Invacare Robin User manual

Invacare®Robin™

Robin™,RobinMover™

enCeilingHoist

UserManual................................3

daLoftspersonløfter

Brugsanvisning..............................29

frLève-personnesurrail

Manueld'utilisation..........................57

itSollevatoreasoffitto

Manualed’uso...............................87

nlPlafondlift

Gebruiksaanwijzing..........................117

noTakmontertløfter

Bruksanvisning..............................145

svTaklyft

Bruksanvisning..............................173

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

Allrightsreserved.Republication,duplicationormodificationinwholeorinpartisprohibitedwithout

priorwrittenpermissionfromInvacare.Trademarksareidentifiedby™and®.Alltrademarksare

ownedbyorlicensedtoInvacareCorporationoritssubsidiariesunlessotherwisenoted.

TheceilinghoistisCE-markedandinaccordancewiththeMedicalDeviceDirectiveMDD93/42/EU.

TheceilinghoisthasbeentestedandapprovedinaccordancewithLiftstandardEN/ISO10535.

Contents

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture

reference.

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

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

1.2IntendedUse..................................4

1.3ServiceLife...................................4

1.4WarrantyInformation...........................4

2Safety..........................................5

2.1Safetyinformation..............................5

2.2Operatinginformation...........................5

2.3LoadLimits...................................7

2.4RadioFrequencyInterference......................7

2.5ProductLabeling...............................7

3Components....................................9

3.1Mainpartsoftheceilinghoist......................9

3.2Accessories...................................9

4Setup..........................................11

4.1Includeditems.................................11

4.2BeforeUse...................................11

4.3Installingtheceilinghoist.........................11

4.4Insertinghandcontrolplug........................12

5Usage..........................................13

5.1Generaloperatinginformation.....................13

5.2Operatingtheceilinghoist........................13

5.3Indicatorlightandaudiosignal.....................14

5.4ChargingtheBattery............................14

5.5Usingtheexternalback-upbattery..................15

5.6Emergencystop................................15

5.7Emergencylowering.............................16

5.8Resettingtheemergencystoporloweringfeature.......17

6LiftingthePatient................................18

6.1SlingInformation...............................18

6.2AttachingtheSling..............................18

6.3LiftingInformation..............................19

6.4Liftingtoandfromaseatedposition.................19

6.5Liftingtoandfromalyingposition..................20

7AfterUse.......................................21

7.1TransportandStorage...........................21

7.2Dismountingtheceilinghoist......................21

7.3Disposal.....................................21

8Troubleshooting.................................22

8.1TroubleshootingTable...........................22

9Maintenance....................................24

9.1SafeMaintenance...............................24

9.2MaintenanceandSafetyInspection..................24

9.3LOLERStatement..............................24

9.4Cleaninganddisinfection.........................25

9.5BatteryMaintenance............................25

10Technicaldata..................................26

10.1Dimensionsandweight..........................26

10.2ElectricalSystem..............................26

10.3Environmentalconditions........................27

10.4Electromagneticcompliance(EMC)information........27

10.4.1Guidanceandmanufacturer’sdeclaration..........27

Invacare®Robin™

1General

1.1Introduction

ThankyouforchoosinganInvacareproduct.

Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthehandling

oftheproduct.Inordertoensuresafetywhenusingtheproduct,

readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthesafetyinstructions.

Pleasenotethattheremaybesectionsinthisusermanual,whichare

notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethismanualappliestoallavailable

models(onthedateofprinting).Ifnototherwisestated,eachsection

inthismanualreferstoallmodelsoftheproduct.

1.2IntendedUse

Aceilinghoistisabattery-poweredtransferdevice,designedtobe

usedindoorinnormaltemperatureandhumidity.

Commonliftingsituationsare:

•Betweenthebedandawheelchair

•Toandfromthetoilet

•Loweringandraisingpatientsto/fromthefloor

Theceilinghoistcanbeusedtotransferandpositioncompletely

orpartiallyimmobilepatientsintherecommendedtracksystem.

