
Invacare®Flotech®Range
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1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthesafety
instructions.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethelatest
version.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFontheInvacare
website.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafontsize
thatismorecomfortableforyou.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.2Compliance
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working
withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
MedicalDeviceRegulation2017/745ClassI.
ThisproductfeaturestheUKCAmark,incompliancewith
PartIIUKMDR2002(asamended)ClassI.
Wearecontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,is
reducedtoaminimum.
WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.
1.3ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisthreeyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequencyand
intensityofuse.
1.4WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheproviderfrom
whomtheproductwasobtained.
1.5LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserorathird
party
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
2Safety
2.1GeneralSafetyInformation
Education,clinicaljudgementandaction-basedplanning
basedonvulnerabilityarefundamentalfactorsinprevention
ofpressureinjuries.
Arangeofassessmentscalescanbeusedasaformalmethod
ofassessingriskfrompressureinjurydevelopment,and
shouldbeusedinconjunctionwithaninformalassessment
(informednursingjudgement).Informalassessmentis
consideredtobeofgreaterimportanceandclinicalvalue.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction
sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.
WARNING!
RiskofDevelopingPressureInjuries
Anyobjectbetweentheuserandthepressure
reducingsurfacemayresultinthedevelopment
ofpressureinjuries.
–Makesurethatthesupportsurfaceincontact
withtheuseriskeptfreefromcrumbsand
otherfooddebris.
–Dripcablesandotherforeignobjectsmustnot
becometrappedbetweentheuserandthe
pressurereducingsurface.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjuryorDamagetoProperty
–Beforeuse,checktheproductforanydefect.
–Donotuseadefectiveproduct.
2.2SafetyInformationforTransport
•Takecarewhenhandlingtheproducttoavoidany
damage.
•Avoidcontactwithjewellery,nails,abrasivesurfacesetc.
•Avoidcontactwithwalls,doorframes,doorcatchesor
locksetc.
•Donottransportinrollcagesunlesscompletely
protectedfromthesharpedgesofthecage.
3ProductOverview
3.1ProductDescription
TheInvacareFlotechrangeofproductsconsistofCushions
andBackSupports,madeofaunique,pressurereducing,
ergonomicallydesignedfoam,whichismouldedtoprovide
comfort,posturalsupportandstability.
Thefoamhasdifferentshapes,densitiesanddependingon
thecushionmodelcanbealsoequippedwithnon-toxic
siliconeuidtooptimisepressuredistribution.
Thestandardoutercoverismultistretch,waterresistant,
breathableandhasananti-slipbase.
Thespacercoverpromotespassiveairowtoassistwith
temperaturemanagementandhasananti-slipbase.
Anoptiontohaveafeltbasetoensuremaximum
contactareawiththewheelchairisavailable.Thisis
notrecommendedforarmchairs.
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