Hoggi CRUISER User manual

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CRUISER
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CRUISER user manual
1 Modelidentication
 1.1 Modelidentication ___________________________________________________ 3
 1.2 Basicconguration ___________________________________________________ 4
 1.3 Environmentalconditions ______________________________________________ 4
2 Common information
 2.1 Preface ____________________________________________________________ 5
 2.2 Application__________________________________________________________ 5
 2.3 Declarationofconformity ______________________________________________ 5
 2.4 Termsofwarranty ____________________________________________________ 6
 2.5 Serviceandrepairs ___________________________________________________ 6
 2.6 Informationobligationforseriousincidents_________________________________ 6
 2.7 Productsafety/productrecalls__________________________________________ 6
3 Safetyinstructions_______________________________________________________ 7
 3.1 Meaningofsymbols __________________________________________________ 7
 3.2 Commonsafetyinstructions ____________________________________________ 7
4 Delivery and preparing for use____________________________________________ 10
5 Maintenanceandcare/Serviceandrepairsandoperatinglife _________________ 14
6 Transport _____________________________________________________________ 15
7 Storage_______________________________________________________________ 15
8 Recyclinganddisposal__________________________________________________ 15
9 Specications__________________________________________________________ 16

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1.Modellidentikation
Thelabelisattachedattheframe.
Serialnumber
Classication/Productname
Yearofmanufacture
UDI Code
Manufacturer
Placeofmanufacture
Manufacturingdate
Maximumload/loadcapacity
CElabel
Colourcode
Forindoor/outdooruse
Articlenumber

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1.2Basicconguration
-Compactfoldableframemadeofaluminum
-Heightanddepthadjustablegrabrail
-PUtires
-Swivellingfrontwheels
-Foldableseatcover
1.3Environmentalconditions
Environmentalfactorssuchastemperatureandhumiditycandamagethewalkingaid.
Themanufacturerrecommendsnon-condensingCRUISERatambienttemperaturesbetween
-20°Cand+40°Candahumidityof5to100%.
Attention:Whenstandinginthesunforalongerperiodoftime,partsofthewalkingaidmay
becomehot.Payattentiontothis!

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2 Common Information
2.1Preface
ThankyouforselectingtheCRUISERwalkingaid.Wehavedesignedthishigh-qualityproductto
makeyourlifesaferandeasier,andwe’veincludedthismanualtohelpyouuseandcareforit.
Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionstomakesureyouusethisproductasrecommended.Ifyou
haveanyfurtherquestions,orifyouhaveanyproblems,pleasecontactyourhealthcareprovider.
WehopethatCRUISERmeetsyourexpectations.
Wereservetechnicalmodicationsregardingthespeciedmodelinthismanual.Beforeusingthe
walkingaidthersttime,thismanualhastobereadandunderstoodbypatientandsupport
personnelinordertoensureasafehandlingwiththewalkingaid.
2.2Application
CRUISERwalkingaidisoriginallydesignedasasocalled“posteriorwalker”whichisusedinthe
reverseddirection.Thisprovidesanoptimumfreedomforthelegsintheforwarddirection.
NeverthelesstheCRUISERwalkingaidisapplicableasa“anteriorwalker”infrontoftheuser.
The CRUISER walkingaidhelpschildrenoradolescentsusethestrengthandsupportoftheir
upperextremitiestoassisttheircompromisedlowerextremitiesinwalking.Thewalkeristobe
usedtoaidthechildinlearningthesequenceofmovementsinvolvedinwalkingandthusincrease
theirrangeofmobility.Itisindicatedforwalkingtraininginthecaseofdiseasesorinjuriesthat
involvebothadisturbanceinthelocomotersystemandimbalance/asynergia.
Thedesignpromotesanuprightposturewhenstandingorwalkingandtherebydi󰀨ersfrombasic
walkersinthatitrequirestheusertoemploymorenaturalmovementsandcangreatlysimplifythe
user‘sabilitytostand,establishasenseofbalanceandwalk.TheCRUISERwalkingaidissuitable
forreuse.Beforere-use,allinspection,careandmaintenancemeasureslistedinchapter5
„Maintenanceandcare“mustbecarriedoutbythespecialistdealer.
2.3DeclarationofConformity
HOGGI GmbH,asthemanufacturerundersoleresponsibility,declaresthattheCRUISER walking
aidcomplieswiththebasicsafetyandperformancerequirementsaccordingtoAnnexIofRegula-
tion(EU)2017/745oftheEUParliamentandCouncil.Applicableharmonizedstandardshavebeen
applied.
The CRUISER walkingaidmeetstherequirementsofISO7176-8,DINENISO11199-2,
DINENISO11199-3andDINEN12182.

