Invacare®SoftTilt
1General
1.1Introduction
ThisdocumentbelongstoanInvacareaccessoryandit
containsimportantinformationabouthandlingandassembly.
Toensuresafetywhenusingtheproduct,readtheuser
manualoftherelatedproductcarefullyandfollowthesafety
instructions.
FindtheusermanualonInvacare’swebsiteorcontactyour
Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
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withoutfurthernotice.
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1.1.1Denitions
Allreferencestoleftandrightarebasedonapersonlying
onhisbackinthebed,withhisheadintheheadend.
1.2Symbolsinthisdocument
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand
applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation
belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
1.3Intendeduse
TheSoftTiltandcontrolunitisintendedtobeusedonlyin
conjunctionwith85or90cmwideInvacare®SB755beds,
equippedwithsiderailsinanappropriateheight(seechart
in9TechnicalData,page21),siderailcoversandcastellated
foammattress(seesizechart9TechnicalData,page21)
•Asapartofanoverallpressureulcerprevention
programmeofcare.
•Tomovebedriddenend-userstolayonleftorrightside
orontheback.
•Supporttheend-useringettinginandoutofbed.
•Whenusedinthe“automatic”modeithasbeen
designedtoprovidepressurereductiontoend-users.
•Whenusedinthe“manual”modeitisdesignedto
supportthecarestaffinturningtheend-userfromside
tosideinthebed.
•Itissuitableforuseinallhomecare,residentialand
nursingcaresettings.
Indications
TheintendedpatientgroupforSoftTiltis:
•Bedriddenimmobile/partlyimmobileadultend-users.
•Whoneedspressurecare.
•Whoneedstobenursedinthecarebedsuchas
personalhygiene,dressingetc.Thisgroupofendusers
willoftenbetransferredfrombedtochairusingalifter
ormanuallysupportedbycarestaffincombinationwith
atechnicalaidsuchasarollator.
Contraindications
TheSoftTiltisnotintendedforpsychiatric,restlessor
anxiousend-usersorpersonswithspasm.
Precautions
•BeforeSoftTiltisuseditisimportanttoevaluate,if
SoftTiltissuitablefortheactualend-user.
•Forsecurityreasonstheend-usermustnotoperateSoft
Tiltthemselves.
WARNING!
Anyotherorincorrectusecouldleadtohazardous
situations.Invacareacceptsnoliabilityforany
use,changeorassemblyoftheproduct,other
thanstatedinthisusermanual.
1.4Servicelife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequencyand
intensityofuse.
1.5Warrantyinformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.6Limitationofliability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserorathird
party
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
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