WOLTURNUS Basket and Rugby Wheelchair User manual

User´s Manual
for the Basket and Rugby Wheelchair
Wolturnus A/S recommends that you read this manual before using the wheelchair.
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Content
Table of Content
1 Introducon 8
1.1 Foreword ........................................................................................................................... 8
1.2. Intended Use .................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Usage................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Service............................................................................................................................... 9
1.5 CE compliance ................................................................................................................. 10
1.6 Liability ............................................................................................................................ 10
1.7 Returns ............................................................................................................................ 10
2 Safety 12
2.1 Symbols ........................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Standards and Direcves................................................................................................. 12
2.3 General Safety Instrucons............................................................................................. 13
2.4 Safety Requirements for Transport, Assembly and Storage ............................................ 13
2.5 Safety Requirements in Usage..........................................................................................14
2.6 User requirements............................................................................................................14
2.7 Type Labels .......................................................................................................................16
3 Product Descripon 18
4 Delivery and Preparaons before Usage 20
4.1 Delivery ........................................................................................................................... 20
4.2 Preparaon before Usage ............................................................................................... 20
5 Transport and Storage 22
5.1 Transport ........................................................................................................................ 22
5.2 Transfer ........................................................................................................................... 23
6 Adjustments and Setup 26
6.1 Adjustable Features..........................................................................................................26
6.2 Tools .................................................................................................................................26
6.3 Adjusng the Back Depth and Form................................................................................ 28
6.4 Adjusng back height (only height-adjustable back) ....................................................... 28
6.5 Adjusng the Seat Length .............................................................................................. 29
6.6 Adjusng the Seat Depth and Form ................................................................................ 30

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6.7 Adjusng balance point................................................................................................... 30
6.8 Adjusng the Footrest Height ......................................................................................... 32
6.9 Adjusng the Footrest Angle........................................................................................... 32
6.10 Adjusng the FRB measure (Front of Back to Front of Footrest) ................................... 33
6.11 Adjusng the An-p Device......................................................................................... 34
7 Accessories and Equipment 36
7.1 Upgrading the Rear Wheels, the Push Rims and the Tires ............................................... 36
7.2 Side panels mounted on tabs .......................................................................................... 36
7.3 Thermal Bridge Insulaon for Side Panels ....................................................................... 36
7.4 Frame Protectors ............................................................................................................. 36
7.5 Spoke Protectors ..............................................................................................................37
7.6 Strap for feet xaon........................................................................................................37
7.7 Seat Cushions....................................................................................................................37
7.8 Straps, Belts and Fasteners ..............................................................................................37
8 Cleaning and Maintenance 38
8.1 Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 38
8.2 Cleaning and Disinfecon .............................................................................................. 39
8.3 Changing a Tire................................................................................................................ 40
9 Troubleshoong 42
10 Technical Specicaons 44
11 Instrucon for Usage 46
11.1 Instrucons for Reuse.................................................................................................... 46
11.2 Disposal ......................................................................................................................... 46
12 Environment 47
13 Manufacturer and Service Locaons 48

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List of gures
Image 1 Locaon of the Type Label ..................................................................................... 17
Image 2 Woltusnus Sports wheelchair ................................................................................. 19
Image 3 Main components .................................................................................................. 21
Image 4 Remove rear wheels - QR ....................................................................................... 22
Image 5 Remove rear wheels - W-Rex ................................................................................. 22
Image 6 Place the wheelchair ............................................................................................... 22
Image 7 Block the front caster.............................................................................................. 22
Image 8 Place one foot on the oor ..................................................................................... 23
Image 9 Transfer from the wheelchair.................................................................................. 23
Image 10 Transfer from the wheelchair................................................................................ 23
Image 11 Transfer from the wheelchair................................................................................ 23
Image 12 Transfer from the wheelchair................................................................................ 24
Image 13 Transfer from the wheelchair................................................................................ 24
Image 14 Tools ...................................................................................................................... 24
Image 15 Fold the back of the upholstery ........................................................................... 24
Image 16 Loosen or ghten the straps ................................................................................. 27
Image 17 Press the spring lock in ......................................................................................... 28
Image 18 For further height adjustment .............................................................................. 28
Image 19 Release seat cover ................................................................................................ 29
Image 20 Push or pull the seat cover.................................................................................... 29
Image 21 Release seat cover................................................................................................. 30
Image 22 Adjust the Velcro straps ........................................................................................ 30
Image 23 Remove the rear wheels ....................................................................................... 30
Image 24 Loosen the bracket bolts....................................................................................... 30
Image 25 Check with a ruler ..................................................................................................31
Image 26 Mount the rear wheels...........................................................................................31
Image 27 Loosen and remove the bolts................................................................................ 32
Image 28 Mount the distance ngs................................................................................... 32
Image 29 Loosen and remove the bolts ............................................................................... 33
Image 30 Reaach the footrest ............................................................................................ 33
Image 31 FRB measure ......................................................................................................... 33
Image 32 Move the footrest ................................................................................................. 33
Image 33 An-pper default height ..................................................................................... 34
Image 34 Switch around the washers................................................................................... 34
Image 35 Termal bridge insulaon ....................................................................................... 34
Image 36 Frame protectors .................................................................................................. 35
Image 37 Feet xaon .......................................................................................................... 35
Image 38 Hip xaon............................................................................................................ 36
Image 39 Pull the re edge over the rim.............................................................................. 36
Image 40 Pull out the tube ................................................................................................... 37

