Meyra-Ortopedia 1.360 User manual

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OPERATING MANUAL
FOLDING WHEELCHAIR
Model 1.360
Model 1.370

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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................. 5
Important information ........................................................................................6
List of models ............................................................................................... 6
Indications .....................................................................................................7
Acceptance .................................................................................................... 7
Specifications ................................................................................................8
Use ................................................................................................................. 8
Adjustment ...................................................................................................9
Reinstallment ................................................................................................9
Life span ........................................................................................................ 9
Overview .....................................................................................................10
Model 1.360 ...................................................................................................10
Model 1.370 ...................................................................................................11
Brake ............................................................................................................ 12
Locking the pressure brakes ..............................................................................12
Releasing the pressure brakes ...........................................................................13
Leg supports ............................................................................................... 14
Calf belt ...............................................................................................................14
Adjusting the calf belt ..................................................................................14
Removing/attaching the calf belt ................................................................14
Lower leg support ..............................................................................................15
Footplates ......................................................................................................15
Footboard ......................................................................................................16
Leg support upper part ......................................................................................17
Turning the leg supports to the side ..........................................................17
Swivelling in the leg supports ......................................................................17
Removing the leg supports ..........................................................................18
Attaching the leg supports ..........................................................................18

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Clothes guard.............................................................................................. 19
Back support ............................................................................................... 20
Back support belt ...............................................................................................20
Fitting the back belt .....................................................................................20
Push handles .......................................................................................................21
Height adjustable push handles ..................................................................21
Height adjustment of the push handles .....................................................21
Removing the push handles .........................................................................22
Inserting the push handles ...........................................................................22
Seat ..............................................................................................................22
Seat belt ..............................................................................................................22
Utensils bag ...................................................................................................22
Wheels ......................................................................................................... 23
Tyre damage on pneumatic tyres ......................................................................23
Drive wheels........................................................................................................23
Quick release axle .........................................................................................23
Quick release axle with tetra locking device Code 697 .............................24
Support castors........................................................................................... 25
Swinging the support castors .......................................................................25
Folding/Unfolding ....................................................................................... 26
Folding the wheelchair ......................................................................................26
Carrying the wheelchair ....................................................................................26
Unfolding the wheelchair ..................................................................................26
Transport .....................................................................................................27
Transport security ...............................................................................................27
Transport of people inside a motor vehicle .....................................................27
Maintenance ............................................................................................... 28
Maintenance .......................................................................................................28
Information for the specialist dealer ...........................................................28
Maintenance schedule ..................................................................................29

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Technical data .............................................................................................32
Model 1.360 ........................................................................................................33
Model 1.370 ........................................................................................................36
Meaning of the labels on the wheelchair ........................................................39
Meaning of the symbols on the type plate ......................................................40
Inspection certificate ................................................................................. 41
Warranty / Guarantee .................................................................................42
Inspection certificate for transfer .....................................................................43

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INTRODUCTION
We thank you for the confidence you
have placed in our company by choos-
ing a wheelchair from this series.
The model of your selection, fulfils
the wish for mobility and more inde-
pendence by way of a new styling of
the proven MEYRA-Ortopedia tech-
nology.
With all equipment and their accesso-
ries the wheelchair offers die respec-
tive adaptation to your disability.
Additional information about our
products can be found on our website
under:
< www.meyra-ortopedia.com >.
☞ Contact your specialist dealer
when required.
Like any other vehicle, a wheelchair is
a technical aid. It is subject to expla-
nations, requires regular care and can
cause danger when used improperly.
The correct handling must therefore
be learned. This operating manual
is to help you get accustomed to the
handling of the wheelchair as well as
to prevent accidents.
☞ Note:
Please note that the illustrated
equipment variants can deviate
from your model.
We have therefore also listed chapters
with options that might not be appli-
cable for your individual wheelchair.

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Important information
!
Attention:
Read and observe the following
documentation belonging to the
wheelchair before first operation:
– this operating manual,
– the safety and general handling
instructions < Mechanical and mus-
cle powered wheelchairs >.
☞ Note:
Children and juveniles should read
the documentation belonging to
the wheelchair together with their
parents respectively a supervisor or
an accompanying person before
first use.
Users with visual impairments can find
the PDF-files of above mentioned doc-
uments on our website under:
< www.meyra-ortopedia.com >.
☞ Contact your specialist dealer
when required.
Alternatively users with visual impair-
ments can have the documentation
read out by a helper.
LIST OF MODELS
This operating manual applies to the
following models:
Model 1.360
Model 1.370

