Invacare Aquatec Marine User manual

Aquatec®Marine
enBathlift
UserManual...............................3
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Contents
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1General.........................................4
1.1Informationabouttheusermanual.................4
1.2Symbolsinthisusermanual......................4
1.3Warranty.....................................4
1.4Standardsandregulations........................4
1.5Intendeduse..................................5
1.6Servicelife...................................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1Safetyinformation..............................6
2.2Safetyinformationonelectromagneticcompatibility.....6
2.3Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct.................7
3Setup...........................................9
3.1Safetyinformation..............................9
3.2Scopeofdelivery..............................9
3.3Settingupthebathlift..........................10
3.4Chargingthebattery............................13
4Usage..........................................15
4.1Safetyinformation..............................15
4.2Controllingthebathlift..........................15
4.3Bathing......................................17
5Transport........................................19
5.1Safetyinformation..............................19
5.2Removingthebathlift...........................19
6Maintenance.....................................21
6.1Maintenanceandservicing.......................21
6.2Cleaninganddisinfection.........................21
7AfterUse........................................23
7.1Storage......................................23
7.2Re-use......................................23
7.3Disposal.....................................23
8Troubleshooting...................................24
8.1Identifyingandrepairingfaults....................24
9Technicaldata....................................25
9.1Dimensionsandweight..........................25
9.2Electronicdata................................25
9.3Materials....................................27
9.4EnvironmentalParameters........................27

Aquatec®Marine
1General
1.1Informationabouttheusermanual
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Inordertoensuresafetywhen
usingtheproduct,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollow
thesafetyinstructions.
Thepositionspecications(A,B,C,etc.)inthehandling
instructionsalwaysrefertotheprecedinggure.
1.2Symbolsinthisusermanual
Inthisusermanual,warningsaremarkedwithsymbols.The
titlenexttothewarningsymbolindicatesthelevelofdanger.
WARNING
Indicatesadangeroussituationwhichcould
leadtodeathorseriousinjuryifnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesadangeroussituationwhichcould
leadtominorinjuriesifnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesadangeroussituationwhichcould
leadtodamageifnotavoided.
Usefultips,recommendationsandinformation
toensureefcientandsmoothoperation.
Thisproductcomplieswiththedirective
93/42/EECformedicalproducts.Thelaunch
dateforthisproductisspeciedintheCE
declarationofconformity.
Manufacturer
1.3Warranty
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.Warrantyclaims
canonlybemadethroughtheproviderfromwhomthe
appliancewasobtained.
Coversandsuctioncupsareexcludedfromthis.
1.4Standardsandregulations
Qualityisoftheutmostimportanceforourcompany;
allprocessesarebasedontheISO9001andISO13485
standards.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
MedicalDeviceDirective93/42/EECClass1.
TheproductmeetstherequirementsofthestandardsENISO
14971(Medicaldevices-Applicationofriskmanagementto
medicaldevices),DINENISO10535(Hoistsforthetransfer
ofdisabledpersons-Requirementsandtestmethods)*,IEC
60601-1(Medicalelectricalequipment-Part1:General
requirementsforbasicsafetyandessentialperformance),IEC
60601-1-2(Medicalelectricalequipment-Part1-2:General
requirementsforbasicsafetyandessentialperformance
-Collateralstandard:Electromagneticdisturbances-
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General
Requirementsandtests)andDINENISO10993–1(Biological
evaluationofmedicaldevices,topreventallergicreactions).
*Thebathlifthasaliftcapacitygreaterthan1.5timesthe
nominalload.
Invacare®iscontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.
•Wecomplywiththecurrentenvironmentallegislation
(e.g.WEEEandRoHSdirectives).
•WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsand
components.
ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactInvacare®inyour
country(foraddresses,seebackpageofthismanual).
1.5Intendeduse
Bathliftsfacilitaterespectivelyallowtheentryintoandexit
fromthebathtub.Theyareintendedsolelyasabathing
aidforpeoplewithreducedmobility.Anyotheruseis
prohibited.Thebathliftisintendedforuseinhospitals,
carefacilitiesandintheprivate,domesticarea.
Indications
•Signicantreductioninfunction/missingfunctionality
oftheupperand/orlowerextremities(suchas
amputations,paralysis,jointdisorders,neuromuscular
disorderswithimpairmentoftheextremities),when
aindependententryintoandexitfromthebathtub
respectivelysittingdownandupisnolongerpossible.
