Spencer 420 User manual

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User’s Manual
Weld Series – Spencer 420, 425 and 427
Transport chairs
This appliance conforms with the Directive 93/42/CEE “Me ical Devices”
Guarantee of Quality system for the pro uction an the final control of the pro ucts certifie by
the notifying bo y TÜV SÜD Pro uct Service GmbH
INDEX
General information page 2
Warnings page 2
Description of pro uct page 5
Operating instructions page 6
Maintenance an cleaning page 8
Accessories an spare parts page 10
First e ition: 25/08/09
Rev. 1: 21/11/12

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 Aim and contents
The aim of this manual is to supply all the information necessary so that the client, will not only attain a equate
use of the appliance, he will also be capable of using the instrument in the most autonomous an secure way
possible. This inclu es information regar ing technical aspects, functioning, maintenance, spare parts an
safety.
1.2 Conservation o the instruction manual
The instruction an maintenance manual must be kept together with the pro uct, for the whole life of the
evice, insi e the specially provi e container an above all, away from any substances or liqui s which coul
compromise perfect legibility.
1.3 Symbols used
Symbol Meaning
General or specific warning
See instructions for use
Lot number
Serial number
Pro uct co e
The pro uct is compliant with the specifications of the Directive 93/42/CEE
1.4 Servicing requests
For any information regar ing the use, maintenance an installation, please contact the Spencer Customer Care
Service on tel. [phone], fax [phone], e-mail [email protected] or write to Spencer Italia
S.r.l. - Stra a Cavi, 7 - 43044 Collecchio (Parma) - ITALY. In or er to facilitate the assistance service, please
always in icate or communicate the serial number (SN) or lot number (LOT) shown on the label applie on the
box or on the evice.
1.5 Demolition
When the evices are no more suitable for being use , if they haven’t been contaminate by any particular
agents, they can be ispose of as normal soli waste, otherwise follow the current regulations about
emolition.
1.6 Labelling
Each evice has got an i entifying label, positione on the evice itself an /or on the box. This label inclu es
information about the manufacturer, the pro uct, CE mark, lot number (LOT). It must never be remove or
covere .
2. WARNINGS
2.1 General warnings
•The pro uct must be use by traine personnel only, having atten e specific training for this evice an
not for similar pro ucts.
•Training routines must be registere on a special register in which the names of those traine , of the
trainers, ate an place are in icate . This register which will certify the eligibility of the operators to use
the Spencer evice has to be kept for a perio of 10 years after the isposal of the evice itself. This register
will be ma e available to the Competent Authorities an /or manufacturer if requeste .
•Spencer Italia S.r.l. is always at your isposal to plan trainings on pro ucts.
•Before carrying out any kin of operation on the appliance (training, installation, use), the operator must
carefully rea the enclose instructions, paying particular attention to the correct safety precautions an to
the proce ures to be followe for installation an for correct use.
•If the instructions belong to another evice an not the evice receive , inform the manufacturer
imme iately an avoi use of the evice.
•In the case of any oubts as to the correct interpretation of the instructions, please contact Spencer Italia
S.r.l. for any necessary clarifications.
•Do not allow untraine persons to help uring the use of the evice, because they coul cause amage to
the patient or to themselves.
•Regularly check the appliance, carry out the prescribe maintenance an respect the average life span, as
in icate by the manufacturer in this user’s manual.
•Before each use of evice the perfect operating state of the evice must be checke as specifie in the
Instruction manual. If any amage or abnormalities which coul in any way influence the correct functioning
an the safety of the evice, of the patient an or of the user are etecte , the evice must be imme iately
remove from service an the manufacturer must be contacte .

