panthera MICRO 3 User manual
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Operating instructions for wheelchair:
Panthera AB, Gunnebogatan 26, 163 53 Spånga,Sweden +46-8-761 50 40, www.panthera.se, [email protected]
Micro 3
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on choosing a wheelchair from Panthera AB. We hope you will be satis-
AB’s products are designed and assembled in Spånga, outside Stockholm. Our models
are constructed to be the very best on the market with regard to quality, manoeuvrability
and low weight.
Please ensure you carefully read the instructions.
To view the images and text more clearly, you can also read the instructions digitally at
www.panthera.se
INTENDED USE
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under adult supervision. These wheelchairs are made to be used by children with physical
capacity and limitations indicates whether a manual dynamic wheelchair is suitable as a
mobility aid. Wheelchair model recommendations should be given by trained healthcare
professionals, and the appropriate product should then be tested and adjusted by an ex-
pert for the optimal sitting and driving characteristics. The wheelchair’s design and settings
are tested for each individual.
Intended use is together with a seat cushion to distribute pressure evenly over the seat.
Changing the cushion can change the user’s stability. If the height of the cushion changes,
the settings are correct.
Seat cushions with CE-marking are approved for use in the product.
Micro 3
CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction/ Intended use 2
Design/Contact/Symbols 3
Description/Overview 4
Safety regulations 5 - 8
Transfer/Lifting 7
Settings 8 -15
Accessories 15
16 - 18
Guarantee/Conformity 19
Technical facts 20-21
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DESIGN
sitting or driving. The wheelchair is designed to have as low a weight as possible. The
accessories, such as push handle, side guards or roll stop.
For maximum weight of user, see Technical facts
INDICATIONS FOR USE
Panthera mechanical wheelchairs are manually operated multifunctional wheelchairs designed for
indoor / outdoor use and intended to provide mobility to persons that have the capability of operating a
mechanical wheelchair.
CONTACT
If you have any questions or need help with the product, contact your local supplier (Assistance centre)
Panthera AB +46 (0)8-761 50 40
Gunnebogatan 26 www.panthera.se
SYMBOLS
The symbols used in the instructions and on the wheelchair and what they mean are listed below.
Caution
Caution Width of Wheelchair Seat
Consult Instructions for Use Article Number on the Chassis
Article Number on the Label and
Revision
Date of manufacture Prescription use (USA)
Serial Number
Catalog Number CE marking
Only for indoor use
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DESCRIPTION (Fig. 1, 2)
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chair extremely easy to manoeuvre.
OVERVIEW (Fig. 1 and 2)
1. Footrest
2. Chassis
3. Seat cushion
4. Sideguards
5. Backrest/Backrest upholstery
6. Rear wheels
7. Push handle
8. Anti-tip device
9. Quick release
10. Air valve
11. Rear axle
12. Caster
13. Fork
14. Anti-roll device
15. Torso strap
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
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SAFETY REGULATIONS
Current information
Up-to-date information on safety and product updates can be found at Panthera’s
www.panthera.se
Verify that your wheelchair corresponds with your order:
- Ensure you have received the accessories you ordered.
Conduct a technical inspection of your wheelchair, ensuring that:
- the rear wheel’s quick release can easily be shifted in and out of its casings.
- the quick release button springs out fully while in locked position.
- the caster fork can be rotated with ease.
Balance and tipping capacity
and the backrest upholstery adjustment. After adapting your chair, check that you feel
unexpected change to the surface you are driving on.
Anti-tip device
Panthera wheelchairs are designed to be as manoeuvrable as possible, which means
the chair responds quickly and seamlessly to the actions you perform. If you perform the
wrong actions you could tip over in the chair. If you operate the wheelchair incorrectly and
do not have an anti-tip device, there is a risk you may tip backwards.
The anti-tip device is a safety feature that is intended to prevent falling backwards in the
wheelchair.
checked daily.
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SAFETY REGULATIONS
Wheelchair technique
It is important to test your wheelchair skills and take the time required to hone your wheel-
chair technique. If you have any questions on wheelchair technique, contact the person
who prescribed the chair or your therapist. You are also welcome to get in touch with the
team at Panthera AB.
Anti-roll device
Note that the anti-roll device is not designed to be used as a brake. It´s designed to keep
the wheelchair still while the user makes transfer in or out of the wheelchair or while doing
some activity. It also prevents the wheelchair from moving when it´s unattended.
Note that it is possible to force the wheels and chair forward even when
the anti-roll device is activated.
PLEASE NOTE! In order for the anti-roll devices to function correvtly, the tyres must con-
tain the correct air pressure. See technical facts.
dimensions may vary.
