

1.3Intendeduse

Mobilepatientliftsareindoortransferdevices,designed

tobeusedinmostofthecommonliftingsituationsin

hospitals,nursingfacilitiesanddomesticareas,forexample:

•Betweenthebedandawheelchair

•Toandfromthetoilet

•Loweringandraisingpatientsto/fromtheoor

Themobilepatientliftcanbeusedtotransferandposition

completelyorpartiallyimmobilepatients,whocannotbe

transferredwithothertypesofliftsortransferaids.All

positionchangesarepossiblewithoutassistanceofthe

patient.Themobilepatientliftisonlyintendedtolift

patientsuptothemaximumweightlimitstatedintechnical

data.Therearenoknowncontraindicationsforthisproduct.

Selectingtheappropriateslingsandaccessoriesforeach

individualisimportanttoassuresafetywhenusingapatient

lift.SeeInvacare’sslingandaccessoryusermanualsfor

furtherinformationonthosedevices.

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General

Invacarerecommendsthatthepatientbetransferredtoa

showerchairorothermeansforbathing.

Themobilepatientliftcanbeturned(rotated)inplacefor

transferswithlimitedoorspace.

1.4Scopeofdelivery

Theitemslistedinthetableareincludedinyourpackage.

A

Mastassemblyincludingboom,hanger

barandactuatororhydraulicpump(1

piece)

B

Battery(1piece,KirilosandAtlante

Electriconly)

C

Handcontrol(1piece,Kirilosand

AtlanteElectriconly)

D

Legspreaderhandle(1piece)

E

Basewithlegs(1piece)

F-notshown

Cableforcharging(1piece,Kirilosand

AtlanteElectriconly)

G-notshown

Sling(1piece)

H-notshown

UserManual(1piece)

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1.5ServiceLife

WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

Theproducthasbeentestedfortheservicelife

statedinthismanual.Useoftheproductbeyond

thistimeperiodmaycauseproductdamageand

injury.

–Onlyusetheproductfortheservicelifestated

inthismanual.DONOTexceedtheservicelife

oftheproduct.

–Removetheproductfromservicewhenthe

servicelifehasbeenmet.DONOTcontinueto

usetheproduct.

–Performallmaintenanceaccordingtothe

recommendedscheduleinthismanual.

Theproducthasanexpectedlifetimeof8yearswhenused

inaccordancewithsafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervals

andcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.Theeffectiveproduct

lifetimecanvaryaccordingtofrequencyandintensityofuse.

ActuatorServiceLife

Numberofliftsperday

Servicelifeofactuator

(inyears)

1–210

39

46

55

64

Numberofliftsperday

Servicelifeofactuator

(inyears)

7–93

10–132

14–271

1.6WarrantyInformation

Termsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthegeneral

termsandconditionsparticulartotheindividualcountriesin

whichthisproductissold.

ContactinformationforyourlocalInvacareofceislocated

insidethebackcoverofthismanual.

1.7Limitationofliability

Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:

•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual

•Incorrectuse

•Naturalwearandtear

•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora

thirdparty

•Technicalmodications

•Unauthorizedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable

spareparts

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2Safety

2.1Safetyinformation

WARNING!

–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable

optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely

readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions

andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch

asusermanuals,servicemanualsorinstruction

sheetssuppliedwiththisproductoroptional

equipment.Ifyouareunabletounderstand

thewarnings,cautionsorinstructions,contact

ahealthcareprofessional,dealerortechnical

personnelbeforeattemptingtousethis

equipment-otherwise,injuryordamagemay

occur.

Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentis

subjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseof

damage,Donotusetheequipment.Contactthedealeror

Invacarerepresentativeforfurtherinstructions.

2.2OperatingInformation

Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafety

informationaboutyourproduct.Forspecicsafety

information,refertotheappropriatesectionofthemanual

andprocedureswithinthatsection.Forinstance,forsafety

informationrelatedtoassemblingthelift,refertotheSetup

sectionofthemanual.

2.2.1General

WARNING!

RiskofFalling

TheInvacaremobilepatientliftisNOTatransport

device.Itisintendedtotransferanindividual

fromonerestingsurfacetoanother(suchasa

bedtoawheelchair).

