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The Stair Assistant
User manual
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Congratulations with your AssiStep!
We know that a lot of people feel insecure and have
trouble climbing stairs, which is why we’ve developed the
AssiStep.
Our goal is to make it both safer and easier for people with
reduced mobility to climb stairs. By providing an active
solution, you can also maintain your ability to climb stairs
for as long as possible.
The AssiStep is developed for people who experience
reduced mobility, but those who are still able to climb
stairs by the additional support and safety that the product
offers. It’s CE-certified for people up to 120 kg.
Main parts
1. Handle
2. Handrail
3. Safety rail
4. Folding of handle
5. Rolling module
Using the AssiStep
There are two general rules that should be remembered
while using the AssiStep:
1. Always push the handle in front of you untill your arms
are fully streched out, both when acending and decending
the stairs. This is to make sure there is enough space
between your body and the handle.
Introduction to AssiStep
Reach your local mountain by walking in stairs
Climbing your stairs is just like climbing a mountain, so
which mountain top would you like to reach? How many
meters above sea level can you get within a year?
If you climb your stairs 5 times, each day, you would have
walked up and down Mt. Blanc (4.810 m) in just one year.
Do you take the challange?
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Safety information
• Use the product as described in this user manual, or
as shown by trained health personnel.
• Do not make any other adjustments or modifications
to the AssiStep than what is shown in this manual.
• Adjustment shall only be carried out by certified
service personnel.
• If you suspect potential faults or defects with the
product, the product shall not be used until inspected
by certified personnel.
• When the handle is lifted in the outer section of the
handle, it's movable in both directions. This shall not
be done when acsending the stairs.
• AssiStep is a personnal stair assistant and shall not
be used by persons whom it's not adjusted for.
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2. Do one thing at a time: First your armes, then your legs.
The safest and most supportive way to use the AssiStep is
to move the handle a before taking a step forward.
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Acending the stairs
1. Hold your hands on the lower
section of the handle and push the
handle in front of you, and upwards
the stairs, until your arms are fully
stretched out.
How to use AssiStep
2. When your armes are stretched out,
apply weight downwards and towards
yourself to the handle. The handle will
be locked and you will get support to
climb one step up the stairs.
3. Repeate point 1 and 2 for each step
you take up the stairs, untill you reach
the end of the handrail and when the
handle stops. The handle can then be
folded to the side.
Folding the handle when not in use
Once you're finished using the AssiStep, you can fold
the handle to the side and the AssiStep will not take up
space in your stair.
By pressing the orange button and at the same time
pushing the handle upwards, the handle can be folded
along the wall.
On the top of the staircase be carefull so that the handle
does not come in conflict with different obstructions such
as doors or windows. If this is the case you can move
the rolling modul a bit down the staircase so the folded
handle stops where the handrail stops.
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Be aware of:
• If you do not fully stretch your arms out when moving
the handle, you might get too close to the handle
when you're moving a step up or down. When
ascending, this can lead you to release the handle
from the locked position and make it difficult to push it
up the stairs.
• When the handle is folded either to the side or from
the side to walking position, there is a potential finger
trap between the rolling module and the bracket
connecting the handle to the rolling module. Be
carefull while operating this function.
Decending the stairs
1. Get a good grip on the top section
of the handle. Lift the handle slightly
on the side that is opposite from the
handrail. When the handle is lifted, the
rolling-module is released from the
safety rail.
2. When the handle is slightly lifted,
move it down the stairs until your
arms are streched fully out. If you
apply weight to the handle, or don't
lift it enough, it stays locked for your
safety.
3. Once your arms are streched fully
out apply weight to the handle. The
handle will be locked and you will get
support to climb down the stairs one
step at the time. Repeat the points
for each step until the handle stops by
itself.
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Choose your grip3 Technical information4
The hight of the handle can be costomized to your hight
and is ergonomically shaped with two heights, which will
give you a comfortable height both when ascending and
descending the stairs. Choose the grip that will give you
the best support and safety:
1. Standard grip
The most common way to move the handle is by having
one hand on each side of the handle, both on the top and
bottom section of the handle.
2. One hand
AssiStep can be used with one hand both when
ascending and descending the stairs. We recommend
that you hold your arm in the middle of the handle when
pushing it upwards or lifting it downwards.
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3. Combining the handle and the handrail
By holding one hand on the handrail and one on the
handle you can get increased support when you are
moving the handle in front of you.
4. Holding vertically on the handle
When descending the stairs, you may prefer to hold your
hands on the side of the handle. With this grip the handle
may be easier to lift and move forward and down the
stairs.
The AssiStep is CE-marked in accordance with 93/42/
EEC Council directive of medical devices and developed
and tested in compliance with:
- EN ISO 12182:2012 Assistive products for persons with
disability - general requirements and test methods
- EN ISO 14971:2012 Medical products - risk
management
The AssiStep is a class 1 product and is approved for user
weights up to 120 kg.
Specification [mm]:
1. Handle, front view [mm] 3. Handle, side view [mm]
2. Handle folded, side view [mm]
Maximum user weight 120 kg
User height 120-200 cm
Cleaning
Use soap water and a soft
cloth. Don't use solvents,
high pressure cleaner or
other cleaning methods
that can be harmful to the
product.
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Width of handle in use 55,2 cm (57,2 cm with backboard)
Width of handle when folded 18,4 cm (20,4 cm with backboard)
Diameter handrail 42,4mm (standard)
Mass, handle and rolling module 3,5 kg
Materials Aluminium, stainless steel, ABS, POM
Operational temperature 5 - 30 degrees celsius
Temperature during transportation 0 - 40 degrees celsius
Warrenty 2 years, if installation and service is done by certified personnel, and where the
product is used as described in this user manual.
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What are your experience
with the Assistep?
If you got any idees on how AssiStep can be
improved to give you better support while climbing
your stairs, please let us know. We are allways
looking for ways we can improve the AssiStep.
We would also love to hear your experiences and
stories with using the AssiStep. Looking forward to
hear from you!
CONTACT
WWW.ASSISTEP.NO
[email protected]
ASSITECH AS
OLAV TRYGGVASONS GATE 30
7011 TRONDHEIM
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