Invacare Escort User manual

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Invacare®Escort
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Invacare®Escort
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1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthesafety
instructions.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethelatest
version.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFontheInvacare
website.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafontsize
thatismorecomfortableforyou.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand
applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation
belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
1.3Compliance
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working
withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
MedicalDeviceRegulation2017/745ClassI.Thelaunchdate
ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
Wearecontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,is
reducedtoaminimum.
WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.
1.4ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequencyand
intensityofuse.
1.5WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheproviderfrom
whomtheproductwasobtained.
1.6LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserorathird
party
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
2Safety
2.1GeneralSafetyInformation
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction
sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjury
Incorrectusecanleadtohazardoussituations.
–Donotusetheproductonstairsoron
escalators.
–Donotstandontheproduct.
–Becarefulwhenwalkingonslopingorslippery
groundorunevensurfaces.
–Avoidwalkingagainstobstacles,bothforwards
andbackwards.
–Donotletchildrenplaywiththeproduct
–Donotsitonthecrossbarorusethecrossbar
assupport.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
Unbalancedorheavyloadmayleadtooverturning
–Donothanganyloads,suchasbags,tothe
frame.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor.See
addressesattheendofthisdocument.
CAUTION!
RiskofFirstDegreeBurns
Partsoftheproductmayheatup,whenexposed
tohightemperatures(above41°C).
–Becarefuliftheproductisexposedtohigh
temperatures,e.g.directsunlight.
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IMPORTANT!
Thereisariskofdamageduetowear,e.g.
corrosion.
–Donotusetheproductunderwater,e.g.in
pools.
–Donotusetheproductinhotareaslikesaunas.
–Donotstoretheproductinwetorhumid
environments.
3ProductOverview
3.1Intendeduse
Thewalkingaidisintendedtosupportduringwalking.
Thewalkingaidissuitableforindoorandoutdooruseon
evenground.
Theintendeduserisanadultwithamaximumuserweight
asstatedontheproductlabelandinchapter7Technical
Data,page5.
3.2IndicationsforUse
Indications
Personswithimpairedmusclestrengthand/orbalance,
whoneedadditionalsupportwhilstwalking.Theremaining
walkingandcognitiveabilitymustbesufcientforsafeuse
ofawalkingaid.
Contraindications
Personswithsevereequilibriumdisordersorfunctional
perceptualdisorders.
3.3LabelsandSymbolsontheProduct
Identicationlabel
XX cm
XXX kg
XXXXX-XX-XX
G
O000-000000
YYYY-MM
XXXXXXX XX
XX XXX XXXX
XX-XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXX
X XXXXXX XXXXXX
YYMXX0000
HMI NR: XXXXX
CDFGE
A
B
AProductname
BPartnumber
CDateofmanufacture
DLOTnumber
EMaximumuserweight
FMaximumwidth
GManufactureraddress
Symbols
European
Conformity
MedicalDevice
ManufacturerReadusermanual
Dateof
manufacture
LOTnumber
MaximumwidthMaximumuser
weight
Indoor/Outdoor
use
4Usage
4.1BeforeUse
CAUTION!
RiskofInjuryorDamagetoProperty
–Beforeuse,verifythegeneralfunctionalityof
theproduct.
–Beforeuse,checktheproductforanydefect.
–Donotuseadefectiveproduct.
Invacarepresumeahealthcareprofessionalhasmadean
individualassessmentoftheusertodeterminehisrisklevel
ortherapyrequirements.Providersandcarershaveassessed
thattheproductgivestherequiredsupportandthatits
adjustmentsareappropriatefortheuser.Careranduser
havebeenappropriatelytrainedbyahealthcareprofessional
onhowtousetheproductcorrectlyandsafely.
4.2Adjustingtheheight
Recommendedheight
–Thehandlesshouldbepositionedatwrist
heightwhenstandingstraightwithrelaxed
arms.Therapistmaysuggestdifferentheights
dependingonspecicneedsoftheclient.
Discomfort/Minorbruises
–Becarefulofthepinchingrisk.
A
1.PressthesnapbuttonA.
2.Slidetheextensionupordownuntilthedesiredheight
isachieved.
3.AllowthesnapbuttonAtoclickintothenexthole.