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2.4 Terms of Warranty
Warrantyappliesonlywhentheproductisusedaccordingtothespeciedconditionsandforthe
intendedpurposes,followingallmanufacturer’srecommendations.Themanufacturerisnotrespon-
siblefordamagescausedbycomponentsandsparepartsnotapprovedbythemanufacturer.
Seealso§8oftermsandconditionson:www.hoggi.de
2.5Serviceandrepairs
ServiceandrepairsontheCRUISER walkingaidshouldonlybecarriedoutbyauthorizedHOGGI
dealers.Shouldanyproblemsarise,pleasecontactthedealerwhosuppliedyourCRUISER.Aut-
horizeddealersonlytoriginalHOGGIspareparts.Sparepartsandreplacementunitsareavai-
lablethroughoutthelifeoftheproduct,butonlyforamaximumof2yearsafterthesaleofthelast
productofthisseries.Thewalkingaidismadetoorderfortherstuser.Forthisreason,thereis
nosubstitutewalkingaidavailableintheinitialconguration.Toensureacorrectdeliveryofspare-
parts,theserialnumberofyourwalkingaidisrequired.Wearehappytohelpyoundadealerin
yourarea.Youcanreachusat:[email protected]
2.6Informationobligationforseriousincidents
Allseriousincidentsoccurringinconnectionwiththeproductmustbereportedtothemanufacturer,
specialistdealersandthecompetentauthority.
2.7Productsafety/productrecalls
Fornewadviceonproductsafetyandproductrecalls,youcanobtaininformationfromspecialist
dealersordirectlyfromthemanufactureratwww.hoggi.de.
Forrepairandservice,thefollowingtoolsarerequired:
Allenkeys:3mm,4mm,5mmand6mm
Wrenchofsizes:10mm,13mm,18mmand24mm
Screwdriver
FurtherCRUISERdocumentation:
-Additionalinformationbeforesale
-Servicemanual
-Sparepartscatalogue

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Caution!
Warningofpossibledangerofaccidentandinjury.
Warningofpossibletechnicaldamage.
Information!
Aboutuseofproduct.
Information!
Forservicesta󰀨.
Caution!
Therapyproductforindooruseonly.
Caution!
Therapeuticappliancemaybeusedundersupervisiononly!
Attention!
Readmanualbeforeuse!
Readmanualcompletelybeforeuse!
Familiarizeyourselfwithhandlingandfunctionsoftheproductbeforeuse
andpracticethehandling.Youareresponsibleforthesafetyofyourchild.
Thesafetyofyourchildcouldbea󰀨ectedifyoudonotfollowtheinstructions
ofthismanual.
Neverthelessnotallpossiblecircumstancesandunpredictablesituations
canbecoveredbythismanual.Reason,careandcircumspectionarenot
featuresoftheproduct,theyarerequiredofpersonswhousetheproduct.
Thepersonwhoisusingtheproductanditsaccessoriesshouldunderstand
allinstructionsandshouldexplainthemtoeverypersonusingtheproduct
anditsaccessories.
Ifinstructionsarenotclearandfurtherexplanationsbecomenecessaryor
ifyouhavefurtherquestionspleasecontactyourHOGGIdealer.
Attention!
Theproductmaybeusedonlyonsolidlevelground.
3 Safetyinstructions
3.1 Meaning of symbols
3.2 Commonsafetyinstructions

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Attention!
CRUISERisatherapeuticapplianceandmaybeusedindoorandunder
supervisiononly!CRUISERcanbeusedoutdoorsprovidingtheoptional
brakewithwheellockhasbeeninstalled.Wealsorecommendthe
outdoorwheelsetforuseoutdoors.
Caution!
Whilefoldingthewalker,donotholdontootherpartsthantheones
described,especiallythefoldingmechanism,becauseotherwisethereis
ariskofpinching!
Caution!
Alladjustingleversarefastenednger-tightwithoutusingtools.
Caution!
Observethemaximumloadforeachmodel(referto9TechnicalData)!
Caution!
Attachingheavybagsorotherweightcana󰀨ectthestabilityadversely.
Caution!
Thepulloutstopdeterminesthemaximumpossibleheightofthegrip
bar;noadjustmentsmaybemadebeyondthisarea.
Caution!
Checksu󰀩cientclampingbyloadingthegrabrailaccordingtothemaximum
loadcapacity(pleasesee9specication).
Caution!
Thedepthofthegripbarmustbecheckedandpossiblycorrectedafterevery
adjustmentinheightotherwisethereisariskoftippingforward.
Caution!
Makesurethatyourchilddoesnotleantoofaroutofthewalkerinorderto
reachobjectsinfronttothesideortotherearoftheCRUISERwalkingaid.
AshiftinthecentreofgravitymightcausetheCRUISERtotipover.
Caution!
Thegripbarmaynotbeusedasaseatsurfacesinceotherwisethereisa
riskoftipping.

