Keizer Nuage PLS User manual

Nuage PLS
NUAGE PLS
NUAGE PLS ACTIVE
NUAGE PLS ACTIVE XS
USER MANUAL
GEBRUIKERSHANDLEIDING
NOTICE D’UTILISATION
BRUGERMANUAL
BRUKERMANUAL
9011307F
Zitsysteem | Seating system | Système d’assise
Siddesystem | Sitte-system

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This manual describes how to use Keizer’s Nuage PLS seating system in combination with
Sunrise Medical HCM’s Ibis wheelchair with Sedeo Pro seating system.
If you want to use the Nuage PLS seating system in a different combination, ask Keizer
about the options and for the appropriate manual.
The information in this manual was put together with utmost care and is based on current
information as available at the time of writing this version. Keizer does, however, not
accept liability for any errors in the information and the consequences thereof. Neither
does Keizer accept liability for damage resulting from work performed by third parties on
the seating system without Keizer’s express permission.
English

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Index
1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................32
1.1 This user manual 32
1.2 For further information 32
1.3 Symbols used in this manual 33
2 Compatibility ....................................................................................................................34
3 Safety ................................................................................................................................34
3.1 Temperature 34
3.2 Moving parts 34
3.3 General safety rules and regulations 34
4 Product description ...........................................................................................................35
4.1 Nuage PLS series 35
4.2 Positioning options and accessories 35
5 Use ....................................................................................................................................37
5.1 Getting into and out of the seat 37
5.2 Reducing the seating system in size for transportation 37
5.3 Use as a passenger seat in a vehicle 38
5.4 Adjusting the seating system 38
6 Set-up (by a rehabilitation engineer) .................................................................................39
6.1 Webbing straps and contour cushion 39
6.2 Seat and backrest shells 40
6.3 Seat webbing 40
6.4 Threshold cushion 40
6.5 Pelvic obliquity 42
6.6 Leg length discrepancy 42
6.7 Backrest webbing 42
6.8 Dorsal obliquity 43
6.9 Tensioning the cover 43
6.10 Cushionlling 43
6.11 Seatwidth(wheelchair-specic) 44
6.12 Seatdepth(wheelchair-specic) 44
6.13 Backrest width 45
6.14 Backrestheight(wheelchair-specic) 45
6.15 Funnel-shapedbackrestshells(wheelchair-specic) 45
6.16 Anglebackrestshells(wheelchair-specic) 46
6.17 Backrestangle(wheelchair-specic) 46

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7 Maintenance.......................................................................................................................47
7.1 Cleaning the upholstery 47
7.2 Replacing the upholstery 47
7.3 Reuse 47
8 Technicalspecications ......................................................................................................48
8.1 Technical information 48
9 Warranty ............................................................................................................................49
10 Labelling.............................................................................................................................50
10.1 Markings on the seating system 50
11 The PLS seating system and optional system components................................................51

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1 Introduction
The Nuage PLS seating system is a dynamically
supported seating system that offers the user
maximum support with every possible seating
posture. Thanks to this quality, the seating system
ensures high comfort for people with limited
mobility, trunk balance, and postural control. The
high seating comfort relaxes the body and thus
contributes to a more independent and pleasant
lifestyle.
The Nuage PLS Seating System is intended to be
used in combination with so-called tilt-in-space
wheelchairs.
Warning!
Warnings for the user to prevent personal
injury.
1.1 This user manual
After reading and following the instructions from
this manual, you can offer the Nuage PLS Seating
System to its user in a safe way and maintain or
readjust the seating system in the correct manner.
The illustrations in this manual show a Nuage PLS
ttedonaSunriseIbiswheelchairwithSedeo
Pro.Where necessary, this manual refers to other
manuals as shown in the example:
Wheelchair: Refers to the general user
manual for the compatible wheelchair.
Read this manual and other manuals cited
carefully before using the product.
Besides this user manual, there is also a
combination manual available with information
for rehabilitation engineers.
1.2 More information
If you, after reading this manual, have any
questions about the use, maintenance, or
safety of the Nuage seating system or the
wheelchair, please contact Keizer or check
the website.
Revalidatiestoffeerderij Keizer B.V.
Gildestraat 18
7622 AC Borne
Tel.:+31(0)74-2501665
E-mail: [email protected]
Web : www.keizerstoffeert.nl

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1.3 Symbols used in this manual
Warning!
Warnings for the user to prevent personal
injury.
Caution!
Advice for the user to prevent damage to the
product.
Symbols in illustrations
Some illustrations include icons and numbering
to indicate what needs to be done and in which
order.
Loosen by one turn using a Torx
screwdriver.
Tighten by one turn using a Torx
screwdriver
Step 1, 2 etc.
Arrows in the illustrations indicate that the
component in question moves or needs to be
moved in the direction indicated.
Conformité Européenne
Serial number
This product contains latex
Consult the manual
Caution
Lot number
Legal manufacturer
12
,