Invacareslingsandpatientliftaccessoriesare

specicallydesignedtobeusedinconjunction

withInvacarepatientlifts.

WARNING!

RiskofFalling

Donotattemptanytransferwithoutapproval

ofthepatient’sphysician,nurseormedical

assistant.Thoroughlyreadtheinstructionsin

thisUserManual,observeatrainedteamof

expertsperformtheliftingproceduresandthen

performtheentireliftprocedureseveraltimes

withpropersupervisionandacapableindividual

actingasapatient.

–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.Specialcare

mustbetakenwithpeoplewithdisabilities

whocannotcooperatewhilebeinglifted.

–Usesteeringhandleonthemastatalltimesto

pushorpullthepatientlift.

–Besuretochecktheslingattachmentseach

timetheslingisremovedandreplaced,to

ensurethatitisproperlyattachedbeforethe

patientisremovedfromastationaryobject

(bed,chairorcommode).

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WARNING!

–Thepatientliftcanbeusedindoorsonalevel

surface.Ifthepatientliftisusedintheareaof

ashowerorbath,ensurethatthepatientliftis

wipedcleanofanymoistureafteruse.

–Periodicallyinspectallcomponentsofthe

patientliftforsignsofcorrosion.Replaceall

partsthatarecorrodedordamaged.

2.2.2PinchPointsandPositioning

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

Pinchpointsarepresentinseverallocationson

theliftandngerscouldbepinched.

Thehangerbarcanmovesuddenlyandcause

injury.

–Alwayskeephandsandngersclearofmoving

parts.

–Whenpositioninglift,beawareoftheposition

ofthehangerbarandthepatient.

2.3RadioFrequencyInterference

WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

MostelectronicequipmentisinuencedbyRadio

FrequencyInterference(RFI).

CAUTIONshouldbeexercisedwithregardtothe

useofportablecommunicationequipmentinthe

areaaroundsuchequipment,otherwiseinjury

ordamagemayoccur.

IfRFIcauseserraticbehavior:

–PUSHtheRedPowerSwitchOFFIMMEDIATELY .

–DONOTturnthePowerSwitchONwhile

transmissionisinprogress.

2.4Productlabeling

Labellocation

Theproductlabelisplacedonthemastofthepatient

liftandcontainsthemainproductinformation,including

technicaldata.

Product name

YYYY-MM

= xxx kg

Invacare Portugal, Lda

Rua Est rada Ve lha 949

4465-784 Leça do Balio, Portug al

XXXXXX XXXXX_XX

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx

ISO 10535

1590833-A

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Safety

Symbolsontheproductlabel

Manufactureraddress

Dateofmanufacture

TypeReferenceNumber

SerialNumber

SafeWorkingLoad

ClassIIequipment

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

TypeBappliedpart

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

ThisproductcomplieswithDirective

93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.The

launchdateofthisproductisstatedinthe

ECdeclarationofconformity.

WEEEconform.

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

ReadManual

(AtlanteHydrauliconly)

Otherlabelsandsymbols

ReadManual

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

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3Components

3.1Mainpartsofthelift

A

Base

B

Leg

C

Caster

D

Rearcasterwithbrake

E

Boom

F

Mast

G

Hangerbar

H

Hookforsling

I

Actuator(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

J

Controlunitwithbattery(KirilosandAtlanteElectric

only)

K

EmergencyStop(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

L

Steeringhandle

M

Handcontrol(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

N

Legspreaderhandle

OHydraulicpump–replacesactuatorIforAtlante

Hydraulic

P

Manualemergencyloweringdevice(Kirilosand

AtlanteElectriconly)

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3.2Accessories

CAUTION!

Compatibilityofslingsandhangerbars/strap

hooks

Invacare®usesa"LoopandCoatHanger

Bar/StrapHookSystem"asdomanyother

manufacturers.Thereforeothersuitablepatient

transfersystems(slings),manufacturedbyother

companies,canbeusedontheInvacarepatient

liftrangeaswell.

Howeverwedorecommend:

–Ariskassessmentisalwaystobecarriedoutby

aprofessionalpriortoissuingliftingequipment.

ItisimportantthattheTask,Individual,Load,

EnvironmentandEquipmentareconsideredin

theriskassessment.

