Invacare DOLOMITE Melody User manual

DOLOMITE®Melody
DOLOMITE®Soprano
enRollator
UserManual................................3
deRollator
Gebrauchsanweisung.........................17
esAndador
Manualdelusuario...........................31
frDéambulateur
Manueld'utilisation..........................45
itRollator
Manualed’uso...............................61
nlRollator
Gebruiksaanwijzing..........................75
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture
reference.
1General........................................4
1.1Aboutthismanual..............................4
1.2Intendeduse..................................4
1.3ServiceLife...................................4
1.4Scopeofdelivery...............................5
1.5Warranty....................................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1GeneralWarnings..............................6
2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct..................6
3Usage..........................................7
3.1Beforeuse....................................7
3.2Foldingandunfoldingthewalkingaid.................7
3.3Usingthehandbrakes...........................8
3.4Adjustingthehandlebar..........................9
3.5Walking.....................................10
3.6Sittingdownonachair...........................10
3.7Risingtoastandingposition.......................11
3.8Sittingonthewalkingaid.........................11
3.9Accessories...................................12
4Maintenanceandcare.............................13
4.1Maintenance..................................13
4.2Cleaning.....................................13
5AfterUse.......................................14
5.1Disposal.....................................14
5.2Re-use......................................14
6Technicaldata...................................15
6.1Dimensionsandweights..........................15
6.2Material......................................16

DOLOMITE®MelodyDOLOMITE®Soprano
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
Thewalkingaidisintendedforsupportandimprovementofa
limitedwalkingability.Theuser’sremainingwalkingabilityneedsto
besufficientforleavingthehome,forusualdailyactivitiesandfor
participatinginsociallifewithoutendangeringthemselvesorothers.
Thewalkingaidisintendedtosupportapersonduringwalkingand
mayalsoserveasarestingseat.Furthermorethewalkingaidis
intendedtocarryaload,eitherinaspeciallydesignedbasketoron
atray.
Thewalkingaidisnotintendedforusebypersonswithsevere
equilibriumdisordersorfunctionalperceptualdisorders.
Permissibleoperatingconditionsandlocations
Thewalkingaidisonlyintendedforuseindoors,inlivingorpublic
areas,oroutdoors.Thewalkingaidisnottobeusedunderwaterin
e.g.poolsoropen-airbath,neitherinhotareasase.g.saunas.
1.3ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisfiveyearswhenusedin
accordancewiththesafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervalsand
correctuse,statedinthismanual.Theeffectiveproductlifecyclecan
varyaccordingtofrequencyandintensityofuse.
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1.4Scopeofdelivery
•Walkingaid,fullyassembled.
•Usermanual
Accessories,actuallyassembledtoyourwalkingaid,aredepending
ontheconfigurationandmightdifferperregion.
1.5Warranty
Wesupplyatwoyearwarrantyfromthedateofdelivery.Deviations
mayoccurduetolocalagreements.Damagecausedbynormalwear
toe.g.wheels,handlesandbrakesordamagecausedbyabnormal
use(e.g.exceededmax.userweight)isnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Maintenanceandoperatinginstructionsmustbefollowedforthe
warrantytobevalid.
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2Safety
2.1GeneralWarnings
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
–Exercisecautionwhenwalkingonsloping/slippery
groundandonunevensurfaces.
–Donotusetherollatorasawheelchair.
–Becarefulwhenwalkingbackwardsoverobstacles.
–Neversitandpushwithyourfeet.
–Donotgoupordownstairswiththerollator.
–Donotusetherollatoronescalators.
–Donotunderanycircumstancesstandontherollator.
–Becarefulwhenusinglongskirts,theclothesmight
getstuckinthewheels.
–Loadsmustonlybetransportedinthebasketoron
thetray.Becarefulwhenthereisaheavyloadinthe
basket.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Donotletchildrenplaywiththerollator.
CAUTION!
Riskoffirstdegreeburns
–Becarefulifthepushhandlesortheseatareexposed
toextremetemperatures(above41°C/106°F).