Allpositionchangesarepossiblewithoutassistanceofthepatient.

Theceilinghoistisonlyintendedtoliftpatientsuptothemaximum

weightlimitstatedintheusermanual.

Therearenoknowncontraindicationsforthisproduct.Usingthe

hoistforpurposesotherthantransferofpeopleisnotadvised.

Selectingtheappropriateslingsandaccessoriesforeach

individualisimportanttoassuresafetywhenusingaceiling

hoist.SeeInvacare’sslingandaccessoryusermanualsfor

furtherinformationonthosedevices.

1.3ServiceLife

Theceilinghoisthasanexpectedlifetimeof10yearswhenused

inaccordancewithsafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervalsand

correctuse,statedinthismanual.After10yearsuse,itmustbe

inspectedbyaspecializedservicetechnicianbeforefurtheruse.

Theeffectiveproductlifetimecanvaryaccordingtofrequencyand

intensityofuse.Ifthehoistisusedinlocalitieswithincreased

humidity,areductioninlifetimemustbeexpected.

1.4WarrantyInformation

Termsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthegeneralterms

andconditionsparticulartotheindividualcountriesinwhichthis

productissold.

ContactinformationforyourlocalInvacareofficeislocatedinside

thebackcoverofthismanual.

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Safety

2Safety

2.1Safetyinformation

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryordamage

–Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional

equipmentwithoutfirstcompletelyreadingand

understandingtheseinstructionsandanyadditional

instructionalmaterialsuchasusermanualsor

instructionsheetssuppliedwiththisproductor

optionalequipment.Ifyouareunabletounderstand

thewarnings,cautionsorinstructions,contacta

healthcareprofessional,dealerortechnicalpersonnel

beforeattemptingtousethisproduct.

Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjectto

changewithoutnotice.

2.2Operatinginformation

Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafetyinformationabout

yourproduct.Forspecificsafetyinformation,refertotheappropriate

sectionofthemanualandprocedureswithinthatsection.

WARNING!

–Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeuse.

–Incaseofdamage,donotusetheequipment.Contact

thedealerorInvacarerepresentativeforfurther

instructions.

WARNING!

–Theceilinghoistmustonlybeoperatedbytrained

personnel.

–Readtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingtheceiling

hoistandinconnectionwithcleaningandserviceof

thehoist.

–Donotperformanymodificationtotheequipment.

–Theceilinghoist’smaximumloadof200kgmust

neverbeexceeded.

–Ifaccessoriesareratedwithalowerloadthan200kg,

thenthisdeterminestheceilinghoist’smaximumload.

–Theceilinghoistisadvisedonlytobeusedtoliftor

moveapatient.

–Theredemergencystrapmustbeadjustedtothe

caregiver’sreach,andmustnotberemoved.

–Ifthehoistfails,lowerpatientontoasuitablesurface

usingtheredemergencystrapbeforecontinuingthe

transferbyadifferentmethod.

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WARNING!

Riskoffalling

DONOTattemptanytransferwithouttheconsent

ofthepatient'shealthcareproviders.Readthisuser

manualandobserveotherpersonnelliftingpatients.

Thenpracticeliftingundersupervisionwithacapable

personactingasapatient.

–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.SpecialcareMUST

BEtakenwithpeoplewithdisabilitieswhocannot

cooperatewhilebeinglifted.

–Checkthattheslingattachmentsaresecureonthe

liftingstraphookseachtimetheslingisremovedand

replaced,toensurethattheslingisproperlyattached

beforethepatientisremovedfromastationaryobject.

WARNING!

Riskofentrapment/strangulation

–Beforelifting,checkthatthepatientiscompletelyfree

ofhis/hersurroundings.

–Whilelifting,donotallowthehandcontrolcordor

theliftingstrapstobecomeentangledaroundthe

patientorcaregiver.