–Alwayschoosetheslingdesignandsize

accordingtothepatient’sweight,sizeand

physicalabilitywhilstconsideringthetypeof

transfertobecarriedout.

–Doonlyuseslingsthataresuitablefora"Loop

andCoatHangerBar/StrapHookSystem".

–Donotuseslingsfor"KeyholeHangerBar"or

for"TiltingFrameHangerBar"designs.

AvailableAccessories

Slingmodelsfor"LoopandCoatHangerBarSystem":

•Fullbodysupportslings–withoutheadsupport

•Fullbodysupportslings–withheadsupport

•Slingsfordress/toileting–withorwithoutheadsupport

•Slingsforamputee

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4Setup

4.1SafeAssembly

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

Improperassemblymaycauseinjuryordamage.

–AssemblyMUSTbeperformedonlybyqualied

personnel.

–UseonlyInvacarepartsintheassemblyof

thispatientlift.Thebaselegs,themast,

boom,pumpassemblyandthehangerbar

aremanufacturedtospecicationsthatassure

correctalignmentofallpartsforsafefunctional

operation.

–DONOTovertightenthemountinghardware.

Thiswilldamagethemountingbracket.

Ifthereareanyissuesorquestionsduringassembly,

contactalocalInvacarerepresentative.Refertothe

contactinformationonthelastpageinthismanual.

4.2AssemblingtheLift

WARNING!

–Checkallpartsforvisibledefectsordamage

beforeassembly.Incaseofanydamage,do

notusetheproductandcontactInvacare.

–Makesuretheemergencystopisactivated

beforeassemblyordisassembly.

–Takecarewhenliftingcomponentsduring

assembly.Somepartsareheavy.Always

remembertoadoptthecorrectliftingposition.

Assemblingthemasttothebase

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Setup

1.PutthebaseAonalevelsurfaceandlocktherear

castorsB.

2.LoosenthemastknobC,butleaveitscrewedintothe

baseA.

3.InsertthetubeofthemastDintotheholeofthebase

A.

4.WhilesupportingthemastassemblyD,tightenthe

mastknobC.

5.PlacethelegspreaderhandleEontoitssupportF

andpushthespringpin,tolockthehandleEonits

supportF.

Installingtheactuatororhydraulicpumptotheboom

2x17mmwrench

1.LoosenthenutAandremoveboltBfromtheboom

mountingbracketC.

2.PlacetheactuatorDorhydraulicpumpEintheboom

mountingbracketCandaligntheholes.

3.ReinstalltheboltBandtightenthenutA.

Wiring

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

1.PlugthehandcontrolcableonsocketAandmotor

cableonsocketBcontrolunit.

2.PlacethebatteryConthecontrolunit.Pushthetop

ofthebatteryagainstthemountingbracketuntilthere

isanaudibleclick.

4.3DisassemblingtheLift

1.Putthebaseonalevelsurfacesothatallcastorsmake

contactwiththeoor.

2.Locktherearcastors.

3.Reversetherelevantstepsoftheassemblingprocedure

foryourmodel.

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5Usage

5.1Introduction

Theoperationofthepatientliftisaneasyandsafe

procedure.

Beforeusingtheliftwithapatient,refertothe

followingproceduresforsafetyinformationand

instruction:

•OperatingInformationintheSafetysection

•LiftingandTransferringthePatientintheLifting

thePatientsection

5.2Locking/UnlockingtheRearCasters

A

B

1.ToLocktheCasterA:PresstabBdown.

2.ToUnlocktheCasterA:PresstabBup.

5.3Raising/LoweringtheLift

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.

–Invacaredoesrecommendthattherearcasters

beleftunlockedduringliftingproceduresto

allowthepatientlifttostabilizeitselfwhenthe

patientisinitiallyliftedfromachair,bedor

anystationaryobject.

5.3.1Raising/LoweringanElectricLift

Thehandcontrolisusedtoraiseorlowerthelift.

1.Toraisethelift—Press

andholdtheUPAbutton

toraisetheboomandthe

patient.

2.Tolowerthelift—Press

andholdtheDOWNB

buttontolowertheboom

andthepatient.

Releasethebuttontostopraisingorloweringthelift.