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2 Compatibility
All Nuage PLS seating systems and components
are compatible and have passed crash tests in
combination with the Sedeo Pro seating system
by Sunrise Medical HCM.
For questions about compatibility, please contact
Keizer or take a look on the website,
www.nuagezitsystemen.nl.
3 Safety
Please note all safety instructions before starting
to use the Nuage seating system.
Warning!
Always follow the instructions with the
warnings! Not following these instructions may
result in physical injury and/or damage to the
seating system or the wheelchair. The text of
this manual includes relevant warnings where
necessary.
3.1 Temperature
If exposed to direct sunlight for prolonged
periods of time, some parts of the seating
system, such as the contour cushion and the
armrests, may become hot. Direct contact with
sensitive skin could subsequently be painful or
cause a rash. Terry cloth covers, which are sold
separately, may be a solution in such situations.
3.2 Moving parts
Warning!
The seating system in combination with a
wheelchair has moving parts. Be careful:
contact with moving parts may result in serious
physical injury or damage to the seating
system or wheelchair.
3.3 General safety guidelines and
instructions
Keizer accepts no liability whatsoever for damage
orinjurycausedbyfailureto(strictly)adhere
to the safety guidelines and/or instructions or
due to carelessness during the use, service and
cleaning of the Nuage seating system. The use of
the Nuage PLS must be supervised.
Warning!
Exposuretore,suchalitmatch,couldset
theseatingsystemonre,whichcanlead
to serious physical injury and damage to the
seating system, if the user is not supervised.
Warning!
Only use the seating system for the intended
purpose as described in this manual. Do not
modify or adjust the seating system in ways not
speciedinthismanual.
To avoid accidents or other problems, it is
very important to pay attention to the safety
instructions as described in the user manual of
the wheelchair on which the seating system will
be used.
Warning!
When using a lifting mat for a transfer, it is
recommended to remove it after the transfer.
Edges, folds, or clips between the user and
contour cushion increase the chance of
pressure ulcers.

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4 Product description
Nuage PLS seating systems are individually
adjustable. Thanks to the dynamic support
quality, the seating system ensures high comfort
for people with limited mobility, trunk balance,
and postural control. The softly padded contour
cushion ‘embraces’ the body and adapts perfectly
to the contour of the user’s body, allowing the
body to relax and the user to consume less energy.
The Nuage seating system reduces prolonged
pressure on body parts and is, therefore, important
for your health and comfort.
Nuage PLS seating systems are compatible with
(tilt-in-space)wheelchairsofmanydifferentbrands.
For more information, please contact Keizer or
check www.nuagezitstemen.nl
4.1 Nuage PLS series
The Nuage PLS series features:
NuagePLS(gure1)
Seating system with full body and leg support for
passive users: people with strongly reduced trunk
balance and a very limited ability for postural
activity.
NuagePLSActive(gure2)
Seating support for semi-passive users: people
with reduced trunk balance and postural control.
The seating system combines body support and a
stimulation of postural activity.
NuagePLSActiveXS(gure3)
Seating support for semi-passive children or small
adult users. The seating system combines body
support and a stimulation of postural activity of
small people with reduced trunk balance and
postural control.
A version with integrated abduction cushion is also
availableforallmodels(gure4).

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4.2 Positioning, optional system
components
Nuage PLS seating systems offer a number of
adjustment options to optimise the positioning
and support for each individual user.
With the adjustable webbing straps, the seat and
backrest contours can be accurately aligned with
the body contours of the user.
Nuage PLS seating systems also offer the option
of asymmetrical positioning, which can be used
in cases such as pelvic obliquity.
The Nuage seating system is made up of a
number of components that can optionally
be used for purposes such as comfortable
positioning of head, arms, and legs.
See chapter 11.

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5 Use
Nuage PLS seating systems are intended for use
on tilt-in-space wheelchairs. The tilt makes it
possible to easily change the seating position. It
also reduces prolonged pressure on body parts
and is, therefore, important for your health and
comfort.
5.1 Getting into and out of the seat,
transfer
Make sure to engage the wheelchair brakes
before helping a person get into or out of the
seat. Do not stand on the footplates.
If you have to use a passive patient lift, the
advice is to use the kind where the person can
be positioned into a tilted seating system from
the side. If possible, remove the lifting mat after
the transfer. Make sure there are no folds or other
irregularities between the user and the contour
cushion.
5.2 Reducing the seating system in
size for transportation
The way the Nuage PLS seating system in
combination with the wheelchair can be reduced
in size for transportation depends greatly on the
wheelchair frame it is mounted on. Headrest,
armrests and legrests are usually easily removable.
Check the wheelchair manual for instructions. Fully
removing the seating system and subsequently
reinstalling it is not permitted. This is something
only professionals are allowed to do.