Driving
The reason why the wheelchair is for indoor use and outdoor use on at surfaces under
adult supervision only is that it has only one castor (for the wheelchair to turn more easy)
This make the risk higher for the wheelchair to tip over forward when you in high speed
run into an obsticle or down in a pit. This could also happend indoor but it is much less
common.
of the wheelchair. A basic strap is included when buying the wheelchair. If this torso strap
is not enough, the child should not use the wheelchair until the prescriber has provided
one that gives full protection.
Be aware of obsticles like thresholds, where the castor can get stuck and cause a fall
forward.
The wheelchair can also be equipped with a push handle to enable the child to be pushed
in the wheelchair by an assistent.
Driving on an uneven or inclined surface increase the risk of falling both forward and
backwards.
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SAFETY REGULATIONS
Lifting while the user is in the wheelchair (Fig. 3)
If the wheelchair is to be lifted while the user remains seated, always grip the chair’s chas-
sis. See arrows in Fig. 3.
Do not lift using the push handles, wheels or other movable sections.
Wheelchair technique – Ramps and sloping surfaces
Driving up ramps and sloping surfaces (Fig. 4)
When you are going to drive up a ramp, you need to take a bit of a run-up, keep a steady
speed and at the same time control your direction. Lean your upper body forwards and
move both rear wheels with fast, powerful pushes.
Driving down sloping surfaces (Fig. 5)
When driving down sloping surfaces and slopes, it is important that you have control over
your direction and speed. Lean back and allow the rear wheels to move slowly through
your hands. You should be able to stop the wheelchair at any time by grasping the rear
wheels.
Warm or cold surfaces
If the wheelchair is exposed to sunshine for long periods, its surfaces may become extre-
mely warm. The wheelchair´s surfaces can also become very cold if is stored or used in
cold conditions.
Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5
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SAFETY REGULATIONS
Risk of jamming
between
the rear wheel and the chassis, and between the rear wheel and side guard.
trapped in the rear wheel’s spokes
inside the spokes.
In the attachments between the footplate and the chassis there are openings where there
is a risk of entrapment.
Friction burns
speed with your hands on the rear wheels, as the friction between the hands and rear
wheels generates high heat.
SETTINGS
When adjusting the chair to suit your sitting posture and provide the mobility you require, it
is important that you make the adjustments in the correct order.
Firstly, adjust the chair to enable the correct sitting posture. Only then can you adjust the
balance of the wheelchair to provide the mobility you require. This must be done in the
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chair.
Set aside a day to experiment with alternative settings and see how they feel, to ensure
the sitting posture and balance of the wheelchair are just right for you.
Adjustments to the wheelchair’s settings must take place in the following order
1. Seat upholstery
2. Foot plate setting
3. Backrest and backrest upholstery
4. The balance of the wheelchair
5. Hip belt
6. Push handle
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SETTINGS
1a. The depth of the seat upholstery (Fig. 6)
By moving the seat extender forward or backwards you can adjust the seat depth. Loosen
the front part of the seat by pulling it backwards (the seat is attached with velcro). Adjust
the seat depth and attach it to the velcro.
1b. The tension of the seat upholstery (Fig. 7)
The rear section of the seat upholstery can be tightened or loosened by adjusting the
Velcro strap underneath.
This allows you to vary your seat height by around 2 cm upwards or downwards..
2. The footplate settings (Fig. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
The footplate is delivered mounted in ”High position, lower” Fig. 8 (the attachment turned
upwards Fig. 9 and the footplate mounted in the upper hole Fig. 10)
Fig. 7
Fig. 6
Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10
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SETTINGS
Raise the footplate
1. Loosen the screws slightly (1) Fig. 11, on both sides, with allen key 4 mm.
2. Adjust the height by sliding the screw in the slot at the footplates attachment
(3) Fig. 12
are markings (4) in the footplates attachments.
3. Tighten the screws (1) Fig 11.
Footplate mounted extra high (”High position upper”) Fig. 13
1. Loosen the screws (1) Fig. 11, completely from the nut (2), on both sides, wth
allen key 4 mm
Fig. 11 to the lower hole of the footplate Fig. 14 and mount
the footplate on the attachment with the screw (1) slightly tighten (1)
3. Adjust the height by sliding the screw in the slot (3) Fig 12 in the footplate.
Check that is the same height on both sides. There are marks on the (4) attach-
ment of the footplate for help with this.
4. Tighten the screws (1) Fig. 11.
Fig. 14
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 11
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SETTINGS
The footplate mounted low (”Low position, upper”) Fig. 15
1. Loosen the screw (1) and nut (2), remove the footplate. Fig. 11
2. Loosen the screw (5) Fig. 16, on both sides, with allen key 4 mm and remove
the attachment from the chassis.