Trunkcontrolandbasicfunctionalcapabilityofthe
extremitiesmuststillbesufcient.
•Chronicconsequencesofillnesswithfunctional
limitationsoftheupperand/orlowerextremities,that
nolongerpermitanindependentbathing,however
whenalargelyindependentbathingispossibleby
theuseofthebathliftandotherbathingaidsfor
compensatingthedisabilityarenotsufcient.
Contraindications
Therearenocontraindicationsassociatedwithproperuse.
1.6Servicelife
Theexpectedservicelifeisveyears,presumingthat
theproductisuseddailyandinaccordancewithsafety
instructions,maintenanceinstructionsandintendeduse,
statedinthismanual.
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2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanuals,servicemanualsorinstruction
sheetssuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.Invacareproductmanualsare
availableontheinternetoratyourlocaldealer
(Addressesaredisplayedonthebackcoverof
thismanual).
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professional,dealerortechnicalpersonnel
beforeattemptingtousethisequipment–
otherwise,injuryordamagemayoccur.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Donotuseifdefective.
–Intheeventofamalfunction,contactyour
dealerimmediately.
–Donotmakeanyunauthorizedchangesor
alterationstotheproduct.
–Onlyuseaccessoriesandsparepartsintended
forthisproduct.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Neverstandonthebathlifttogetintoorout
ofthebathtub,donotuseitforclimbingor
descending,asaliftingplatformorforany
similarpurpose.
IMPORTANT!
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentis
subjecttochangewithoutnotice.
–Checkallpartsforshippingdamageandother
damageorotherconspicuousfeatures.
2.2Safetyinformationonelectromagnetic
compatibility
Thisproductwassuccessfullytestedtointernational
standardsforitselectromagneticcompatibility.However,
electromagneticeldssuchasthosegeneratedbyradio
andtelevisiontransmitters,radioequipmentandmobile
telephones,caninuencetheoperationofproductswith
electricaldrives.Theelectronicsusedinthisproductcan
alsocauseweakelectromagneticinterferencebutthislies
belowthestatutorylimits.Youshouldthereforeobserve
thefollowingwarnings:
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Safety
CAUTION!
Electromagneticinterference
Wirelesscommunicationsequipmentsuch
asWLANrouters,mobilephones,cordless
telephonesandtheirbasestationsor
walkie-talkiescanaffectthisequipment.
–Makesurethatsuchdevicesarekeptatleast
inadistanceof2mawayfromthebathlift.
CAUTION!
Electromagneticinterference
Electromagneticinterferencecouldcausethe
devicetostopsuddenlyor(thoughthisis
extremelyunlikely)tostartmovingofitsown
accord.
–Switchofftheexternaldeviceand/oryour
Invacare®productifyounoticesuchbehavior.
–Ifotherelectricallyoperatedmedicalproducts
causeainterferenceorarethemselves
disrupted,switchoffyourInvacare®product
andcontactyourdealer.
Guidanceandmanufacturer'sdeclarationrelatingto
electromagneticemissionandimmunityareavailable
onrequestfromInvacare®inyourcountry.
2.3Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct
Identicationlabel
Theidenticationlabelcontainsimportantinformation:
A
B
D
C
E
F
G
K
J
I
H
Marine
AConformitymark
BIntervalofuse(continuousoperationoftheengine
isnotallowed):max.2minutescontinuoususe
followedbya18minutebreak
CNote(disposal)
DTypeofprotection
ESerialdevicenumber
FNote(observeaccompanyingdocuments)
GProductiondate
HLoadcapacity
INominalvoltage/ratedpower
JTypeBappliedpart
KDevicedesignation
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Theidenticationlabelisappliedtothebackofthe
backrest.
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Setup
3Setup
3.1Safetyinformation
IMPORTANT!
–Checkthepartsfortransportdamagebefore
commissioningandcontactthedealerif
required.
–Ensureduringassemblythatthepartsare
positionedcorrectlywithrespecttoone
another.
3.2Scopeofdelivery
Aseatandbackrestcoverisoptionallyavailable.
Thefollowingcomponentsareincludedinthescopeof
delivery:
Seat
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
ASideap
BSeatplate
CHingeforbackrest
DLiftingscissors
ESpindlefootretainer
FBaseframe
GSuctioncups(twotabswiththread)(4x)
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Backrest
AHandcontrolwithspiralcable
BDrive
CPlate,backrest
DSpindlefoot
Batteryandcharger
A
ABattery
BCharger
3.3Settingupthebathlift
WARNING!