WARNING!

Riskofentrapment

Thereisariskofentrapmentbetweenthehookand

thehookhousing.

Thereisariskofentrapmentbetweenthehooksand

thesling,whenlifting.

Toavoidinjuryfromentrapment:

–Usecautionwhenlifting

–NEVERputhandsorfingersonornearthehook

whenlifting.

–Ensurethepatient’shandsandfingersareawayfrom

thehooksbeforelifting.

WARNING!

Riskofinjury

Thereisariskofinjurytothepatientandcaregiver

causedbydanglinghooksorthehandcontrol.

–Alwaysbeawareofthepositionofthehooksand

handcontrolduringliftingprocedures.

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WARNING!

Riskduetoelectronicalparts

Thisproductismechanicallyprotectedagainstderailing

andjamming.

–Forsafetyreasonsthetopcovermustonlybe

removedbyspecializedservicetechnicians.

–Theelectronicsmayonlybeservicedbyspecialized

servicetechnicians.

Thehandcontrolisprotectedagainstwatersplashes

(IPx4).

–DONOTimmersethehandcontrolinliquids,even

forashorttime.Avoidanycontactwithwateror

otherliquids.

2.3LoadLimits

WARNING!

Themaximumloadlimitmustnotbeexceeded.

–ReadtheSafeWorkingLoadlabel(indicatingthe

maximumloadlimit)foreachcomponent,e.g.hanger

bar,sling,etc.

–Thecomponent,labelledwiththelowestloadlimit

determinesthemaximumloadlimitfortheentire

system.

2.4RadioFrequencyInterference

WARNING!

–MostelectronicequipmentisinfluencedbyRadio

FrequencyInterference(RFI).CAUTIONshould

beexercisedwithregardtotheuseofportable

communicationequipmentintheareaaroundsuch

equipment.IfRFIcauseserraticbehavior,stopthe

unitusingthehandcontroloremergencystop.DO

NOTusetheunitwhiletransmissionisinprogress.

2.5ProductLabeling

Hoist

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Symbols

SafeWorkingLoad(=max.loadincludingpatient+

sling+otheraccessories)

ClassIIEquipment

TypeBAppliedPart

ReadManual

ManufacturerAddress

DateofManufacure

ReferenceNumber

SerialNumber

WEEEConform.Referto7.3Disposal,page21.

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Components

3Components

3.1Mainpartsoftheceilinghoist

Robin™RobinMover™

A

Connectionforhandcontrol

B

ControlbuttonUP

C

DirectionalarrowsonRobinMover™

D

ControlbuttonDOWN

E

Connectionforexternalback-upbattery

F

Indicatorlight

G

Liftingstraps

H

Redemergencystrap

I

Straphooks

J

Retainerforhandcontrol(accessory)

K

Handcontrol

3.2Accessories

CAUTION!

Compatibilityofslingsandhangerbars/strap

hooks

Invacare®usesa"LoopandCoatHangerBar/Strap

HookSystem"asdomanyothermanufacturers.

Thereforeothersuitablepatienttransfersystems(slings),

manufacturedbyothercompanies,canbeusedonthe

Invacarepatientliftrangeaswell.

Howeverwedorecommend:

–Ariskassessmentisalwaystobecarriedoutbya

professionalpriortoissuingliftingequipment.Itis

importantthattheTask,Individual,Load,Environment

andEquipmentareconsideredintheriskassessment.

–Alwayschoosetheslingdesignandsizeaccordingto

thepatient’sweight,sizeandphysicalabilitywhilst

consideringthetypeoftransfertobecarriedout.

–Doonlyuseslingsthataresuitablefora"Loopand

CoatHangerBar/StrapHookSystem".

–Donotuseslingsfor"KeyholeHangerBar"orfor

"TiltingFrameHangerBar"designs.

