Invacare 1163197 Wheelchair User Manual


 
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No. 1163197 9 Insignia
Seattofloorangleofor3°:Ifsoequipped,antitippersmustbeattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchasthe
antitippersareanoptionfororonthiswheelchair,Invacarestronglyrecommendsusingthe
antitippersasasafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
Seattofloorangleof6°:Ifchangingtheseattofloorangleto6°,antitippersmustbeinstalled.
ALWAYSuseantitippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,antitippersmay
notprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUSTbeobservedwhen
traversingsuchsurfaces.
Operating Information
Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethewheelchairis
unoccupied.
Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingandtransferring
activitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbefore
attemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.
Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwithcoolwater.
Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaningsolutionswillresultinthe
handgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethiswarningmayresultininjurytotheuser
orbystanders.
Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),highhumidityand/or
becomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsDONOTtwistonthehandle.Otherwise,damage
orinjurymayoccur.
DONOTsitortransferintothewheelchairunlessitisfullyopenandtheseatframerailsarefullyseated
intothesideframeHblocks.
Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Seriousinjuryor
damagetopropertymayresult.
DONOTtraverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.
DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater ,iceoroilfilm.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairtotipoverand
causebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.
DO
NOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreachingdownbetween
yourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe
wheelchairtotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowarddirectionyouarereachingasthewheelchairmay
tipover.
DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.
DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymayoccur.
Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce
thegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Whentransferring
toandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.