Riskofslipping!
Thebathliftcanslipifthesuctioncupsdonot
haveaproperhold.
–Cleanthebathtubandthesuctioncupswitha
dampclothbeforesettingupthebathlift.
–Donotchangethepositionofthebathliftin
thebathtubonceitissetup.
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WARNING!
Riskofinjuryanddamage!
–Onlysetupthebathliftinbathtubsthat
complywiththespecicationsofthefollowing
table.
–Onlyusethebathliftinbathtubswithfrontal
overows.
A
B
C
H
E
80 mm
ATublength,
bottom
(inside)
≥ 31.2"
BTubwidth,
bottom
(inside)
min. 10.9"
CTubwidth,
at 3.1"
inheight
(inside)
≥ 16.7
ETubwidth
(outside)
27.3"- 28.8"
HTubheight
(inside)
≤ 16.3"
IMPORTANT!
–Ensurethatthesuctioncupsaremounted.
–Ensurethatthebatteryischarged.
–Ensurethatthespindlefootisfullyinserted.
–Whenliftingbathliftcomponents,remember
tocorrectlyassesstheweights.Seesection9.1
Dimensionsandweight,page25.
–
Foldthesideapsoutwardsbeforeraisingthe
backrest.
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1.PlacetheseatBonthebottomoftheemptybathtub.
EnsurethatthespindlefootretainerCispointing
towardstheendofthebathtuboppositethedrainA.
2.Foldthesideapsoftheseatoutwards.
3.PlacethebackrestA(withoutthebattery)ontothe
seatsothatthehooksBofthebackresttintothe
hingesCoftheseatplateD.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage!
Damagetotheproductcausedbythespindle
footslippingout.
–Ensurethatthespindleisfullyretractedand
thespindlefootislevelandnottwisted,before
foldingupthebackrest.
–Oncethebackrestisfoldedup,ensurethatthe
spindlefootisinthespindlefootretainer.
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4.Holdthebackrestatthecenteroftheheadendand
carefullyliftitintotheendposition.
5.HoldthechargedbatteryBbythegripAandinsert
itintotheguideCofthebackrestfromabove.
6.Pushthebatterycompletelydown.
Thebatteryshouldclickintoplace.
Thebathliftisnowreadyforuse.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
–Makesurethatthebackrestdoesnottouch
thebathtubedge.
–Placethebathliftfurtherforwardsinthebath
tub,ifnecessary.
3.4Chargingthebattery
Thebathliftcannotbeusedwhenthebatteryischarging.
WARNING!
Riskofelectricshock
–Onlyrechargethebatteryindryroomsatroom
temperature(15°Cto25°C)andneverinthe
bathroom.
IMPORTANT!
–Onlyusethesuppliedchargertochargethe
battery.
–Makesurethatthevoltagespecications
shownonthechargercorrespondtothoseof
themainssupply.
–Onlyconnectthechargertomainssupplywhen
thebatteryisconnectedtothecharger.
D
A
F
C
E
1.InsertthejackplugAofthechargerEintothejack
socketFofthebatteryDuntilitengages.
2.InsertthemainsplugCofthechargerintoapower
socket.
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ThechargingindicatorBlightsredwhilethebattery
ischargingandchangestogreenwhenchargingis
nished.Itisnotpossibletooverchargethebattery.
3.Disconnectthechargerfromthepowersocket.
4.Pullthejackplugofthechargeroutofthejacksocket
ofthebattery.
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Usage
4Usage
4.1Safetyinformation
CAUTION!
Overloadingthebathliftcanleadtodamageto
thedeviceorpreventlifting.
–Donotoverloadthebathliftandobservethe
specicationsontheidenticationlabelandin
section9.1Dimensionsandweight,page25
withregardtoitsloadcapacity.
CAUTION!
Dangerofpinchingngers
–Donotinsertngersintotheguidebetween
theseatplateandthebackrest.
–Donotreachundertheseatplateorbetween
theliftingscissors.
IMPORTANT!
Moisturemaypenetrateintoadamagedhand
control,whichcouldleadtofailureofthedevice.
–Alwaysperformavisualinspectionofthe
productforexternaldamagebeforeeachuse.
–Ifthehousingofthehandcontrolisdamaged
orshowscracks,donotusethehandcontrol.
IMPORTANT!
–Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeeach
use,3.4Chargingthebattery,page13.
1.Refertooperatingconditionsinsection9.4
EnvironmentalParameters,page27.