Makesurethatthebuttonisfullyengagedwithan
audible“click”.
4.3Walking
1.Standbetweenthetwosideframesandholdbothhands
onthehandles.
2.Standstillandmove/slidethewalkingaidforwards.
3.Takeastepforwardswhileholdingthewalkingaid
steady.
4.4Usinglegextensions
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
–Whenusingwheeledattachmentsonthefront
legs,therearlegextensionsmustbeadjusted
tomakethesideframeslevel.
–Whenapplicable,wheeledlegextensionsmust
beinstalledwiththewheelsontheoutsideof
thewalkerwalkingframe.
Seesection“Adjustingtheheight”formore
information.
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5Maintenance
5.1GeneralMaintenanceInformation
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
–Maintenanceshouldbedoneatleastoncea
year.
–Donotuseadefectiveproduct.
–Donotattemptrepairsyourself.Forrepairs
contactyourprovider.
5.2InspectionChecklist
Toensuregoodperformanceandsafety,inspectyourproduct
regularly.
qEnsurethatallscrewsandadjustmentsareproperly
tightened.(Ifapplicable)
qEnsurethathandgripsaretight.
Ifhandgripsareloosedonotusethewalkingaid.
Instructionsonhowtochangehandgripscanbe
obtainedfromyourproviderorInvacaredistributor.
qInspecttheframeandloadedpartsforcracks.
qInspectthewheels’tightness,wearanddamage.(If
applicable)
qMakesurethatthewheelsarefreeofhair,lintand
otherdebris.(Ifapplicable)
qEnsurethattherubbertipsand/orplasticglidetipsare
notripped,wornormissing.(Ifapplicable)
5.3CleaningandDisinfection
GeneralSafetyInformation
CAUTION!
RiskofContamination
–Takeprecautionsforyourselfanduse
appropriateprotectiveequipment.
IMPORTANT!
Wronguidsormethodscanharmordamage
theproduct.
–Allcleaningagentsanddisinfectantsusedmust
beeffective,compatiblewithoneanotherand
mustprotectthematerialstheyareusedto
clean.
–Neverusecorrosiveuids(alkalines,acidetc.)
orabrasivecleaningagents.Werecommend
anordinaryhouseholdcleaningagentsuchas
dishwashingliquid,ifnotspeciedotherwisein
thecleaninginstructions.
–Neveruseasolvent(cellulosethinner,acetone
etc.)thatchangesthestructureoftheplastic
ordissolvestheattachedlabels.
–Alwaysmakesurethattheproductiscompletely
driedbeforetakingitintouseagain.
Forcleaninganddisinfectioninclinicalorlong-term
careenvironments,followyourin-houseprocedures.
CleaningIntervals
IMPORTANT!
Regularcleaninganddisinfectionenhances
smoothoperation,increasestheservicelifeand
preventscontamination.
Cleananddisinfecttheproduct
–regularlywhileitisinuse,
–beforeandafteranyserviceprocedure,
–whenithasbeenincontactwithanybody
uids,
–beforeusingitforanewuser.
CleaningInstructions
Theproductcanbewashedinawashingmachineorbyhand.
Whenusingahigh-pressurecleaneroranordinaryjetof
water,donotaimthejettowardsbearings,drainingholes
orlabels.
Themaximumcleaningtemperatureis60°C.Donotuse
asteamcleaner.
1.Cleanthewalkingaidwithadampclothandmild
detergent.
2.Cleanthewheelswithabrush(nowirebrush).
3.Afterwashing,wipetheproductdry.
Disinfection
•Wipedownallgenerallyaccessiblesurfaceswith
disinfectant.
Informationonrecommendeddisinfectants
andmethodscanbefoundonhttps://vah-
online.de/en/for-users.
6AfterUse
6.1Disposal
Beenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethisproduct
throughyourrecyclingfacilityatitsendoflife.
Disassembletheproductanditscomponents,sothedifferent
materialscanbeseparatedandrecycledindividually.
Thedisposalandrecyclingofusedproductsandpackaging
mustcomplywiththelawsandregulationsforwastehandling
ineachcountry.Contactyourlocalwastemanagement
companyforinformation.
6.2Reconditioning
Thisproductissuitableforreuse.Toreconditiontheproduct
foranewuser,carryoutthefollowingactions:
•Inspection
•Cleaninganddisinfection
Fordetailedinformation,see5Maintenance,page4.