IMPORTANT!
Riskofcorrosion
–Therollatormustnotbestoredinwetorhumid
environments.
2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct
XXX KG XXcm
DOLOMITE XXXXXX
XXXXX - XX - XX
X XXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXX - XXXXXX
xxxx - xx
A
C
D
FBG
EHI
Thelabelcontainsallimportanttechnicalinformationregardingyour
walkingaid.
AArticlenumber
BProductname
CSerialnumber
DDateofmanufacture
EMax.userweight
FRefertousermanual
GIn-andoutdoorwalkingaid
HMax.widthofwalkingaid
IManufacturer’sname.
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Usage
3Usage
3.1Beforeuse
Wedonotrecommendthattheproductisissuedtoanyonewithout
carryingoutafullassessmentoftheirspecificneedfirst.Theuser’s
remainingwalkingabilityneedstobesufficientforleavingthehome,
forusualdailyactivitiesandforparticipatinginsociallifewithout
endangeringthemselvesorothers.Itisimportantthattheuser
isgiventhenecessarysupportbytheproductasprescribedbya
qualifiedprofessional.Thisisbothforthesafetyoftheuserandthe
rehabilitationprocess.
3.2Foldingandunfoldingthewalkingaid
Whenunpackingorunfoldingfromtransportpositionliftfrontframe
accordingtoFigurebelow.
Unfoldingtooperatingposition
1.Unfoldthewalkingaidbypressingdowntheseatingtube.
WARNING!
–Beforeusingtheproduct,alwayscheckthatthesafety
latchisinlockedpositionindicatedbyaclearaudible
“click”.
Flipuptheseatplate
Theseatcanbefoldeduptoprovidealargerwalkingspace,
andinordertoincreaseaccessibility.
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Folding
IMPORTANT!
–Ifbasketisused,itmustbedismantledbeforefolding
thewalkingaid.
1.Pressdownthesafetycatch.
2.Pulltheseatingtubeupwards.
Thewalkingaidcanbefoldedintwodifferentpositions:
1.Thewalkingaidistobefoldedtothefirstpositionifitistobe
parkedwhenfolded.
2.Itisrecommendedthatthewalkingaidisfoldedtoafurther
stage,theinnerposition,ifitistobetransportedwhenfolded.
Thewalkingaidcannotstanduprightwheninposition2.
3.3Usingthehandbrakes
1.Pullbothbrakehandlesupwards.
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Usingtheparkingbrake
1.Toapplytheparkingbrakes,pressthebrakehandlescarefully
downwards.
Anaudiblesoundindicatesthatthebrakeisinthecorrect
position.
IMPORTANT!
–Makesurethatbothbrakesareputintoparking
position.
2.Toreleasethebrakes,pullthebrakehandlesupwards.
Adjustingthebrakingeffect
1.Adjustthedistancebetweenthebrakeshoeandthewheel.
Suitabletools:Allenkey3mm(notincluded).
Thedistancebetweenthebrakeheadandthewheelshould
be1.5mm.
3.4Adjustingthehandlebar
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1.LoosentheheightadjustmentknobA,butdonotremoveit
completely.
2.Adjustthehandlebarstothecorrectheight.
Thehandlesshouldusuallybepositionedatwristheight.
Therapistmaysuggestdifferentheightsdependingonspecific
needsoftheclient.
3.Ifnecessary,adjustthehandlesanglesuchthattheypointinwards
inordertoprovideamorecomfortablehandposition.Thismay
alsoberequirediftheuserhaslimitedwristmobility.
4.Retightentheheightadjustmentknob.
5.Repeattheprocedureontheotherside.
Ifthereisariskoftheuserremovingtheheightadjustment
knobs,theseshouldbereplacedbylockingscrews(available
asanaccessory).
3.5Walking
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
–Becarefulifthewheelsstopagainstanobstacle.
1.Placethewalkingaidslightlyinfrontofyouandtakeastep
towardsitwhileusingthehandgripsforsupport.
3.6Sittingdownonachair
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