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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1145810 15 Electric Portable Patient Lift

InvacareslingsaremadespecificallyforusewithInvacarepatientlifts.Forthesafetyof

thepatient,DONOTintermixslingsandpatientliftsofdifferentmanufacturers.

Warrantywillbevoided.

Beforetransferringapatientfromastationaryobject(wheelchair,commodeorbed),

slightlyraisethepatientoffthestationaryobjectandcheckthatallslingattachmentsare

secure.Ifanyattachmentisnotcorrect,lowerthepatientandcorrecttheproblem,then

raisethepatientandcheckagain.

Duringtransfer,withpatientsuspendedinaslingattachedtothepatientlift,DONOT

rollcasterbaseoverobjectssuchascarpet,raisedcarpetbindings,doorframes,orany

unevensurfacesorobstaclesthatwouldcreateanimbalanceofthepatientliftandcould

causethepatientlifttotipover.Usesteeringhandleonthemastatalltimestopushor

pullthepatientlift.

Invacaredoesnotrecommendlockingoftherearcastersofthepatientliftwhenliftingan

individual.Doingsocouldcausethepatientlifttotipandendangerthepatientand

assistants.Invacaredoesrecommendthattherearcastersbeleftunlockedduringlifting

procedurestoallowthepatientlifttostabilizeitselfwhenthepatientisinitiallylifted

fromachair,bedoranystationaryobject.

Transferring the Patient

Whenelevatedafewinchesoffthesurfaceofthestationaryobject(wheelchair,commode,

orbed)andbeforemovingthepatient,checkagainto makesurethattheslingisproperly

connectedtothehooksoftheswivelbar.Ifanyattachmentsarenotproperlyinplace,

lowerthepatientbackontothecommodechairorthestandardcommodeandcorrectthis

problem.

WheelchairwheellocksMUSTbeinalockedpositionbeforeloweringthepatientintothe

wheelchairfortransport.

Beforetransferring,checkthatthewheelchairweightcapacitycanwithstandthepatientʹs

weight.

Besuretochecktheslingattachmentseach

timetheslingisremovedandreplaced,to

ensurethatitisproperlyattachedbeforethepatientisremovedfromthebedorchair.

Mastpivotundertherubberbootmustbetighttoensuresafeuseofthepatientlift.Bolt

mustbecheckedatleasteverysixmonthsinconjunctionwithperiodicmaintenance.

Performing Maintenance

Afterthefirstyearofuse,thehooksoftheswivelbarandthemountingbracketsofthe

boomshouldbeinspectedeverythreemonthstodeterminetheextentofwear.Ifthese

partsbecomeworn,replacementmustbemade.

Castersandaxleboltsrequireinspectionseverysixmonthstocheck fortightnessand wear .

Afterthefirsttwelvemonthsofoperation,inspecttheswivelbarandtheeyeoftheboom

(towhichitattaches)forwear.Ifthemetalisworn,thepartsMUSTbereplaced.Makethis

inspectioneverysixmonthsthereafter.

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