Availableaccessories

•2-and4-pointhangerbarincludingflexiscopeversion

•Stretcherforhorizontallift

•Scaleincludinghangerbar

•Holderforhandcontrol

•24Vcharger

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•Chargerset(24Vchargerandholderforhandcontrol)

•Extensionstrapsandextensioncablesforhandcontrol

•Externalback-upbattery

•Chargerforexternalback-upbattery

•Slingmodelsfor“LoopandCoatHangerBarSystem”:

–Fullbodysupportslings–withoutheadsupport

–Fullbodysupportslings–withheadsupport

–Slingsfordress/toileting–withorwithoutheadsupport

–Slingsforamputee

–Slingsforwalkingtraining

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4Setup

4.1Includeditems

Robin™RobinMover™

•ACeilinghoist

includingtwoliftingstrapswithhooksandanemergencystrap.

RobinMoveralsoincludesthetrolley.

•BHandcontrol

•CUsermanual

4.2BeforeUse

CAUTION!

–Theceilinghoistisnotintendedtobeusedtogether

withMEDICALELECTRICALEQUIPMENT.

Beforefirstuse,allfeaturesofthehoistsystemmustbeinspectedby

specializedservicetechnicians.

Performavisualinspectionoftheceilinghoist.Ifthepackagingis

damageduponarrival,theceilinghoistpartsmustbethoroughly

examinedforvisibledamageordefects.Ifthereisanysuspicionof

damage,theceilinghoistmustnotbeusedbeforespecializedservice

technicianshaveapprovedit.

Theemergencystopisactivatedduringshipment.Resetthe

emergencystopbeforefirstuse.See5.8Resettingtheemergency

stoporloweringfeature,page17

.

Itispossiblethatthehoist´sbatteryisdischargedonaccountof

self-discharge.Chargethehoist´sbatterybeforefirstuse.See5.4

ChargingtheBattery,page14

.

4.3Installingtheceilinghoist

Theceilinghoisthastobemountedtoarailsystemforuse.Therail

systemhastobeinstalledandapprovedaccordingtoEN10535bya

specializeddealerorspecializedservicetechnician.

InstallingRobin™

TheRobin™requiresatrolley,holdingtheceilinghoistintherail

system.Thetrolleyhastobepre-installedbyaspecializeddealeror

servicetechnician.

Tomounttheceilinghoisttothetrolley,dothefollowing:

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1.LocatethehoisttrolleyattheØ32mmroundrecessintherail.

2.Liftthehoistandpushthesuspensionpinthroughthetrolley

opening.

3.Turnthehoistby90degreestofixitinthetrolley.

4.Adjustthelengthoftheemergencystop/loweringcordtowithin

theuser’sreach.

InstallingRobinMover™

RobinMover™isaceilinghoistwiththetrolleyalreadyattached.

Thetrolleycanthereforenotbepre-installedintherailsystem.

Theceilinghoisthastobeinstalledbyaspecializeddealerorservice

technician.

4.4Insertinghandcontrolplug

1.SlideandholdlockingleverAawayfromtheapertureC.

Agateintheaperturewillopen.

2.MakesuretheplugBisinthecorrectorientationwiththeslot

upwards(seeimage).Insertplugintoaperture.

3.Releaselever,sothatthegateclosesandholdthepluginthe

aperture.

Removingthehandcontrolplug

1.SlideandholdlockingleverAawayfromtheapertureC.

2.PulltheplugBoutoftheaperture.

3.Releaselever.

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5Usage

5.1Generaloperatinginformation

CAUTION!

Iftheliftingstrapsareguidedincorrectlyinthehoist

(e.g.thestrapsbecometwisted),theceilinghoistwill

automaticallyturnoff.

–Keepthestrapsstraighttoensuretheyfeedintothe

hoistcorrectly.Thestrapsareheldtaughtbythe

weightofthehooks.

–Keepthestrapsfreelysuspendedwhentheunloaded

hoistislifting/lowering.

