Drive Medical Bellavita Operating Instructions Manual
• Bathlift
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ENGLISH
Table of contents
Bellavita – Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
For your own safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notes concerning the storage battery, battery charger and hand control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Important safety rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notes concerning Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
First installation in the bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching and removing the covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the headrest (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hand control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating the Bellavita in the bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the lift from the bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Maintenance and care..................................................................... 16
Maintenance of the bathlift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Maintenance of seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Assembly of new cushion plugs for the bathlift covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Maintenance of the battery charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Charging the storage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transport / mobile use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transport as two separate units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transport in an interlocked condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Technical Data Bellavita bathlift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Notes concerning the disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Re-use/Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accessories and spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Type labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Notes concerning these operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alphabetic Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Bellavita – Product description
Thank you for deciding to buy a product made
by Drive Medical. From now on, this lightweight,
high-quality bathlift will make it a lot easier for
you to get in and out of your bath.
This bathlift conforms to the legal standards DIN
EN ISO 10535:2006 and DIN EN 60601-1:1996.
The Bellavita is built with high-quality, recyclable
lightweight plastic. This makes our product easy
to transport and stow away – and ideally suited
for use in the home or away.
The lithium-ion battery is located in the hand control. The hand control itself can float in the water.
The drive motor and control electronics are completely water tight, so you can use the Bellavita
even with the shower on.
The sturdy frame dismantles, enabling the seat to
be raised or lowered from 6 cm to 48 cm (2.4 to
18.9 in) height. The lifting rod lifts and lowers the
seat surface when the user pushes the up and
down buttons.
Scope
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Bathing aids assist users with their daily hygiene. These aids compensate, in whole or in part,
for restricted or lost physical functions. The goal
of using such aids is to enable their users to
be independent of help and to give them more
privacy.
Bathlifts are used to lower and raise a user in the
bath. Their use is recommended if the physical
mobility of a person’s upper and/or lower extremities is significantly reduced making it difficult to
get into or out of the bath or to sit down and stand
up safely. In these cases, the use of a bathlift is
a great help to re-gain independence and privacy
in the bathroom.
The drive unit with integrated backrest can be
folded down for removal and automatically locks
in to the seat base when the lift is raised. This
prevents unintentional tilting of the backrest. Intelligent power control ensures that the lift can
only be lowered if sufficient power is available to
raise it again.
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For your own safety
ATTENTION - VITAL INFORMATION !
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Fully read the instructions in this
manual prior to use. Failure to do so
may result in damage and /or injury.
Important information
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• Before transporting the bathlift please make
sure that the hand control is disconnected.
• If the lift has been exposed to low temperatures for a long period of time (e.g. prolonged storage in a vehicle during winter),
allow it to warm up to room temperature
before using it, so as to avoid damage.
• When using bath oils or salts, please observe
the recommended dosage – such additives
may affect the gliding behaviour of the crossbar
mechanism.
• Never use the Bellavita to climb in or out of the
bath. Never use it as a stand, lifting device, ladder, support, or for any similar purposes outside
of the bath. The lift is to be used only in order
to take a bath.
• ALWAYS keep animals and children away from
the bathlift.
• I n the event of malfunction or damage, please
contact your specialist dealer immediately. Do
not perform any makeshift repairs or modifications. Repair work has to be carried out by authorised specialist workshops or by the manufacturer only. Non-adherence to this provision
will render our guarantee invalid.
• Only raise or lower the lifting rod when the backrest is in an upright position and fully locked.
• Do not use height adapters for this product.
• Do not use any acetic acid cleaners or detergents for cleaning the Bellavita !
Notes concerning the battery,
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battery charger and hand control:
• Use the hand control only to operate the bathlift.
• The bathlift must only be used with an original
hand control made by Drive Medical.
• Never throw the hand control into an open fire
or store it in the vicinity of fire or strong heat
sources.
• Do not open the hand control.
This will invalidate the guarantee.
• Use only the supplied battery charger to charge
the battery.
• Do not store the product in the vicinity of heat
sources.
Please keep these
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operating instructions
in a safe place !
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• Do not use the hand control if the housing shows
any signs of damage.
• Use the battery charger only in dry rooms outside of the bathroom. Use the charging unit only
for charging the supplied storage battery.
• It is vital that the battery be fully charged
before the first use of the Bellavita - thereafter, it should be charged after each use.
For your own safety
If the device is not used for long periods of
time, the battery should be re-charged every
3 months in order to increase the longevity
of the device.