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Becarefulincaseofextremetemperatures.CRUISERcanheatup
signicantlywheninthesunorinthesauna.Inextremecold,thereisarisk
ofhypothermia.Forpersonswithinsensitiveskin(iepersonswhocannot
perceiveatemperatureincrease)and/orwithskindamage,caremustbe
takenthatmetalpartsdonotreachtoohighatemperature.Inthesecases,
itisimperativetowearappropriategarmentstoprotecttheskin.
Caution!
Pleasekeeppackagingmaterialawayfromchildren.
Plasticpackagingpresentsthedangerofsu󰀨ocation.
Disposalofwaste:
Thepackagingmaterialasfarasmetal,aluminiumandplasticpartscanbe
recycled.Therecyclingmustbeoperatedaccordingtothenationalandlegal
terms.Pleaseaskthecity/municipaladministrationforlocalwastedisposal
companies.
Information!
Cleanallframecomponentsandplasticpartsusingonlystandardhousehold
cleaningagents.
Information!
NoticethemaximumwidthofCRUISER(doorclearance).
Seealso9specicationandtypelabelplacedontheproduct.
Information!
Shouldanydefectsbecomeobvious,pleasecontactyourauthorizedHOGGI
dealertoeliminatethem.Wealsorecommendthatyoushouldserviceyour
CRUISERbyyourauthorizeddealereverytwelvemonths.
Visuallyimpairedpersonsorpersonswithcognitiveimpairmentsmusthave
informationmaterialandtheoperatinginstructionsreadaloudbyassistants,
orcanmakeuseofelectronicreadingaids.Alldocumentsareavailableas
PDFlesunder„Downloads“atwww.hoggi.de.
Additionally,productvideosandproductphotogalleriesareavailableonline!
Informationonproductsafetyorproductrecallsandallcontactdetailscanbe
foundonourwebsiteat www.hoggi.de.
Information!
WheneveryouchangeanysettingsontheCRUISERwalkingaidmakesure
thatyourmlytightenanyscrewsthathavebeenloosened.

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4 Delivery and preparing for use
Theoriginalpackagecontainsthefollowingcomponents:
•foldedframe
•usermanual
Removethetransportsafetyitemsandpackaging
materialcarefully.
ProceedinthefollowingmannertoassembleCRUISER:
• Hold CRUISERbythepushhandlesasshownandunfold
 theframe.
•Pressdowntheseatcoverwithbothhandsasshown.
•Thelockingpinengagesacousticallyaudible.
•Opentheextenderlever(frame)asshown.

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•Whentheleverisopenedyoucansettheclosurestrength
 oftheextenderleverbyadjustingtheknurlednuts.
•Bylooseningthescrewconnectionsyoucanrotatebothgrips,
therebyadjustingthedistancebetweengripsaswellasthegrip
height(see9Specication).
•Afterlooseningthetwoscrewconnectionsontheclamp
 thepositionofthebrakehandlecanbeadjusted.
Caution!
Checksu󰀩cientclampingbyloadingthepush
handleaccordingthemaximumloadcapacity
(see9Specication).
Caution!
Thehighestadjustmentoptionforthepushhandles
isspeciedbyasnapbutton(1).Nosettingsmay
bemadebeyondthisrange.
Turningthepushhandlesoutwardsbeyondthe
(side)-frameisnotpermitted.
•Movethepushhandletothedesiredheightandclosethe
extenderleveragain.
•Proceedthesamewayontheoppositeside.
Makesurethatyourmlytightenanyscrews
thathavebeenloosened.
Makesurethatyourmlytightenanyscrews
thathavebeenloosened.
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Caution!
Duringthefoldingprocess,donotholdontoany
partsotherthanthosedescribed,especiallythe
foldingmechanism.
Otherwisethereisariskofclamping!
TofoldCRUISERbabywalker,pleaseproceedasfollows:
• Beforefolding,presslightlyontherightseattubefromabove
(asshown)andpullthelockingpinoutofitslockingposition.
Useofthebrake:
• Tousethebrake,pullupthebrakehandleasshown.
• Thered(brake)blockactsdirectlyonthesurfaceofthewheel.
• Tousethebrakeasaparkingandlockingbrake,pressthe
brakehandledownasshown.

