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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1141494 9 Invacare Mobile Recliners

Operationofreclinerwithmissingorbrokenfootrestorreclinemechanismguardsmay

resultinbodilyinjury.Periodicinspectionofthefootrestguardandreclinemechanism

guardMUSTbemadefourtimesayear.Torn,crackedorotherwisedamagedguards

MUSTbereplacedpriortouse.ReclinerMUSTberemovedfromserviceuntil

replacementguardsareinstalled.

DONOTliftthereclinerbythefootrest.Liftingbymeansofthefootrestmayresultin

injurytotheuserand/ordamagetotherecliner.

DONOTattempttostopthereclinerwiththewheellocks,whileinmotion.Wheellocks

arenotbrakes.

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

reducethegap distance .Turnthereclinertowardtheobject youaretransferringonto.When

transferringtoandfromtherecliner,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.SpecialcareMUST 

BEtakenwithpeoplethathav ephysicallimi tationswhichmayrequireanassistant.

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

Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedandmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith

Invacareaccessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturershavenotbeentested

byInvacareandarenotrecommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.

Weight Limitation

TheweightlimitationforInvacareMobileReclinersis250lbs(113.6kg).Theweight

limitationformodelIH6065WDWideReclineris400lbs(181.44kg).

ThetrayformodelsIH6074A,IH6065A,andIH6077Ahasaweightlimitationof40lbs

(18.2kg).

Recline Option Operated by an Attendant

Testthereclinefeatureofthereclinerfirstwithoutanoccupanttoensurethegascylinder

isoperational.DONOToperatethereclineoptionifthegascylinderisnotoperational.

ALWAYSmakesurethatthereclinerisstablebeforeusingthereclineoption.

Makesurethepatientisproperlypositionedinthereclinerbeforerecliningorinclining

tomaintainmaximumstabilityandsafety.

Whenreturningtheoccupantofthereclinertothefulluprightposition,morebodystrength 

willberequiredforapproximatelythelast twentydegreesof incline(sittingup).Makesure 

touseproperbodymechanics(useyourlegs)

orseekassistancetoav oidinjury.

Physicallimitationsofauserandlargeroccupantsofthereclinercanpresentconditions

thatcaninjuretheassistant.Whenindoubt,assurethatadditionalassistantsarepresent

beforeoperatingthereclinefeature.

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