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Usage

5.3.2Raising/LoweringaHydraulicLift

Thepumphandleandcontrolvalveareusedtoraiseor

lowerthehydrauliclift.

RefertothesafetyinformationintheIntroductionof

theUsagesectionbeforeperformingthisprocedure.

Therearetwocontrolsonthepumpassembly:

•ThecontrolvalveA

•ThepumphandleB

Toraisethelift:

1.TurnthecontrolvalveAclockwisetotheCLOSED

position.

2.MovethepumphandleBupanddowntoelevatethe

boomC.

Tolowerthelift:

1.TurnthecontrolvalveAcounterclockwisetotheOPEN

position.

2.TheweightofthepatientintheslingDwillcausethe

boomtodescend.

3.Ifthereisnopatientinthesling,pulldownonthe

boomC.

Therateofdescentoftheboomiscontrolledbythe

amountthatthecontrolvalveisopen.

Asafetygateispartofthehydraulicsystem

thatcontrolsthemaximumdescentoftheboom

regardlessofhowfarthecontrolvalveisopened.

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5.4Closing/OpeningLegs

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.

–Thelegsoftheliftmustbeinthemaximum

openpositionforoptimumstabilityandsafety.

Ifitisnecessarytoclosethelegsoftheliftto

maneuvertheliftunderabed,closethelegs

oftheliftonlyaslongasittakestoposition

theliftoverthepatientandliftthepatientoff

thesurfaceofthebed.Whenthelegsofthe

liftarenolongerunderthebed,returnthe

legsofthelifttothemaximumopenposition.

5.4.1Closing/Openinglegsmanually

A

1.Toopenthelegs,pullthelegspreaderhandleAoffand

thentotheleftuntilitlocksinthenotchofthebracket.

2.Toclosethelegs,pushthelegspreaderhandleAoff

andthentotherightuntilitlocksinthenotchofthe

bracket.

TheshifterhandleMUSTlockintoitsmountingslot

tolockthelegsinthefullclosedposition.

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.

–IfthelegspreaderhandleisNOTpositioned

completelyintoitsmountingslot,DONOTuse

thepatientliftuntilthelegspreaderhandle

isproperlyseatedandthelegsofthepatient

liftarelockedinplace.

5.5PerforminganEmergencyStop

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

1.PresstheredemergencybuttonAonthecontrolunit

tostoptheboomandpatientfromraisingorlowering.

2.Toreset,rotatetheemergencybuttonclockwise.

5.6ActivatinganEmergencyRelease

Electricalemergencyreleasewithcontrolunit

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

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Usage

1.InsertapenintotheholelabeledEmergencyDownA

onthecontrolunitB

Secondary(manual)emergencyreleasewithactuator

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

Incaseofpartialortotalpowerfailure,orifthebattery

runsdownwhileusingthelift,itisequippedwithamanual

emergencyreleasesystemlocatedatthebottomofthe

actuator.

Itisrecommendedthattheprimaryemergency

releasebeused.Thesecondary(manual)emergency

releaseisonlyaback-uptotheprimaryemergency

release.

1.RotatetheemergencyreleaseknobAcounterclockwise.

Theboomwilllowerslowlywithoutadditional

downwardforceontheboom.

Emergencyreleasewithhydraulicpump

(AtlanteHydrauliconly)

1.TurnthecontrolvalveAcounterclockwisetotheOPEN

position.

5.7Chargingthebattery

(KirilosandAtlanteElectriconly)

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IMPORTANT!

–Makesuretheemergencystopisnotactivated

whilechargingthebattery.

–Donotusetheliftwhilechargingthebattery.

–Makesurethatchargingtakesplaceinaroom

withgoodairventilation.

–Donotuseormovetheliftwithoutunplugging

fromthewalloutletaftercharging.

–Donotattempttousetheliftifthebattery

housingisdamaged.

–Replaceadamagedbatteryhousingbefore

furtheruse.

Itisrecommendedtochargethebatterydailytoensure

optimaluseoftheliftandprolongthelifeofthebattery.

Furthermore,itisrecommendedtochargethebattery

beforerstuse.