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Introducon
Introducon
1.3 Usage
The sports wheelchair’s design makes it suitable for users who have dicules walking or who
have a mobility handicap as a result of:
• Paralysis
• Loss of limbs (leg amputaon)
• Limb defects or deformies
• Damaged or defecve limbs
• Other illnesses
When adapng the wheelchair for the user, the following should be taken into account:
• Body, height and weight (max. load 140 kg.)
• Physical and mental constuon
• Age
• Residenal circumstances
• Surroundings
1.4 Service
In the event of quesons or problems that cannot be solved using this user´s manual, please
contact Wolturnus A/S customer service at ([phone].
Wolturnus A/S strives to provide full assistance to its customers in every respect. For Woltur-
nus A/S contact informaon and a list of service locaons - go to secon 13 in this manual.
If the wheelchair has to be returned for repairs we can oer a temporary wheelchair for loan.
For further informaon, please contact Wolturnus A/S.
1 Introducon
1.1 Foreword
This user´s manual provides users and helpers with essenal informaon about the design,
funcons, use and maintenance of the Wolturnus Sports wheelchair. The manual contains the
informaon necessary to ensure safe use of the wheelchair. It contains troubleshoong infor-
maon with soluons (where/if applicable). The wheelchair is an easy-propulsion acve sports
wheelchair made by high-strength aluminum. The wheelchair´s design makes it easy for the
user to operate the chair independently. The wheelchair is custom-built according to the user’s
instrucons. This ensures that the wheelchair meets the individual user’s requirements.
The instrucons in this manual are essenal for safe and correct use of the wheelchair. Be-
fore starng to use it, it is important that both the user and helper read these instrucons
carefully - paying special aenon to the safety instrucons. Furthermore, The informaon
provided ensures that the user gets the opmum advantage of the wheelchair’s features and
funcons. Keep this user´s manual throughout the lifeme of the wheelchair: it contains infor-
maon to future quesons and it contains guidelines for adjusng and adapng the chair.
This user´s manual has been produced in accordance with DS EN82079-1 ’Preparaon of in-
strucons for use - Structuring, content and presentaon’. It is divided into secons. The head-
ing on each page contains the tle of the overall secon. The footer of each page displays the
page number, year, and site of origin of the user´s manual. It also includes the wheelchair´s
model.
1.2. Intended Use
Wolturnus sports wheelchairs are designed for individual use, for either playing wheelchair
basket, wheelchair rugby or wheelchair tennis. It is not design to funcon as an everyday wheel-
chair. It is only suitable for persons who are unable to walk or have a mobility problem. Only
equipment specied in this user´s manual may be used with the wheelchair, and vice versa.
Wolturnus A/S does not guarantee this product if it is used with accessories or products from
manufacturers other than those specied as part of the modular system.
Use of the wheelchair for any purpose other than the aforemenoned will be considered incor-
rect. In the event of incorrect use, the user - i.e. not the manufacturer - is liable for resulng
damage to persons or property.
The wheelchair may only be used by experienced users. For personal protecon and in order
to ensure that the wheelchair is used safely and correctly, it is a requirement that the user and
helpers receive training and instrucons prior to use of the wheelchair.
To ensure that the wheelchair is used correctly it has to be operated exclusively as described in
this user´s manual. The user bears nal responsibility for accident-free use.
Risk of injury with incorrect use
To avoid the risk of ngers geng caught in the rear wheel spokes or wheel locks, and to
avoid the risk of the chair pping, children should not play with the wheelchair.
WARNING!
Service and repairs to the wheelchair must only be carried out by authorised personnel trai-
ned by Wolturnus A/S. In the event of problems, please contact Wolturnus A/S.
INFORMATION