Makesurethattheusermanualishandedoverwiththe
product.
Ifanydamageormalfunctionisdetected,donotreusethe
product.
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7TechnicalData
7.1DimensionsandWeights
D
AC
B
EscortP435B
TotalwidthA620–630mm
TotalheightB770–850mm
TotaldepthC390–400mm
WidthbetweenhandlesD360mm
Weight2.0kg
Max.userweight130kg
Alldimensionsaresubjecttocertaintolerances.
7.2Material
FrameAnodizedaluminium
HandgripsTPE
WheelsPolypropylenewithtreadsofPVC
ScrewsSteel,rustprotected
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1Generelt
1.1Indledning
Dennebrugsanvisningindeholdervigtigeanvisningerom
håndteringafproduktet.Afsikkerhedsmæssigeårsager,bør
brugsanvisningenlæsesgrundigt,ogsikkerhedsanvisningerne
følges.
Invacareforbeholdersigrettentilatændre
produktspecikationerudenforudgåendevarsel.
Førdennemanuallæses,skaldetsikres,atdeterdennyeste
version.DennyesteversionndesiPDF-formatpåInvacares
hjemmeside.
Hvisdusynes,atskriftstørrelsenidettryktedokumenter
sværatlæse,kanduhentePDF-versionenfrahjemmesiden.
PDF-versionenkanderefterskalerespåskærmentilen
skriftstørrelse,derpasserdigbedre.
Itilfældeafenalvorlighændelseiforbindelsemedproduktet,
skalduinformereproducentenogdenrelevantemyndighed
iditland.
1.2Symboleridennemanual
Idennemanualanvendessymbolerogsignalordtilangivelse
affaresituationerelleruhensigtsmæssiganvendelse,som
kanmedføreperson-ellerproduktskader.Seoplysningerne
nedenforforatfåendenitionafsymbolerne.
ADVARSEL
Angiverenpotentieltfarligsituation,somkan
resultereialvorligkvæstelseellerdødsfald,hvis
denikkeundgås.
FORSIGTIG
Angiverenpotentieltfarligsituation,somkan
resultereienmindreellerlillekvæstelse,hvis
denikkeundgås.
VIGTIGT
Angiverenpotentieltfarligsituation,somkan
resultereibeskadigelseafejendom,hvisden
ikkeundgås.
Tipsoganbefalinger
Givernyttigetips,anbefalingerogoplysninger,
dersikrereneffektiv,problemfrianvendelse.
1.3Overensstemmelse
Kvaliteterafgørendeforvirksomhedensvirke,ogviarbejder
udfraISO13485.
DetteprodukterCE-mærketioverensstemmelsemed
forordningen2017/745ommedicinskudstyriklasse
I.Lanceringsdatoenfordetteproduktfremgåraf
CE-overensstemmelseserklæringen.
Viarbejderløbendepåatsikre,atvirksomhedenspåvirkning
afmiljøet,lokaltogglobalt,reducerestiletminimum.
Vianvenderudelukkendematerialerogkomponenter,der
overholderREACH-direktivet.
1.4Servicelevetid
Denforventedeservicelevetidfordetteprodukterfem
år,nårdetanvendesdagligtogioverensstemmelsemed
sikkerhedsanvisningerne,vedligeholdelsesintervallerneogden
korrektebrug,derfremgårafdennebrugsanvisning.Den
effektiveservicelevetidkanvariereafhængigtafhyppighed
ogintensitetafbrugen.
1.5Garantioplysninger
Viyderenproducentgarantipåproduktetioverensstemmelse
medvoresalmindeligeforretningsbetingelserogvilkåride
respektivelande.
Derkankunrejsesgarantikravgennemdenforhandler,som
produkteterkøbthos.
1.6Ansvarsbegrænsning
Invacarepåtagersigikkeansvaretforskader,derskyldes:
•Manglendeoverholdelseafbrugsanvisningen
•Forkertanvendelse
•Almindeligtslid
•Forkertsamlingellerindstillingforetagetafkøbereller
entredjepart
•Tekniskeændringer
•Uautoriseredeændringerog/ellerbrugafuegnede
reservedele
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