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INDICATIONS
If the following indications occur we
recommend the application of this
mobility product:
☞ Walking disability resp. extremely
limited walking ability as part of
the basic need to move around in
your own home.
☞ The need to be able to leave home
for a short walk in fresh air or in or-
der to reach the places, commonly
in the perimeter of the home, re-
quired to fulfil basic needs.
☞ The ability to use the adaptive
wheelchair with own personal
strength must be given.
Provision with an adaptive wheel-
chairs can be an option, when the
adaptation and adjustment possibili-
ties of standard or lightweight wheel-
chairs are not sufficient.
ACCEPTANCE
All products are checked for faults
in the factory and packed in special
boxes.
☞ Note:
However, we request that you
check the vehicle for possible
transport damage immediately on
receipt – preferably in the pres-
ence of the carrier.
☞ Note:
The packaging of the wheelchair
should be stored for a further
transport that might become nec-
essary.

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USE
The wheelchair is applicable on level,
firm surfaces and can be used as fol-
lows:
– for indoors (e.g. apartment, day
care),
– outdoors (e.g. paved paths in
parks),
– as a companion on tours (e.g. in a
bus or train).
The wheelchair offers manifold ad-
justment possibilities to individual vi-
tal statistics.
The optimised crossbrace construc-
tion, apart from the small folding di-
mension, offers high stability.
The wheelchair should be adapted
to your needs by a specialist dealer
before the first use. The adaptation
will take into account the driving ex-
perience, the physical limits of the
user and the main place of use of the
wheelchair.
!
Attention:
Always have adaptation and ad-
justment work carried out by a
specialist dealer.
SPECIFICATIONS
The wheelchair was developed for
adults and adolescents.
The wheelchair solely serves to trans-
port one person in the seat and not
as a hauling aid, transporter or similar.

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ADJUSTMENT
The specialist workshop will hand out
the wheelchair to you under consid-
eration of all relevant safety instruc-
tions, ready for operation and adjust-
ed to your needs.
☞ Note:
☞ We recommend a regular control
if the wheelchair adjustment in or-
der to ensure a long-term optimal
provision even with changing ill-
ness/handicap patterns of the user.
☞ We recommend regular medical
exams in order to ensure safety for
active participation in traffic.
☞ Retrospective adjustments should
be carried out solely by the special-
ist dealer!
REINSTALLMENT
The wheelchair is suited for reinstall-
ment.
With the building block system the
wheelchair can be fit to accommodate
different handicaps body sizes.
LIFE SPAN
We expect an average life span of
about 4 years for this product, as far
as the product is applied for its des-
ignated purpose and all maintenance
and service guidelines.
The life span of your product depends
upon the frequency of use, the appli-
cation environment and care.
The implementation of spare parts
can prolong the life span of the prod-
uct. As a rule spare parts are available
up to 5 years after production is dis-
continued.
☞ The indicated lifespan does not
constitute additional guarantee.

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.360
The overview shows the most important components of the wheelchair.
Pos. Description
6 Drive wheel
7 Pressure brake
8 Locking knob / Quick release axle
9 Handrim
Pos. Description
1 Back support
2 Clothes guard / arm support
3 Seat cushion
4 Footboard
5 Steering wheel

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.370
The overview shows the most important components of the wheelchair.
Pos. Description
6 Drive wheel
7 Pressure brake
8 Locking knob / Quick release axle
9 Handrim
Pos. Description
1 Back support
2 Clothes guard / arm support
3 Seat cushion
4 Leg support
5 Steering wheel

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BRAKE
By locking the pressure brakes [1] with
the brake lever (2), the wheelchair is
secured against rolling away uninten-
tionally (parking brake).
☞ Note:
Therefore observe the mainte-
nance instructions as well as safety
and general handling instructions
< Mechanical and muscle powered
wheelchairs > chapters < Gen-
eral safety information > and
< Brakes >.
!
Attention:
Arrange an immediate repair of
the brakes by your specialist work-
shop if the braking performance
reduces.
Locking the pressure brakes
To secure the wheelchair against
any unintentional rolling, press both
brake levers down (3) resp. outward
(4) as far as possible.
☞ Note:
It should not be possible to push
the wheelchair forward when both
brakes are locked.

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Releasing the pressure
brakes
Swivel both brake levers up (5) resp.
inward (6) as far as possible.
☞ Do not grab into the area of the
crossbrace [7] when releasing the
pressure brake (6).
– Danger of jamming the fingers!