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Introducon
Introducon
1.5 CE compliance
The wheelchair meets the requirements of the European Commission Direcve 93/42/EEC for
medical devices. The product is classied as a Class 1 on the basis of the classicaon criteria
for medical devices in accordance with secon lX of the direcve. It follows that Wolturnus A/S
has therefore, as manufacturer with sole liability, made a declaraon of conformity in accor-
dance with appendix Vll of the direcve.
1.6 Liability
Wolturnus A/S’ warranty only applies if the product is used in accordance with the specied
circumstances, purpose and instrucons. The frame of Wolturnus sports wheelchairs and parts
manufactured by Wolturnus are covered by a 2-year warranty. Parts that are designed and
manufactured by a third-party manufacturer and mounted on a Wolturnus wheelchair are
covered by a Wolturnus A/S warranty that is equal to the warranty provided to Wolturnus A/S
by the third-party manufacturer.
Wolturnus A/S is not liable for injury or damage caused by:
• Components and parts that are not authorised by Wolturnus A/S.
• Alteraon to the original surface treatment.
• Repairs or alteraons to the wheelchair that are not carried out by Wolturnus A/S. All war-
ranty repairs has to be carried out by Wolturnus A/S.
• Incorrect use of the wheelchair, or loads that exceed the construcon or specied maxi-
mum for the wheelchair (in accordance with direcve 93/42/EEC for medical devices).
• Circumstances in which the wheelchair is used by any party other than the original owner/
user.
• Circumstances involving bad weather or dangerous situaons, or in general all types of
predictable negligence.
• Lack of maintenance.
• Cleaning with agents that contain acid or alkaline products, with high-pressure equipment
or similar.
To keep updated about this product e.g. regarding new features, satefy noce, product recalls
check www.wolturnus.dk. Contact informaon and overview concerning all of Wolturnus’s
products are available at the website - or by contacng Wolturnus A/S customer service at
([phone].
1.7 Returns
In the event that the wheelchair has to be returned to the supplier or to Wolturnus A/S, e.g. for
repairs, it must be transported in its original packaging for opmum protecon. It follows that
Wolturnus A/S recommends that the original packaging is retained throughout the lifeme of
the wheelchair.

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Safety
Safety
2 Safety
2.1 Symbols
2.2 Standards and Direcves
All safety informaon in this user´s manual is based on applicable naonal laws and regulaons
in the EU. For other countries, a declaraon of conformity with applicable laws and naonal
regulaons is required.
In addion to the safety instrucons contained in this user´s manual, the user must be fami-
liar with and must comply with applicable regulaons from professional associaons, concer-
ning accident prevenon and regarding environmental protecon. All informaon contained
in this user´s manual must be complied at all mes without limitaons. The wheelchair is
constructed in accordance with applicable regulaons. The wheelchair safety level is
approved by CE cercaon and a declaraon of conformity.
2.3 General Safety Instrucons
• The wheelchair must only be used according to instrucon in this manual.
• The wheelchair must only be used by trained users and must not be used by any other
person than the user.
• The wheelchair must only be used by one person at a me.
• All safety instrucons in this user´s manual and all other relevant documentaon must
be kept and complied with throughout the lifeme of the chair. The user´s manual must
always be available to the user.
• The back and seat upholstery is inammable, but can be ignited. Therefore extreme care
must be taken when in vicinity of ammable items and re i.e. lit cigarees.
• To avoid discomfort when using the chair, damaged back or seat upholstery should be
replaced as soon as possible.
• Do not force the wheelchair over obstacles when using it on slopes.
• The wheelchair must not be used on stairs.
• Avoid geng in or out of the wheelchair while on slopes.
• Do not force the wheelchair forward on slopes exceeding 7°.
• Do not park on slopes that exceed 7°.
2.4 Safety Requirements for Transport, Assembly and Storage
• Never transport the wheelchair, e.g. in vehicles, with the user sing in the wheelchair.
• Only suitable liing mechanisms must be used when transporng the wheelchair.
• The wheelchair must, to the degree possible, be placed in the middle of the plaorm and
all components, e.g. the an-p device, must be clear of any area where there is a risk of
them being caught during transport.
• When adjusng and adapng the chair, all aachment features - such as screws and nuts
- must be fastened according to the instrucons in this manual.
• The wheelchair is not intended to be used as a seat when in a motor vehicle.
Warning concerning danger of serious accident or injury
WARNING!
Operaonal and service informaon
INFORMATION
Warning concerning danger of accident or injury
CAUTION!
Warning concerning danger of technical damage
NOTICE