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•If any failure or incorrect functioning of the evice is etecte , it must be imme iately substitute with a
similar item so that the rescue proce ures are guarantee without any interruption.
•Use of the evice in anyway other than escribe in this manual is forbi en.
•Do not alter or mo ify in any way the appliance; any such interference coul cause malfunctions an injury
to the patient an /or rescuer.
•The appliance must not in any way be tampere with (mo ification, a justment, a ition, replacement). In
such cases all responsibility will be enie for any malfunctions or injuries cause by the appliance itself;
moreover CE certification an pro uct warranty will be consi ere voi .
•Those who mo ify or have mo ifie , prepare or have prepare me ical appliances in such a way that they
no longer serve the purpose for which they were inten e , or no longer supply the inten e service, must
satisfy the vali con itions for the intro uction onto the market.
•Han le with care.
•Ensure that all the necessary precautions are taken in or er to avoi the hazar s that can arise as the result
of contact with bloo or bo y flui s.
•Register an store with these instructions: lot number, place an ate of purchase, first ate of use, ate of
checks, name of users, any comments.
•When the evice is being use , the assistance of qualifie staff must be guarantee .
•Do not store the evice un erneath any heavy objects which coul cause structural amage.
•Store in a cool, ry, ark place an o not expose to irect sun.
•Store an transport evice in its original packaging.
•The evice not be expose to or come into contact with any source of combustion or inflammable agents.
•Position an a just the evice taking care not to cause any obstruction to rescuers an or any other rescue
equipment.
•Attention: laboratory testing, post pro uction tests, instruction manuals cannot always consi er every
possible scenario for use. This means that in some cases the performance of the pro uct coul be notable
ifferent from results to ate obtaine . Instructions are continually being up ate an are un er tight
surveillance of fully qualifie staffs with a equate technical formation.
•With reference to the D. Lgs. 24th February 1997, n. 46 emen e by D. Lgs. 25/01/2010, n. 37 –
Acknowle gement of Directive 93/42/CEE an 2007/47/CE, we remin both public an private operators
that they are oblige to report any acci ent that involves any me ical evice to the Ministry of Health an to
the Manufacture as specifie an within time given by the European regulations.
•In a ition, both public an private operators are oblige to inform the manufacturer of any measures that
shoul be a opte to make the steps necessary to guarantee the safety an the health of the patients an
the users of any me ical evice.
•As a Distributor or En Users of pro ucts manufacture an /or markete by Spencer Italia S.r.l., you are
strictly require to have a basic knowle ge of any legal requirements applying to the evices containe in
this supply that are in power in the goo s final estination Country (inclu ing laws an norms regar ing
technical specifications an / or safety requirements) an therefore you are also strictly require to have the
necessary knowle ge to guarantee all aspects regar ing the total conformity of the pro ucts to the
regulations in the relevant territory.
•Promptly notify Spencer Italia S.r.l. regar ing any revisions to be ma e by manufacturer in or er to
guarantee the conformity of the pro uct to the territory’s legal specifications (inclu ing those resulting from
rules an /or norms of other nature).
•Act, with all ue care an iligence, an contribute to ensure conformity to general safety requirements of
all evices markete in the territory, by provi ing final users with all necessary information for carrying out
perio ical checks on their evices, as specifie in the relevant user manual.
•Actively contribute to pro uct safety checks on pro ucts sol , by communicating any relevant risk analysis
information both to the manufacturer an to any competent authorities so that the necessary action can be
promptly taken.
•You are aware that in the event of any failure to conform to the above mentione requirements you will be
eeme fully responsible for all amages that might occur. Therefore we expressly isclaim any
responsibility an /or liability for your non-compliance with the present “Regulatory provisions”.
2.2 Speci ic warnings
•Establish a maintenance program an perio ic testing, i entifying a reference employee. The person to
whom the or inary maintenance of the evice is entruste must ensure the basic requirements foreseen by
the manufacturer in the user’s manual.
•Training routines must be registere on a special register in which the names of those traine , of the
trainers, ate an place are in icate . This register which will certify the eligibility of the operators to use
the Spencer evice has to be kept for a perio of 10 years after the isposal of the evice itself. This register
will be ma e available to the Competent Authorities an /or manufacturer if requeste .
•Use only accessories/spare parts that are original or approve by Spencer Italia S.r.l., in or er to carry out
any operation without causing any alteration or mo ification to the evice, otherwise we assume no
responsibility for the proper functioning or amage resulting from evice to the patient or the operator an
warranty an will be consi ere voi accor ing to the compliance to the Me ical Device Directive 93/42/CEE.
•Always respect the maximum capacity of the evice, as in icate in this user's manual. Maximum loa
capacity means the total weight istribute accor ing to the human anatomy. In etermining the loa of the
total weight on the pro uct, the operator must consi er the weight of the patient, the equipment an the
accessories. Moreover, the operator must consi er that the overall imensions of the patient o not
re uce the functionality of the evice.