4.2Controllingthebathlift
Thebathliftcanbemovedinthefollowingdirections:
Thebathliftiscontrolledviathehandcontrol,eitherby
theuseroranassistant.
With a fully charged battery, the bath lift can
perform 22 bathing operations with a load of 308 lb.
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IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
–Thehandcontrolmayonlybeusedwhenthe
backrestisproperlyinstalledandintheupright
position.
IMPORTANT!
Ifthebatteryisnotsufcientlycharged,the
indicatorlampBlightsupredwhentheDown
buttonEispressed.Inthiscase,thelowering
functionofthebathliftisdisabled.Youcan
howeverstillraisethelift.
–Rechargethebatteryimmediatelyafterraising
it.
Raisingthebathlift
IMPORTANT!
Ifthebackrestislowered,itwillmoveintothe
uprightpositionrst.
1.PresstheUpbuttonConthehandcontrolandkeepit
pressed.
Thebackrestmovesintotheuprightpositionorthe
seatmovesupwards.
Whenmovingthebackrestintotheuprightposition,
slightcracklingnoisesarepossible.
2.ReleasetheUpbuttononthehandcontrol.
Thebathliftstopsinthecurrentposition.
Loweringthebathlift
IMPORTANT!
Iftheseatisalreadylowered,thebackrestlowers
towardstherear.
1.PresstheDownbuttonEonthehandcontroland
keepitpressed.
Theseatmovesdownwardsorthebackrestlowers
towardstherear.
2.ReleasetheDownbuttononthehandcontrol.
Thebathliftstopsinthecurrentposition.
Emergencystopbutton
IMPORTANT!
OnlypresstheemergencystopbuttonAifthe
devicedoesnotstopimmediatelywhentheUp
orDownbuttonisreleased(e.g.ifabutton
jams).Thebathliftstopsmovingimmediately
andtheredlightintegratedinthehandcontrol
ashesbriey.
IfthelifternolongerrespondswhenpressingtheUpor
Downbuttonsafterreleasingtheemergencystopbutton,
theerrorhasnotbeencorrected.Thedeviceisnotready
foruseandmustberepaired,forexample,incaseofan
electronicdamage.
Contact Clarke Health Care, if necessary.
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4.3Bathing
WARNING!
Riskofslipping!
Thebathliftcanslipifthesuctioncupsdonot
haveaproperhold.
–Beforeusingthebathliftensurethatitis
securelypositionedandcannottipover.
–Ensurethatthebathliftissetupinthebathtub
likedescribedinsection3.3Settingupthebath
lift,page10.
WARNING!
–Ifyourconditionmeansthatyoucannottake
abathonyourown,onlyusethedevicewith
supervision.
–Ifoperatingthedevicewithoutsupervision,
makesuretohaveanalarmsystemor
telephonewithinreachincaseofunforeseen
events(e.g.malfunctions).
CAUTION!
Bathoilsorsaltscanimpairtheperformanceof
theliftingscissors.
–Ifusingsuchbathadditives,donotexceedthe
recommendeddose.
IMPORTANT!
–Runtheunloadedliftoncetothetopandthen
backtothebottom(functiontest).
–Beforeusing,checkthetemperatureofthe
bathwater.
1.PressandholdtheUpbuttonConthehandcontrol
untiltheseatislevelwiththeedgeofthebathtub.
2.Makesurethatthesideapsarelevelwiththeseat
plateandrestatontheedgeofthebathtub(initial
position).
3.Fillthebathtubwithwater.
4.Sitonthesideapnearesttoyouasyouwouldona
chair.
5.Slidebackwardsuntilyouaresittinginthemiddleof
theseat.
6.Turnyourselfintothebathingposition,byliftingoneleg
andthentheotherovertheedgeofthebathtub.
7.Onceyouaresittingcorrectly,presstheDownbuttonE
andholditdowntolowertheseatintothebathtub.
Oncetheseathasreachedthelowestposition,it
ispossibletoreclinethebackrestbycontinuingto
holdtheDownbuttonE.Thisproducesamore
comfortablebathingpositionandallowsyouto
immerseyourselfdeeperinthebathwater.
8.KeeptheDownbuttonpresseduntilthebackresthas
reachedthedesiredposition.
Togetoutofthebathtub,followthesestepsin
reverseorder.
9.Toraisethebackrestorthebathlift,presstheUp
buttonCandkeepitpresseduntilithasreachedthe
desiredorinitialposition.