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• Withthelockingpinpulled,foldthescissorstogetherbypulling
upwardsonthecenteroftheseatfabricasshown.
• Usethepushhandlesontheoutsidetopushtherollatorintoits
nal,foldedposition.
• Opentheextenderleverwithonehandasshownandmovethe
pushhandlewiththeotherhandintothelowestposition.
• Closetheextenderlever.
•Proceedthesamewayontheoppositeside.

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5Maintenance/ServiceandRepairsandoperatinglife
CRUISERisCEapproved.Herewiththemanufacturerguaranteesthatthismedicalproductas
awholefulllstherequirementsofRegulation(EU)2017/745oftheEUParliamentandCouncil.
CRUISER shouldbecheckedforcorrectfunctionbeforeeveryuse.Theitemslistedinthefollowing
tablemustbecheckedbytheuserattheindicatedintervals.Failuretocarryoutthesesimple
checksmayleadtoproblemsarisingthatcouldinvalidatethewarranty.
Check       daily  weekly monthly
Functiontestofthebrakeandthereverserolllock  X
Checkofscrewconnections       X
Visualinspectionofwearingpartssuchaswheelsandbearings    X
Contaminationonbearings         X
Shouldanydefectsbecomeobvious,pleasecontactyourauthorizedHOGGIdealertoeliminate
them.WealsorecommendthatyouhaveCRUISERservicedbyyourauthorizeddealerevery
twelvemonths.
OperatinglifeCRUISER:
TheexpectedoperatinglifeofCRUISERis6years,dependingonintensityofuseandmaintenan-
ce.WerecommendanannualinspecitonbyanauthorizedHOGGIdealer.Incaseofaninterferen-
ceoradamageofthewalkingaidithastobecheckedimmediatelybyadealeroramedicalsupply
store.
Instructionsforcleaningandmaintenance
-Cleanallframecomponentsandplasticpartsusingmilddetergentsonly.
-Inmostcases,wipingwithadampclothissu󰀩cient.
-DonotuseyourCRUISERinsaltwater.
-Keepsandorotherparticlesfromdamagingthewheelbearings.
-Hairanddirtparticlesgenerallyaccumulatebetweenthecasterwheeland
fork.Thiscanrestrictthecasterwheelsfromrotatingsmoothly.Removethe
casterandthoroughlycleantheforkandcasterusingamilddetergent.
-Especiallyinthebeginningorafteradjustingthewalker,thestrengthofthe
screwconnectionsshouldbechecked.Ifascrewconnectionisrepeatedly
loosened,pleasecontacttheresponsiblespecialistdealer.

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6 Transport
CRUISERcanbetransportedinonepiece(preferablyfolded)
(seepages12and13).
7 Storage
YoucanachievethesmallestfoldingsizebyfoldingCRUISER
andplacingthepushhandlesinthelowestheightposition
(pleaseseepages12and13).
8Recyclinganddisposal
CRUISERismadeofrecyclablematerials.Theproductpacka-
gingaswellasallmetal,aluminiumandplasticpartscanbe
reused.
Disposalmustbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththerespective
national,legalregulations.Pleaseaskthecity/municipalityad-
ministrationforlocalwastedisposalcompanies.

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9Specications
Attention!
Accessoriesandadd-onsreducetheremainingCRUISER loadcapacity.
Size 0 Size 1 Size 2
Min Max Min Max Min Max
Handle height 32cm 59cm 32cm 59cm 54cm 83cm
Handledistance 18cm 32cm 22cm 36cm 36cm 50cm
Seat height 25cm 33cm 45cm
Totalwidth 47cm 51cm 65cm
Total length 55cm 55cm 58cm
Folding size 42x55x29cm 50x55x27cm 68x58x29cm
Maximum load 30kg 50kg 65kg
Weight 5,4kg 5,6kg 5,9kg

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