Ifauserunintentionallytrapsthehandintheliftingstrap

duringlifting,thehoistwillautomaticallyturnoff.The

hoiststopsimmediatelywhenahandgetsincontact

withthestrapinlet.

–Keepyourhandsawayfromthestrapinletduring

lifting.

CAUTION!

Thehandcontrolisprotectedagainstsplashedwater

(IPX4).Extendedcontactwithwaterwilldamagethe

handcontrol.

–Donotimmersethehandcontrolinliquids,evenfora

shorttime.

–Avoidanycontactwithwaterorotherliquids.

5.2Operatingtheceilinghoist

Theceilinghoistisinoperationmodeassoonasabuttononthe

handcontrolispressed.

Robin ™ Robin Mover ™

A

D

B

A

B

C

Liftingandloweringthestraps

Whentheceilinghoistisnotloaded,itwilllift/lowerat

highspeed.Whenloadedwithmorethan10kg,the

lifting/loweringspeedisautomaticallyreducedtoasafelevel.

1.Toliftthestraps,presstheUPbuttonAonthehandcontrol.

2.Tolowerthestraps,presstheDOWNbuttonBonthehand

control.

TheceilinghoistcanalsobeoperatedbypressingtheUP

andDOWNbuttonsontheundersideofthehoist.

TraverseRobin™alongthetrack

1.Usethetwoliftingstrapstopulltheceilinghoistalongthetrack.

DONOTusetheredemergencystraptotraversethe

ceilinghoist.

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TraverseRobinMover™alongthetrack

1.Performoneofthefollowing:

•Hoistisloaded:PressbuttonLEFTCorRIGHTDonthe

handcontroltotraversetheceilinghoistalongthetrack.

•Hoistisnotloaded:Usethetwoliftingstrapstopullthe

hoistalongthetrack.

DONOTusetheredemergencystraptotraversethe

ceilinghoist.

Itisnotpossibletoactivatebothtraversingandlifting/lowering

functionsimultaneously.Whenthetraversingfunctionisactivated,

theblueindicatorlightonthebottomofthehoistisoff.See5.3

Indicatorlightandaudiosignal,page14

.

5.3Indicatorlightandaudiosignal

Hoist

Status

IndicatorlightAudiosignal

Off/Standby

Hoisttraversing(Robin

Mover™only)

Off

No

Hoistinuse(Up/Down)

BlueNo

LowbatteryBlueFlashingYes

Theblueindicatorlightontheundersideofthehoistturnsoff

automaticallyafter30seconds.

WallMountedCharger

Status

IndicatorlightDuration

BatterynotconnectedYellow

n/a

Initializingandanalysis

ofbattery

Yellow

12–14seconds

FastchargeRed

5min—3hours

Charged(trickle

charge)

Greenn/a

Faultcondition(battery

defect)

Alternatingred

andgreen

n/a

5.4ChargingtheBattery

Ifthechargestatusbecomeslow,anaudibleindicatorsoundsandthe

indicatorlamponthebottomoftheceilinghoistflashes(seealso5.3

Indicatorlightandaudiosignal,page14).Whenthishappens,thereis

usuallysufficientpowertolowerthepatient.

Itisnotpossibletousethehoistwhilethebatteryischarging.

1.Finishthecurrentliftinprogress

Ifthecurrentliftinprocessdischargesthebatterycompletely,an

externalbackupbatterymaybeusedtotemporarilypowerthe

lift.See5.5Usingtheexternalback-upbattery,page15

.

2.Movetheceilinghoisttothechargingstation.

3.Placethehandcontrolintothechargingstation.

Ayellowindicatorlamponthechargerindicatesthehandcontrol

isconnected.Theindicatorlampilluminatesredwhilecharging.

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4.Whenfullycharged,theindicatorlamponthechargerturns

green.

Aslongastheceilinghoistisnotinuse,leavethehandcontrol

inthechargingstation.