Thehandcontrolcanbehungonthehooksatthe
backrestwhennotinuse.
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IMPORTANT!
–Removethebatterywhennotusedconstantly.
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Transport
5Transport
5.1Safetyinformation
CAUTION!
Thebackrestisnotlockedontheseatwhenitis
foldedtogetherandcancomeapart.
–Disassemblethebathliftintotwosections
fortransport(baseframewithseatplateand
backrest).Seechapter5.2Removingthebath
lift,page19.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
–Donotremovethesuctioncupswhen
transportingthebathlift.
–Removethebatteryfromthebackrestfor
transport.
–Refertothestorageandshippingconditionsin
chapter9.4EnvironmentalParameters,page27.
5.2Removingthebathlift
1.Letthewateroutofthebathtub.
2.LowerthebathliftusingtheDownbuttonuntilthe
backreststopsintheloweredendposition,see4.2
Controllingthebathlift,page15.
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IMPORTANT!
–Graspdeepintothegripsothatyoucan
holdthebatterysafely.
3.Unlockthebatterybypullingthegripupslightlyand
pullthebatteryupwardsoutoftheguide.
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4.Holdthebackrestattheheadendwithonehandand
slowlyfoldthebackrestallthewayforward.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
–Whenfoldingthebackrestdown,ensure
thatthespiralcableofthehandcontrol
doesnotgetcaught.
–Beforefoldingthebackrestdown,ensure
thatthebackrestiscompletelyinthe
loweredposition.
–Donotfoldthebackrestdownifthereis
waterinthebathtub.
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6
5.Pullthebackrestupofftheseatandoutofthebathtub.
6.Foldthesideapsoftheseatinwards.
IMPORTANT!
–Releasebothrearsuctioncups
simultaneously.
7.ReleasetherearsuctioncupsAbypullinguponthe
protrudingtabsB.
8.Lifttherearoftheseatslightly.Thisreleasesthefront
suctioncups.
IMPORTANT!
–Iftheheightadaptershavebeeninstalled
(optional),youalsohavetopullthetabs
ofthefrontsuctioncupstoreleasethem.
9.Takethebaseframewithseatplateoutofthebathtub.
Makesurethatallsuctioncupsaredetached
beforetakingtheseatoutofthebathtub.
10.Carefullystowallcomponentsofthebathlift.
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6Maintenance
6.1Maintenanceandservicing
Iftheabovecleaningandsafetynoticesareobserved,the
productwillbemaintenancefree.
IMPORTANT!
Thehandcontrolmayonlybeopenedbythe
manufacturerofthebathlift.
1.Checktheproductregularlyfordamageandtoensure
thatitissecurelyassembled.
2.Intheeventofdamageand/ornecessaryrepairs,
contactthedealerimmediately.
3.Thebathliftmustbecheckedbyanauthorizeddealer
beforeeveryre-useorafter24monthsatthelatest(see
Manufacturer‘srecommendationforrehabproductsof
theSPECTARISindustrialassociation).
4.Ifthebathliftisnotusedforaprolongedperiod,
chargethebatterycompletelyandthenraiseandlower
thebathlift3timeswithoutload.Repeatthisprocess
every3months.Thishelpstomaintaintheservicelife
ofthebattery.
6.2Cleaninganddisinfection
Theproductcanbecleanedanddisinfectedusing
commerciallyavailableagents.
1.Disinfecttheproduct(seat,backrestandcovers)by
wipingdownallgenerallyaccessiblesurfaceswith
disinfectant(afterdisassemblingtheproduct,ifpossible).
IMPORTANT!
Allcleaningagentsanddisinfectantsusedmust
beeffective,compatiblewithoneanotherand
mustprotectthematerialstheyareusedtoclean.
–Forfurtherinformationondecontamination
inHealthcareEnvironments,pleaserefer
to‘TheNationalInstituteforClinical
Excellence’guidelinesonInfectionControl
www.nice.org.uk/CG139andyourlocalinfection
controlpolicy.
–Cleantheproductregularlybyhand.
–Donotuseabrasivecleaningagents.
Cleaningtheseatandbackrest
CAUTION!
Riskofgettingngerscaught
–Beespeciallycarefulwhencleaninginthearea
oftheliftingscissors,astheymaymoveand
causeinjury.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
–Neveruseahigh-pressurecleanertocleanthe
backrest.
1.Washtheproductwithaclothorabrush.
2.Rinsetheproductwithwarmwater.
3.Drytheproductwithacloth.
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