Invacare 1163197 Manual

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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1163197 9 Insignia

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Seat‐to‐floorangleof0°or3°:Ifsoequipped,anti‐tippersmustbeattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchasthe

anti‐tippersareanoptionfor0°or3°onthiswheelchair,Invacarestronglyrecommendsusingthe

anti‐tippersasasafeguardforthewheelchairuser.

Seat‐to‐floorangleof6°:Ifchangingtheseat‐to‐floorangleto6°,anti‐tippersmustbeinstalled.

ALWAYSuseanti‐tippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,antitippersmay

notprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUSTbeobservedwhen

traversingsuchsurfaces.

Operating Information

Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethewheelchairis

unoccupied.

Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingandtransferring

activitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbefore

attemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.

Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwithcoolwater.

Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaningsolutionswillresultinthe

handgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethiswarningmayresultininjurytotheuser

orbystanders.

Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),highhumidityand/or

becomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsDONOTtwistonthehandle.Otherwise,damage

orinjurymayoccur.

DONOTsitortransferintothewheelchairunlessitisfullyopenandtheseatframerailsarefullyseated

intothesideframeH‐blocks.

Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Seriousinjuryor

damagetopropertymayresult.

DONOTtraverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.

DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater ,iceoroilfilm.

DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.

DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairtotipoverand

causebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.

NOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreachingdownbetween

yourknees.

DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe

wheelchairtotipover.

DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowarddirectionyouarereachingasthewheelchairmay

tipover.

DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.

DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.

DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymayoccur.

Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce

thegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Whentransferring

toandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.