5.Tousetheceilinghoist,removethehandcontrolfromthe

charger.

Keepingthebatterieschargedguaranteeshoistfunctionality

andmaintainsthebatterytoensurealonglifetime.

Iftheaudibleindicatorbeepsandtheblueindicatoronthe

hoistflashesafterthehoisthasbeenfullychargedandonly

beeninuseforashortperiodoftime,thebatterymayneed

exerciseorreplacement.See9.5BatteryMaintenance,page

25

.

Iftheceilinghoistwillnotbeusedformorethan4weeks,

Invacarerecommendsdisconnectingthechargerandpulling

theemergencystop.

Thechargerisconnectedtothemainswithamainsplug.

Makesurethatthemainsplugisaccessibleandcanbe

unpluggedifrequired.

5.5Usingtheexternalback-upbattery

Iftheceilinghoisthastobeusedimmediatelywithitsbattery

discharged,anexternalback-upbatterycanbeused.

Usetheexternalback-upbatteryonlyasanexceptionand

whenabsolutelynecessary.Theexternalback-upbattery

isavailableasanaccessory.

1.Inserttheplugoftheexternalback-upbatteryAintoaperture

Bundersideofthehoist.Theexternalback-upbatteryshould

hangfreelyduringpatienttransfer.

2.Operatetheceilinghoistasdescribedinchapter5.2Operating

theceilinghoist,page13.

3.Rechargetheexternalback-upbatteryinordertohaveitfully

chargedforthenextusage.

Chargingtheexternalbattery:

1.Placethepluginthechargersocket(aspecialadapteris

necessary).

2.TheLEDlightturnsgreentoindicatetheunitisfullycharged

(approx.chargingtime2hours).

5.6Emergencystop

Theemergencystopfunctionisusedtostopthepatientfrom

loweringorliftingiftheceilinghoistdoesnotstoporreacttothe

handcontrol.

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1.PullandreleasetheredemergencystrapAundersideofthe

hoistBtoactivatetheemergencystop.

Theceilinghoiststopsanyliftingorloweringmovement

immediately.

IMPORTANT!

Whentheredemergencystraphasbeenpulled,the

hoistfunctions,includingtheendstop,aredeactivated.

Theblueindicatorlightturnsoff.

–Toactivatethehoistfunctionsagain,resetthe

emergencystop.See5.8Resettingtheemergency

stoporloweringfeature,page17

.

5.7Emergencylowering

Theemergencyloweringfunctionisusedtolowerthepatientonlyif

thehoisthasstoppedworking.

1.PullandholdtheredemergencystrapAundersideofthehoist

Btolowerthepatient.

Keeponpulling,untilthepatientisloweredtoasafeposition.

2.Releasetheredemergencystraptostoploweringthepatient.

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IMPORTANT!

Whentheredemergencystraphasbeenpulled,the

hoistfunctions,includingtheendstop,aredeactivated.

Theblueindicatorlightturnsoff.

Withtheendstopfunctiondeactivated,theliftingstraps

willnotstopautomaticallywhenloweredtotheirfull

length.Continuedloweringcouldresultinrollingupthe

liftingstrapsunevenlyandinthewrongway.

–Pulltheredemergencystraponlyuntilthepatientis

loweredtoasafeposition.

–DONOTlowertheliftingstrapstotheirfulllength

ormore.

–Toactivatethehoistfunctionsagain,resetthe

emergencystop.See5.8Resettingtheemergency

stoporloweringfeature,page17

.

5.8Resettingtheemergencystoporlowering

feature

WARNING!

–Iftheemergencystoporemergencyloweringmustbe

used,thereisaproblemwiththesystem.Contact

yourdealerorInvacarerepresentativeforservice

beforeusingthesystemagain.

WhentheredemergencystrapBhasbeenpulled,theresetbutton

Apopsoutsothataredringisvisible.Thehoistwillnotfunction

untiltheemergencystoporloweringfeatureisreset.