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•Never leave the patient unassiste on the evice, because he may be injure .
•The evice an all its components, after washing, shoul be allowe to ry completely before storing.
•Lubrication must be carrie out after cleaning an complete rying.
•Follow the proce ures approve by the Emergency Me ical Services for the immobilization an transport of
patients.
•Follow the proce ures approve by the Emergency Me ical Services for the positioning an transport of the
patient.
•Do not use the evice if it is pierce , torn or fraye .
•Make sure, before lifting, that the operators have a firm grip on the evice.
•Avoi pulling the evice on rough surfaces.
•Do not lift by crane or other mechanical lifts.
•The evice is a chair for patients han ling an cannot be use as a stationing evice.
•First practice with an empty chair in or er to get use to the way in which the stretcher manoeuvres.
•For the use of the evice, at least two operators in suitable physical con itions are nee e ; they
must therefore have strength, balance, coor ination, an common sense an must be traine on the
correct functioning of the evice Spencer chair.
•For techniques for loa ing particularly heavy patients, for rescue operations on steep groun or
in unusual circumstances, it is recommen e the presence of more operators (not just two as require un er
stan ar con itions).
•The maximum weight sustaine by each rescuer must comply with requirements prescribe by the law of
the Country, concerning Health an Safety at Work.
•Before each use, check the integrity of the belts an their hooks, as specifie in the user’s manual. In case
of malfunction or amage that may compromise the function an safety of the evice, patient or operator, it
is necessary to replace the belts.
•Always immobilize the patient, using the belts supplie by the manufacturer, since the lack of immobilization
can cause serious amage.
•Use the chair only as escribe in this user's manual.
•Pay a lot of attention to possible obstacles (water, ice, ebris, etc.) on the route of the stretcher, because
they coul cause loss of balance for the operator an compromise the proper functioning of the
evice. If you can not set the path free from obstacles, choose an alternative path.
•For slopes greater than 10 mm the evice must be raise , making sure to grab it on the frame.
•Con ensation, water, ice an ust accumulation can affect the correct operation of the evice, making it
unpre ictable an causing a su en alteration of the weight that operators have to bear.
•The chairs are certifie for use with e icate Spencer fastening systems, it is therefore forbi en the use of
fasteners not approve by the manufacturer. Fastening systems that have not been approve may alter
the structural an functional characteristics of the chair.
•It is not permitte to use the chair transport in the open position, even if provi e with the appropriate
fasteners.
2.3 Contraindications and side e ects
The use of this evice, if use as escribe in this manual, oes not present any contrain ications or collateral
effects.
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2.4 Physical requirements o the operators
Profile Series transport chairs are estine to professional use only. The rescue operators must have the
following minimum requirements:
• physical capacity for operating the evice
• be able to seize the evice firmly with both han s
• have strong back, arms an legs for lifting, pushing an pulling the chair
• have a goo muscular coor ination
The operators must be traine in efficient, effective an safe patient han ling.
This chair requires the employment of at least two operators equippe with strength, balance, coor ination an
common sense.
Patient loa ing proce ures for extremely heavy patients, operations in rough terrain an in particular situations
more operators may be nee e (not only two as in normal con itions).
The capacities o the various operators must be considered be ore determining his role in the
employment o the chair.

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3. DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT
3.1 Intended use
Wel Series transport chairs Spencer 420, 425 e 427 are me ical evices esigne an constructe to allow the
transport of patients in a sitting position from the point of intervention until the ambulance; therefore it is not
permitte to use the open chair insi e the emergency vehicles, even if provi e with suitable fastening
systems.
These mo els are use in all cases in which, because of the particular con itions of the place of intervention, it
is not possible to use evices having a greater encumbrance. Wel Series transport chairs Spencer 420, 425
an 427 are characterize by an extremely low weight an by the simplification of closing an opening
operations, which are completely automatic.
It is not expecte that the patient can intervene on the evice.
3.2 Main components
n° Description o component Material
1 Backrest cover PVC
2 Backrest frame Steel
3 Back han les Steel / rubber
4 Seat cover PVC
5 Compass for closure/opening Steel
6 Front, left telescopic han le Aluminium / rubber
7 Black wheel Ø 125 mm Polyprolylene
8 Black wheel Ø 100 mm with brake Polyprolylene
9 Footrest Aluminium
10 Front, right telescopic han le Aluminium / rubber
11 Seat frame Steel
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