Invacare Essential Care User manual

Invacare® Essential
Essential Care, Essential Basic, Essential Visco,
Essential Plus, Essential Wave, Essential Touch
enMattresses
UserManual...............................3
daMadrasser
Brugsanvisning..............................17
deMatratzen
Gebrauchsanweisung........................31
esColchones
Manualdelusuario.........................45
itMaterassi
Manualed’uso..............................59
nlMatrassen
Gebruiksaanwijzing.........................73
noMadrasser
Bruksanvisning..............................87
ptColchões
Manualdeutilização........................101
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
futurereference.

©2019InvacareCorporation
Allrightsreserved.Republication,duplicationormodicationinwholeorinpartisprohibited
withoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromInvacare.Trademarksareidentiedby™and®.Alltrademarks
areownedbyorlicensedtoInvacareCorporationoritssubsidiariesunlessotherwisenoted.
MakingLife’sExperiencesPossibleisaregisteredtrademarkintheU.S.A.

Contents
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsaved
forfuturereference.
1General.........................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument........................4
1.3Compliance...................................4
1.4WarrantyInformation...........................4
1.5LimitationofLiability............................5
1.6ServiceLife...................................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1SafetyInformation..............................6
2.2SafetyInformationforTransport...................7
2.3SymbolsontheProduct.........................7
3ProductOverview.................................8
3.1ProductDescription.............................8
3.2IntendedUse.................................8
3.3Components..................................8
4Usage..........................................9
4.1SafetyInformation..............................9
4.2PreparingtheMattressforUse....................10
5Maintenance.....................................11
5.1Inspection....................................11
5.2CleaningandDisinfection........................11
5.2.1GeneralSafetyInformation.....................11
5.2.2CleaningIntervals............................12
5.2.3CleaningInstructions.........................12
5.2.4DisinfectionInstructions.......................12
5.3ReplacingCover...............................13
6AfterUse........................................14
6.1Storage......................................14
6.2Reconditioning................................14
6.3Disposal.....................................14
7TechnicalData....................................15
7.1GeneralData..................................15
7.2Materials....................................15
7.3EnvironmentalConditions........................16

Invacare®Essential
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
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,
isreducedtoaminimum.
WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.
1.4WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
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General
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.5LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
1.6ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequency
andintensityofuse.
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