Invacare Dolomite Maxi+ User manual

Dolomite®Maxi+
ENRollator
UserManual................................3
DERollator
Gebrauchsanweisung.........................15
ESRollator
Manualdelusuario...........................27
FRRollator
Manueld'utilisation..........................39
ITRollator
Manualed’uso...............................51
NLRollator
Gebruiksaanwijzing..........................63
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture
reference.
1General......................................4
1.1Aboutthismanual..........................4
1.2Intendeduse..............................4
1.3ServiceLife...............................5
1.4Scopeofdelivery...........................5
1.5Warranty................................5
2Safety........................................6
2.1GeneralWarnings..........................6
2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct..............6
3Usage........................................7
3.1Beforeuse................................7
3.2Foldingandunfoldingtherollator...............7
3.3Usingthehandbrakes.......................8
3.4Adjustingthehandleheight....................8
3.5Walking..................................9
3.6Sittingdownonachair.......................9
3.7Risingtoastandingposition...................9
3.8Sittingontherollator........................10
3.9Accessories...............................10
4Maintenanceandcare..........................11
4.1Maintenance..............................11
4.2Care....................................11
5AfterUse.....................................12
5.1Disposal.................................12
5.2Re-use...................................12
6Technicaldata.................................13
6.1Dimensionsandweights......................13
6.2Material..................................13

Dolomite®Maxi+
1General
1.1Aboutthismanual
ThisUserManualcontainsimportantinformationaboutyour
product.Inordertoensuresafetywhenusingtheproduct,readthe
UserManualcarefullyandfollowthesafetyinstructions.
Thepersonwhoprescribestheproductorwhoisotherwise
responsiblefortheusermustensurethattheproductissuitablefor
theuser.Theusershallbeinstructedhowtousetheproduct.This
includestheuseofthefeaturesandtherestrictionsinuse.Theuser
shallalsobenotifiedofthewarningsforusegivenintheusermanual.
Symbolsinthismanual
InthisUserManualwarningsareindicatedbysymbols.Thewarning
symbolsareaccompaniedbyaheadingthatindicatestheseverity
ofthedanger.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
minororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation
forefficient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdateofthis
productisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
1.2Intendeduse
Indications
Therollatorisintendedforsupportandimprovementofarestricted
walkingability.Theuser’sremainingwalkingabilityneedstobe
sufficientforleavingthehome,forusualdailyactivitiesandfor
participatinginsociallifewithoutendangeringthemselvesorothers.
Therollatorisintendedtosupportapersonduringwalkingandmay
alsoserveasarestingseat.Furthermoretherollatorisintendedto
carryaloadeitherinaspeciallydesignedbasketoronatray.
Themax.userweightis200kg.Thisweightlimitationincludes
theweightoftheuserwhetherstandingorsittingandthecontent
ofthebasket.
Contraindications
TheRollatorisnotintendedforusebypersonswithsevere
equilibriumdisordersorfunctionalperceptualdisorders.
Permissibleoperatingconditionsandlocations
Therollatorisonlyintendedforuseindoorinlivingorpublicareas
oroutdoor.Therollatorisnottobeusedunderwaterine.g.pools
oropen-airbath,neitherinhotareasase.g.saunas.
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General
1.3ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisfiveyearswhenused
inaccordancewithsafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervalsand
correctuse,statedinthismanual.Theeffectiveproductlifecyclecan
varyaccordingtofrequencyandintensityofuse.
1.4Scopeofdelivery
•Rollator,fullyassembled.
•Usermanual
Accessories,actuallyassembledtoyourrollator,aredependingon
theconfigurationandmightdifferperregion.
1.5Warranty
Wesupplyatwoyearwarranty*fromthedateofdelivery.Damage
causedbyweartoitemssuchaswheels,handlesandbrakesisnot
coveredbythewarranty.Damagethatarisesduetoabnormaluseis
excluded.Damagecausedbyuserswhoweighmorethanmax.user
weightisexcluded.Maintenanceandoperatinginstructionsmustbe
observedforthewarrantytobevalid.
*Deviationsmayoccurduetolocalagreements.
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2Safety
2.1GeneralWarnings
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
–Exercisecautionwhenwalkingonsloping/slippery
groundandonunevensurfaces.
–Donotusetherollatorasawheelchair.
–Becarefulwhenwalkingrearwardsoverobstacles.
–Neversitandpushwithyourfeet.
–Donotgoupordownstairswiththerollator.
–Donotusetherollatoronescalators.
–Donotunderanycircumstancesstandontherollator.