1.PresstheresetbuttonAtoresettheemergencystopor

loweringfeature.

2.Activatethehandcontroltoresumeuseofthehoist.

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6LiftingthePatient

6.1SlingInformation

WARNING!

Invacareshallnotbeliablefordamageorinjurythat

mayoccurasaresultofusingslingsmadebyother

manufacturers.

Invacareshallnotbeliablefordamageorinjurydueto

incorrectuseoftheslingorinadequateattentionbythe

caregiveroruser.

–Usetheslingthatisrecommendedbytheindividual’s

healthcareteamforthecomfortandsafetyofthe

individualthatisbeinglifted.Ifthereisanydoubt

abouttheselectionoruseofasling,pleasecontact

yourInvacaredealer.

Aslingwithfourtosixstrapsdesignedformountingonhooksshould

beusedwhenusingtheceilinghoist.

Refertotheslingusermanualformoredetailsabouttheslings.

ContactyourInvacareRepresentativeformoreinformation.

6.2AttachingtheSling

CAUTION!

Becarefulwhenattachingtheslingonthehooks.

–Checkthattheslingstrapshavebeenpositioned

completelyontothehooks.

–Whenpressingtheupbuttontoliftthepatient,check

againthatalltheslingstrapsremaincorrectlyplaced

inthehooks.

Theslingstrapsaretobehookedinpairs(onefromthebackand

onefromtheleg)ontheirownsuspensionhook.

Whenattachingtheslingtothehooks,andthestrapsare

twisted,thestrapswillrotateandstretchout,thusensuring

trouble-freeoperation.

Theinformationinthissectionisonlyageneralguideline.Refer

totheInvacareslingDVDandtheslingusermanualsinhowto

applyeachoftheInvacareslingmodels.ContactInvacarewithany

questionsregardingslingattachment.

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6.3LiftingInformation

WARNING!

Onlypersonnelwhohavereceivedtrainingregarding

theuseofliftingequipmentandfittingofslingsshould

usethehoist.

–Planthemove.Avoidleavingtheclientinthesling

unattended.

–Theceilinghoistliftsquickly.Beforelifting,checkthat

theclientiscompletelyfreeofhis/hersurroundings.

–Thepatient’sbodypartsmustnotbeindangerof

becomingtrapped.

–Checkthattheredemergencystrap,handcontroland

handcontrolcablearefreeoftheliftingstraps,client

andotherobjectsbeforetheceilinghoistisactivated

andmovedupordown.

–Whentheceilinghoistisusedcorrectly,theclient

shouldonlybeliftedtotheextentthatshe/heisclear

ofthesurfaceandshouldbemovedatthisheight.

6.4Liftingtoandfromaseatedposition

Followthisprocedurewhenliftingapatientfromaseatedposition

(wheelchair,commode,etc.).

1.Traversetheceilinghoistalongthetracktowardsthepatient

tobelifted.

2.Positionthesuspensionhooksatthesameheightasthepatient’s

chestandnocloserthanmid-thigh.

3.Positionthesuspensionhookssotheyareparalleltothe

patient’sshoulders.

4.Positionthepatientinthesling.Refertotheslingusermanual.

5.Attachtheslingtothesuspensionhooks.Referto6.2Attaching

theSling,page18.

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6.5Liftingtoandfromalyingposition

Followthisprocedurewhenliftingapatientfromalyingposition.

1.Traversetheceilinghoistalongthetracktowardsthepatient

tobelifted.

2.Positionthesuspensionhooksabovethepatienttobelifted.

3.Alignthesuspensionhookswiththepatient’sshoulders.

4.Positionthepatientinthesling.Refertotheslingusermanual.

5.Elevatetheheadofthebed,sothattheuserissittingup.

6.Attachtheslingtothesuspensionhooks.Referto6.2Attaching

theSling,page18.

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