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LEG SUPPORTS
!
Attention:
Before any actions on the leg sup-
ports the wheelchair is to be se-
cured against unintentional rolling
motions. – View chapter Brake on
page 12.
Calf belt
The calf belt (1) prevents the feet from
sliding off the back of the footboard.
Adjusting the calf belt
– The calf belt is guided through the
front frame tubes, view arrows [2],
or around special attachment pins
[3] and adjusted in length with a
velcro strap.
Removing/attaching the calf belt
– Removing and attaching the calf
belt is achieved with the velcro fas-
tener.
!
Attention:
Never drive without calf belt (ex-
cept when shuffling)!
☞ < Scuttling > is slow movement of
the wheelchair with the feet. – For
this the footboard is folded up.

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Lower leg support
For entry or exiting as well as „scut-
teling“ (the slow propulsion of the
wheelchair with the feet) the foot-
board [1] / the footplates [2] can be
folded upward.
☞ Check the locking points!
– Remove both feet from the foot-
plates.
– Remove lower calf belt, if present.
☞ Therefore observe chapter Calf
belt on page 14.
☞ Note:
Before starting to drive the foot-
board / the footplates need to be
folded back down [4] and the calf
belt attached.
Footplates
The footplates can be folded outward
and up [2] resp. inward and down [4].

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Footboard
The footboard [1] can be folded up to
one side.
☞ Note:
Fold the footboard up before swiv-
elling away and removing the up-
per leg support.
Folding up the footboard
In order to fold up the footboard lift
the loose end of the footboard as far
as possible [2].
Folding the footboard down
In order to fold down the footboard,
lower the loose end of the footboard
as far as possible down onto the foot-
board bracket [3].
☞ Ensure that the footboard has
safely locked into place.

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Leg support upper part
The upper leg support with an in-
serted lower leg support is termed leg
support.
Turning the leg supports to the
side
For easy transfer out of/into the
wheelchair as well as driving closer to
a closet, bed or bathtub the leg sup-
ports can be swivelled away toward
the in-/outside (1).
☞ Note:
Before removing the leg supports
remove the calf belt and fold the
footplates up.
☞ View chapter Calf belt on page 14
and chapter Lower leg support
on page 15.
!
Attention:
Leg supports turned to the side
are released automatically and can
easily come off. Note this when
handling (e.g. transport).
– Pull or press the respective locking
lever (2) backward and swivel the
corresponding leg support out-
ward.
Swivelling in the leg supports
For inward swivelling, let the leg sup-
ports swivel forward until the lock au-
dibly engages [3].
☞ Note:
After audibly swivelling the leg
supports inward check the respec-
tive locking device.
☞ Afterwards observe chapter Lower
leg support on page 15.

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Removing the leg supports
For easy transfer into and out of the
wheelchair as well as a reduced wheel-
chair length (important for transport)
the leg supports can be removed [1].
☞ Note:
Before removing the leg supports
loosen or remove the calf belt on
one side.
☞ View chapter Calf belt on page 14.
First swivel the leg support sideways
[2] and then remove them toward the
top.
☞ Therefore observe chapter Turn-
ing the leg supports to the side on
page 17.
Attaching the leg supports
With the leg support in a swivelled-
aside position, hang it in and then
swivel it to the front until the locking
device audibly latches.
☞ Note:
After attachment swivel the leg
supports inward.
☞ Therefore observe chapter Swivel-
ling in the leg supports on page 17.
Press the leg supports, swivelled to the
side, parallel to the front frame tube
and lower it into place [2]. – In doing
so the holding pin must slide into the
frame tube.

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CLOTHES GUARD
The clothes guard [1] protects the
clothes from the open spokes of the
drive wheels and from spray water.
!
Attention:
No not grab between the clothes
guard and tyre. – Danger of jam-
ming!
• Do not lift or carry the wheelchair
by holding on to the clothes guard
/ arm supports.
• When the wheelchair is being
pushed by an accompanying per-
son the user is to place his hands
onto the arm support pads (2) or
in his lap and not at the sides be-
tween body and clothes guard.
– Danger of squashing the fingers!

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BACK SUPPORT
Back support belt
Fitting the back belt
The tensioning of the back support [1]
is adjustable.
– Pull off the flap of the back sup-
port and fold it to the front [2].
– Open the Velcro fastener of the
belt (3) that you wish to adjust and
close it again after adjustment.
!
Attention:
The overlapping of the loop and
hook strap has to be at least 10 cm!
– Fold the flap of the back support
back down and fasten it with the
velcro fastener [4].