3. Rotate the attachment 180° Fig. 17 and mount it on the chassis with the screw
(5).
4. With the nut (2) Fig. 11, in the lower hole of the footplate, Fig. 14 mount the
footplate to the attachment with the screw (1) Fig. 11 loosely tightened .
5. Adjust the height by sliding the screw in the slot (3) Fig. 12 in the attachment of
There are marks
on the (4) attachment of the footplate for help with this.
6. Tighten the screws (1) Fig. 11.
Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Fig. 17
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Footplate mounted extra low (”Low position lower”) Fig. 18
This stage presumes that the attachment is already is mounted in ”low position”,
ie the attachment is pointing downwards Fig. 19
1. Loosen the screw (1) Fig. 11 completely from the nut (2), on both sides, with
allen key 4 mm.
Fig. 11 to the upper hole of the footplate Fig. 20 and mount
the footplate to the attachment with the screw (1) loosely tightened.
3. Adjust the height by sliding the screw in the slot (3) Fig. 12 in attachment of
markings (4) in the attachments of the footplate
4. Tighten the screws (1) Fig. 11.
Fig. 18 Fig.19 Fig. 20
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SETTINGS
3. Backrest and backrest upholstery
Height of backrest (Fig. 21)
First loosen the velcro ribbon to get to the bolts on both sides, see Fig. 21. Then
lossen the bolts on both sides. Now you can adjust the backrest to suitable
height by sliding the backrest rods up or down. When you have found the desired
height, tighten the bolts again. The loose ribbon can be removed if the backrest
height is low adjusted.
Tension of the backrest upholstery (Fig. 22)
It is possible to tighten or slack the backrest upholstery by tightening or releasing
the Velcro straps on the back of the backrest ,
see Fig. 22.
forwards to obtain the required tension in the lower section of the back upholstery
(known as the seat pocket)
By doing these adjustments you can shape the backrest upholstery after the
shape of your back so that you get suitable support for the lumbar region.
Start with slacking the velcro straps and put yourself as far back as possible in
the wheelchair.
Then tighten the velcro straps until you get a good support. If you feel that you
don´t sit as far back as you would like in the wheelchair, it can be that the lower
under the seat upholstery.
Then loose this and move it backwards.
Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13
Fig. 21 Fig. 22
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SETTINGS
4. Balance of the wheelchair Fig. 23
You change the wheelchair balancing by moving the drive wheels (rear axle)
forward or backwards, see Fig. 23.
The further forward you place the drive wheels, the more backward balanced the
chair becomes.This makes the seat easier to move forward and gives you more
weight over the drive wheels.The chair will be easier to maneuver and will also
be easier to lift up on the rear wheels then you have to drive over a threshold
However, the chair must not be too back-balanced as it can feel uncomfortable.
It is therefore important that you take the time to try out a balance that suits you
body and driving technique, so that you really get the seat as easy to drive as
possible.
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You change the balance like this:
1. Remove the rear wheels.
2. Loosen the bolts (1) located on the underside of the rear axle attachments, on
both sides, see Fig. 23.
3. Now you can slide the wheel attachments forward or backwards, along the
chassis tube. It´s important that both wheel attachments has the same position
on both sides. Check this by measure the distance A, between front of the ver-
tical chassis tube and the rear of the wheel attchments with ruler or similar and
check that the distance is the same on both sides, see Fig. 23.
The little work you have with adjusting the wheelchair, you get back for a long
positions and the right balance. After approx. a month make a new check to see
that everything is ok.
Fig. 23
A
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ACCESSORIES / SETTINGS
5. Torso-strap
the straps around the chassis Allowed areas for attachments, Fig. 24
6. Push handle Fig. 25
The push handle is use by the assistent to push the user in the wheelchair. The
push handle can be adjusted in height and be folded.
Height adjusting the push handle:
1. Pull out the lever (1) Fig. 25.
2. Now the push handle can be raised or lowered.
3. Fold the lever at the desired height.
Folding the push handle:
1. Push and hold the button on top of the push handle (2) Fig. 25.
4. While pressing the button you can now swing away the push handle.
5. Release the button.
Side guards Fig. 26
The side guard is mounted into the frame with two screws, allen key 3 mm.
Fig. 18 Fig. 19
Fig. 24 Fig. 25 Fig. 26
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Your Panthera is build to be nearly maintenance free. But a few parts you need to
regularly check.
Storage
When storing your wheelchair for 4 months or more you should place it in a dry,
warm place. After storage, check the tyre pressure and the condition of the uphol-
stery.