• Do not insert any conductive objects (e.g. needles, metal pins, etc.) into the jack socket of the
hand control.
• Always disconnect the mains plug from the
socket before cleaning the battery charger.
• Clean the battery charger with a dry cloth only.
• The Bellavita, battery charger and battery, are
built in a very robust way, but should not be
dropped. If you should find any visible and/or
audible signs of damage, do not use the bathlift
and notify your specialist dealer immediately.
We recommend entering the address of your
nearest representative on the last page of these
operating instructions.
• For further information, technical details and
addresses, please read the complete operating
instructions.
Important safety rules
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a) Always sit down in the middle of the lift with
your back against the backrest, with your legs
stretched slightly forward and place your free
hand either on the edge of the bath or on your
lap. Use the other hand to operate the hand
control to raise or lower the lift.
b) Whilst raising or lowering the lift, do not place
your hand between the bath edge and the
lift or underneath the seat as this may cause
injury.
c) Persons with severe or mental disabilities must
never be left unattended in the bath. Only take
a bath without any help if your ability allows
you to do so – otherwise, ask someone to
assist you.
d) Before using the bathlift a test run should be
carried out to check for the correct raising,
lowering and EMERGENCY STOP functions.
• In the event of a malfunction, please read our
“Troubleshooting” Chapter in the Appendix to
these operating instructions. Please observe
the information and instructions given there. For
your own safety, please do not use the bathlift
until any defect or malfunction is remedied.
e) If a malfunction has occurred, do not operate
the bathlift and ask your specialist dealer to
remedy the problem.
f) Do not use any objects that could get stuck in
the mechanism (e.g. brushes, etc.) whilst using
the bathlift!
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For your own safety
Notes concerning Electromagnetic
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Compatibility (EMC)
This product is compliant with the protection
requirements set forth in the Council Directive
for the Harmonization of Legal Stipulations of
the Member States concerning Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMV, IEC 60601-1-2) (89/336/
EWG). However, the occurrence of electrical
interference cannot be ruled out completely
under certain conditions, i.e. in particular, if
mobile phones or other electrical devices are
used. In the vicinity of the bathlift, do not operate
any life- preserving or life-supporting devices or
any devices that may cause health hazards for
users in the event of malfunction. Such devices
may be subject to electrical interference under
certain conditions, or they may adversely affect
the proper functioning of the bathlift.
If you should detect any malfunctions or unusual
behaviour with your bathlift or in the vicinity or
during the operation of other electrical devices,
please make the bathlift inoperative and notify
your specialist dealer.
Installation and use
Unpacking
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Please check the shipping carton for completeness – it should contain the following parts:
1. Drive unit with integrated backrest and hand
control (with integrated battery)
2. Seat unit with side flaps
3. Battery charger
4. Operating Instructions
5. 4 x suction cups, 75 mm (2.95 in) diameter,
for assembly on baseplate
If one of these parts should be missing or damaged, please inform your specialist dealer.
Unpack the charging unit first, then the remaining
parts. The shipping carton may be kept for later
use (i.e. transportation or storage of the bathlift).
Prior to using the device for the first time we recommend charging the storage battery. Please
follow the information given in Chapter “Charging
the Battery”.
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Installation and use
First installation in the bath
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1. Attach the suction cups to the underside of the
seat unit (baseplate). The tongues of the rear
suction caps must be directed outwards – this
ensures better access when the lift has to be
removed from the bath. Press the tongues of
the front suction cups into the provided recesses (front) in the baseplate.
Important note:
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The suction cups hold the bathlift firmly in place
on the bottom of the bath. Therefore, the suction cups at the underside of the Bellavita must
be clean and dry. The bath itself must also be
clean and dry. We recommend cleaning the suction cups and bathtub regularly with commercial
cleaning agents, so as to achieve highest possible suction.
2. Make sure that the bottom of the bath is empty
and clean (remove anti-slip mats or similar, if
necessary).
3. Place the seat unit with the suction cups attached to the baseplate into the empty bath.
Make sure that the rear suction cups are located close to the bevelled edge of the bath.
For more slip resistance
are 2 additional suction
cups available.
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Installation and use
4. Now insert the drive unit with integrated backrest into the bearing blocks of the seat unit
(see illustration).
Attention! It is very important that both
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guide pins are inserted into the bearing
blocks!
5. Now hold the backrest at the hand grips and
using the other hand tilt it backwards (see
illustration) until the drive unit rests against
the baseplate.
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Hand grip
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Bearing block
Please make sure that the red stop lever is in
the correct position.
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Guide pin
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