Controlunit

Thecontrolunitisequippedwithasoundsignal.Abeep

indicatesthatthebatteryhaslowcapacity,butloweringthe

patientisstillpossible.Itisrecommendedtochargethe

batteriesassoonasthesoundsignalisheard.

1.PlugthecableforchargingCintoapoweroutlet.

Thebatterywillchargeinapproximately4

hours.Thechargerstopsautomaticallywhen

thebatteriesarefullycharged.

TherightyellowchargediodeAwillcontinuous

lightduringchargingandswitchoffwhenfully

charged.

TheleftgreendiodeBwilllightcontinuously

whilethecontrolunitisconnectedtothemains,

andlightsupwhenanybuttononthehand

controlispressed.

2.Disconnectthepowercordfromthepoweroutletafter

thebatteryhasbeenfullycharged.

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6LiftingthePatient

6.1SafeLifting

WARNING!

RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage

Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,

injuryordamage.

Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.

TheInvacaremobilepatientliftisNOTatransport

device.Itisintendedtotransferanindividual

fromonerestingsurfacetoanother(suchasa

bedtoawheelchair).

–WheelchairandbedwheellocksMUSTbein

alockedpositionbeforeloweringthepatient

ontoorliftingthepatientoffofthewheelchair

orbedtopreventthewheelchairorbedfrom

movingduringtransfer.

–Beforetransferring,checkthatthewheelchair

(bed,commodeorothersurface)weight

capacitycanwithstandthepatient’sweight.

WARNING!

RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage

Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,

injuryordamage.

Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.

TheInvacaremobilepatientliftisNOTatransport

device.Itisintendedtotransferanindividual

fromonerestingsurfacetoanother(suchasa

bedtoawheelchair).

–Thelegsoftheliftmustbeinthemaximum

openpositionforoptimumstabilityandsafety.

Ifitisnecessarytoclosethelegsoftheliftto

maneuvertheliftunderabed,closethelegs

oftheliftonlyaslongasittakestoposition

theliftoverthepatientandliftthepatientoff

thesurfaceofthebed.Whenthelegsofthe

liftarenolongerunderthebed,returnthe

legsofthelifttothemaximumopenposition.

–Invacarerecommendslockingtherearcasters

oftheliftONLYwhenpositioningorremoving

theslingfromaroundthepatient.

–Invacarerecommendsthattherearcasters

beleftunlockedduringliftingproceduresto

allowthepatientlifttostabilizeitselfwhenthe

patientisinitiallyliftedfromachair,bedor

anystationaryobject.

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WARNING!

RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage

Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,

injuryordamage.

–Usethesteeringhandleonthemastatall

timestopushorpulltheproduct.

–Avoidusingtheproductonanincline.Invacare

recommendsthattheproductonlybeusedon

aatsurface.

–Duringtransfer,withthepatientsuspended

inaslingattachedtothelift,DONOTrolllift

overunevensurfacesthatcouldcausethelift

totipover.

WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

Damagetopartsofthelift(pendant,casters,

etc.)causedbyimpactwiththeoor,wallsor

otherstationaryobjectsmaycausedamageto

theproductandleadtoinjury.

–DONOTallowpartsofthelifttoimpactthe

oor,wallsorotherstationaryobjects.

–ALWAYSstorethependantproperlywhennot

inuse.

WARNING!

RiskofDeath

Thependantcordcancauseinjuryifimproperly

positionedandsecured.

–ALWAYSbeawareofthelocationofthe

pendantcordinrelationtothepatientand

caregivers.

–DONOTallowthependantcordtobecome

entangledaroundthepatientandcaregivers.

–Thependantmustbesecuredproperly.ALWAYS

storethependantproperlywhennotinuse.

WARNING!

RiskofEntrapmentorStrangulation

Itemsinthepatient’ssurroundingscancause

entrapmentstrangulationduringlifting.Toavoid

entrapmentorstrangulation:

–Beforelifting,checkthatthepatientis

completelyfreeofhis/hersurroundings.

WARNING!

RiskofEntrapment

Thereisariskofentrapmentbetweenthehanger

barhooksandthesling.

–Usecautionwhenlifting.

–NEVERputhandsorngersonornearthe

hookswhenlifting.

–Ensurethepatient’shandsandngersareaway

fromthehooksbeforelifting.

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