Ongoing maintenance
• car schampo or similar.
• degreaser (to remove fat and grease and dirt).
• universal oil, like, CRC 5-56.
Once a month you should:
• Wipe the chassis with car schampo or wash up liquid with a wet cloth. If the
wheelchair is heavy soiled degreaser can be used . Grease all moving parts with
5-56, universal oil, after washing.
• Clean the front wheels attachment in the fork (between fork and wheel) Hair and
dust often accumulate here which could damage the bearings. Loosen the wheel
bolt with allen key 4 mm and remove the wheel. Then clean the distances located
between the wheel and fork and wipe the wheel bearings with a cloth. Drip some
• Lubricate the quick realease axle for the rear wheel. Remove the rear wheel
and put a few drops of oil on the axle.
• Fill the tyres with air. Remove the cap from the valve and open the locking valve
Facts.
• Check all screws and nuts and tighten them if needed.
• Check the wheelchair for damages. If a admage has occured please contact us
at Panthera AB immediately.
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Twice a year you should:
• Lubricate all moving parts with a few drops of oil.
• Wash the seat and backrest upholstery and the cushion cover in 60 °C mashine
wash if needed.
Attach the velcro together, loop and hock toward each other to avoid tearing the
upholstery by the velcro during laundry.
Help with service and repair
also contact Panthera for help and answers to questions.
Instructions for reconditioning can be downloaded from www.panthera.se
Replacement of wear parts (Fig. 27 och 28)
Wear parts as tyre and castor can be obtained from your local distributor or be
ordered from Panthera AB for payment and the work can be done at home for
those who have the oppertunity. www.panthera.se
To replace these yourself, do as follows:
To change tyre: (Fig. 27)
1) Order parts in the right dimensions.
2) Disassemble the rear wheel by pushing the button for the quick release and
pull the wheel straight out.
3) Disassemble the tyre with suitable tools.
release button pops out to lock the wheel in the hub. Grab the spokes and pull
the wheel out a few times to check that is locked. Spinn the wheel and see to that
the tyre is mounted correct and that it is completely round.
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To change castor
1) Order parts in the right dimensions.
2) Disassemble the castor with allen key 4 mm.
3) When mounting the new castor you hold both bushings with your thumb and
- When reassembling castors after cleaning or servicing, always check that the
bolt still has thread lock (blue, red or green) on the thread, which indicates su-
cient thread lock. If thread locking is missing, a new bolt must be ordered or light
thread lock must be applied
4) Tighten with allen key 4 mm. Check that wheel rotates easily.
Fig. 28Fig. 27
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GUARANTEE AND LIFESPAN
Lifespan:
The lifespan of a Panthera product depends on how much wear and tear it is
exposed to and how thorough you are with maintenance.
When reaching the end of its lifespan, the wheelchair must be handed in to the
local distributor or Panthera AB to be recycled.
Guarantee
other parts there is a guarantee of 12 months (with the exception of wear parts).
• The guarantee covers product faults attributable to defects relating to design,
material or manufacturing.
• The guarantee does NOT cover faults attributable to normal wear and tear,
negligent maintenance, handling errors, incorrect storage, incorrect assembly on
the part of the purchaser, adjustments and use of products from other supplies
without obtaining Panthera AB’s written consent or deterioration attributable to
repairs carried out on the purchaser’s own initiative.
Reuse
must be cleaned, disinfected and dispatched to an authorised reseller for inspec-
tion
Marking (Fig. 29 och 30 )
The marking of the wheelchair is located at the front of the chassis.
See side 3 for explanations of symbols.
Fig. 30Fig. 29
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TECHNICAL FACTS
G515 G515
Seat width (cm) 24 27
Total width 46 49
Total length 63 63
Total height, 20” rearwheels 55 55
Seat
Seat angle 0° 0°
Seat height rear, 18” rearwheels 30,5 30,5
Seat height front, 20” rearwheels 33 33
Seat depth 15-20 15-20
Back rest
Backrest height 22-28 22-28
Backrest angle backward-forward 0° 0°
Rearwheel diameter 18, 20” 18,20”
Rearwheel camber angle 10° 10°
Castor diameter (mm) 90 90
95-245 95-245
Transport measure
Width 31 34
Length 63 63
Height 53 53
Weights
Total (g) * 3426 3544
Transport 2246 2364
User weight (kg) 30 30
Airpressure tyre (bar / kPa) 7 / 700 7 / 700
Chrome molybdenium tubing
Polyurethane coated polyester
Wheelchair class
* Weights are measured with anti-tip device and footplate mounted.
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