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2.5 Safety Requirements in Usage
• The user and helpers must always ensure that the chair and its safety features are in a
proper and safe condion before using the chair.
• The wheelchair must be inspected by a Wolturnus-authorised specialist at least once a year
in order to ensure that the chair is in proper working order and safe to use.
• The chair must immediately cease to be used if any feature is defecve or not operaonal
or if any other circumstance arises which could lead to injury.
• Before starng to use the wheelchair, all mechanical adjustments (posioning the seat,
accessories, etc.) must be carried out in accordance with the user’s individual preferences,
prerequirements and abilies. These adjustments may only be carried out by by specialists
authorized by Wolturnus.
• 140 kg is the maximum load for the wheelchair. It must not be exceeded.
• The wheelchair’s res must be inspected visually before use to ensure that there is
sucient tread depth and correct re pressure. The correct pressure is printed on the re.
• When used on public roads, the user must obey applicable trac rules.
• The wheelchair should not be used on slippery surfaces (e.g. ice) or on very rough terrain
(e.g. on gravel or small stones).
• When geng in and out of the wheelchair, the user should place the wheelchair against
e.g. a wall to ensure it will not move unintended during transfer. Sports wheelschairs are
delivered without wheel locks.
• The wheelchair must only be lied by gripping the frame parts.
• The wheelchair must not be exposed to extreme temperatures, to high humidity or to
environments with chlorine (e.g. in saunas or at swimming pools).
• The wheelchair’s surface temperature can raise if it is exposed to extreme heat, e.g. in
strong sunlight for an extended period of me. There is also a risk of very low surface tem-
perature in the event of extremely cold weather.
• Never place ngers between the rear wheel spokes. Cauon is advised when travelling
through narrow passages.
2.6 User requirements
• Before starng to use the wheelchair, the user and any helpers must read the user´s ma-
nual thoroughly and be familiar with its contents.
• The wheelchair must only be used by trained users. To ensure this, the user and any hel-
pers has to receive instrucon in use of the chair from Wolturnus-authorised specialists.

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2.7 Type Labels
A type label is aached to the wheelchair. The type label includes the following informaon:
Manufacturer and producon site
The wheelchairs year of producon
The Model or the type name of wheelchair
The serial number of the wheelchair
The maximum allowed weight of the user
The wheelchair is not intended to be used as a seat in a motor vehicle
The wheelchair is intended to be used as seat in a motor vehicle
Read the user´s manual before using the wheelchair
The type label is placed on the cross tube under the seat facing forward as shown on image 1.
Image 1 Locaon of the Type Label

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Product descripon
Product descripon
3 Product Descripon
Wolturnus sports wheelchairs are ideal for users who want to pracce sports like wheelchair
rugby, basket or tennis. The wheelchair is custom made for the individual user and therefor ts
the user’s specic needs and wishes. Most sports require a strong and rigid frame, but sll light
weighted, which a Wolturnus sports wheelchair provides. The sports wheelchairs are develo-
ped and opmized in collaboraon with European top athletes
For the Basket wheelchair it is possible to choose between xed rear axle and adjustable rear
axle where the user can adjust the balance point. For the Rugby wheelchairs, that is a contact
sport the choice is between an aack or a defense wheelchair regarding the users place on the
team. The Tennis wheelchair is available with one or two casters and one or two an-ppers.
A rank of addional equipment and accessories can be purchased and retroed e. g. strap
xaon. A rank of the accessories is described in secon 7 of this manual. The enre rank of
accessories, spare parts and addional equipment can be seen at the Wolturnus A/S web shop
at www.wshoppen.dk
Basket
Basket A
Tennis
Tennis
Rugby Defence
Rugby Aack