–Becarefulwhenusinglongskirts,theclothesmightget
stuckinthewheels.
–Loadsmustonlybetransportedinthebasketoron
thetray.Becarefulwhenthereisaheavyloadin
thebasket(forthemax.loadinthebasketreferto
chapter6Technicaldata,page13).
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Donotletchildrenplaywiththerollator.
–Ifthepushhandlesortheseatareexposedtoextreme
temperature(above41°C)theremightberiskforfirst
degreeburns.
IMPORTANT!
Riskofcorrosion
–Therollatormustnotbestoredoutsideinwetclimate
orinhumidenvironmentsforalongperiodoftime.
2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct
XXX KG XXcm
DOLOMITE XXXXXX
XXXXX - XX - XX
X XXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXX - XXXXXX
xxxx - xx
A
C
D
FBG
EHI
Thelabelcontainsallimportanttechnicalinformationregardingyour
rollator.
AArticlenumber
BProductname
CSerialnumber
DDateofmanufacture
EMax.userweight
FRefertousermanual
GIn-andoutdoorrollator
HMax.widthofrollator
IManufacturer’sname.
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Usage
3Usage
3.1Beforeuse
Wedonotrecommendthattheproductisissuedtoanyonewithout
firstcarryingoutafullassessmentoftheirspecificneeds.Itis
importantthattheuserisgiventhenecessarysupportbytheproduct
asprescribedbyaqualifiedprofessional.Thisisbothforthesafety
oftheuserandalsotheirrecoverypattern.
3.2Foldingandunfoldingtherollator
Unfoldingtooperatingposition
WARNING!
–Alwaysmakesurethattherollatorisfullyunfolded
andthelockisengagedbeforeusingtherollator.
1.Pressdowntheseatingtube.
2.Checkthatthesafetycatchisinthelockedposition.
Folding
1
2
1.Pressdownthesafetycatch.
2.Pulltheseatingtubeupwards.
Flipuptheseatplate
Youcanflipuptheseattoprovidealargerwalkingspaceandto
increaseaccessibility.
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3.3Usingthehandbrakes
1.2.
1.Applythebrakesbypullingbothbrakehandlesupwards.
2.Toapplytheparkingbrakes,pressthebrakehandlescarefully
downwards.
Anaudiblesoundindicatesthatthebrakeisinthecorrect
position.
Itisimportantthatbothbrakesareputintoparkingposition.
3.Toreleasethebrake,pullthebrakehandleupwards.
Adjustingthebrakeeffect
Fordesirablebrakingstrength,adjustthebrakewire.
Suitabletools:8mmand10mmspanner(notincluded).
3.4Adjustingthehandleheight
1.Standbehindtherollatorwithflatshoulders.
2.Loosentheknobcompletely,removethescrew.
3.Adjustthehandletosuitableheight.
Thehandlesshouldusually
bepositionedatwrist
height.Therapistmay
suggestdifferentheights
dependingonspecific
needsoftheclient.
4.Fixthescrewintothehexagonalhole.
5.Fastentheknobproperly.
6.Repeattheprocedureontheotherside.
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Usage
3.5Walking
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
–Becarefulifthewheelturns90degreeandstops
againstanobstacle.
1.Placetherollatorabitinfrontofyouandtakeasteptowards
itwhilstusingthehandgripsforsupport.
3.6Sittingdownonachair
1.Standinfrontofthechairwiththerollator,thebackofthelegs
shouldtouchthechair.
2.Placethehandsonthearmsofthechair,leanforwardslightly
andsitdowncarefully.
3.7Risingtoastandingposition
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
–Neverusetherollatortopullyourselfupfroma
sittingposition.
–Theparkingbrakesmustbeinbrakedpositionwhen
therollatorisusedasasupportwhengettingup,from
achairforexample.
1.Placetherollatorinfrontofyou,usethearmrestsofthechairas
supportandrisecarefullytoastandingposition.
2.Oncesteadyinastandingposition,transferhandstothehand
gripsoftherollator.
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3.8Sittingontherollator
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
Usetherollatorforstationaryseatingonly.Bothbrakes
mustbeinparkingpositionwhentherollatorisused
asaseat.
–Neversitandpushwithyourfeet.
–Neversitontherollatoronslopingground.
3.9Accessories
Accessoriesarenotstandardonallmodels.Foralistofavailable
accessories,contactyourauthorizeddealerortheInvacare
representative(seerearpageofthismanual).
Basket
Mountthebasketbyhangingitwiththehooksonthefrontframe.
Tray
Securethetraybyusingtheplasticplugs.
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