Etac Crissy, Crissy Swing-Away, Crissy Active Series Manual

Etac Crissy

Manual English

75369D 19-05-16

Etac Crissy Swing-Away

Etac Crissy Active

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Contents

1. General – introduction

Intended use .......................................................................3

2. Description

........................................................................4

3. Chair options

..................................................................... 5-7

4. Accessories

....................................................................8-10

5. Installation upon delivery

.........................................................................................11

6. Settings

Front seat height ...............................................................12

Seat height adjustment using front fork attachment .........12

Seat height adjustment using the castor wheel’s position in

the fork ............................................................................12

Seat height adjustment by replacing the front fork/castor

wheel ...............................................................................13

Front seat height table ......................................................13

Disassembly/assembly of front fork ..................................14

Angle setting of front fork attachment ..............................14

Rear seat height ................................................................15

Seat height adjustment using rear wheel

position/rear wheel ..................................................... 15-16

Rear seat height table .......................................................17

User manual

.................................................................. 19-30

Symbols and warnings ......................................................20

Transportation in vehicles ..................................................21

How to use ................................................................. 22-23

Seating comfort settings ............................................. 24-25

Driving technique, use ................................................ 26-29

Care and maintenance ......................................................30

Troubleshooting chart .......................................................30

7. Fitting seat extender

.........................................................................................34

8. Settings Back support 2C

.........................................................................................35

9. Settings Back support 2B

.........................................................................................36

10. Readjustments

Brake, adjustment .............................................................37

Adjustment of brake pin in certain rear wheel positions ...38

Variable angle-adjustable leg support (option) ...................38

Amputee leg support (option) ...........................................39

Anti-tip .............................................................................39

Changing the camber angle ..............................................40

Toe-in ...............................................................................40

Handrims ..........................................................................41

Adjusting the distance of the handrims .............................41

Dismantling/mounting seat- and back support upholstery .42

11. Accessories - adjustment, handling

Seat cushion and comfort wedge ......................................43

Positioning belt .................................................................44

Head support ....................................................................44

12. Technical data

Etac Crissy Swing-Away, Etac Crissy Active ........................45

13. Service and maintenance

Cleaning ...........................................................................46

Disinfection .......................................................................46

Rear wheels/castor wheels ................................................46

Brakes ...............................................................................46

Touch-up paint .................................................................46

Miscellaneous ...................................................................46

14. Tests and guarantees ...............................................47

6. Settings (continued)

Seat angle .........................................................................31

Seat depth ........................................................................31

Seating comfort ................................................................32

Adjustment of the centre of balance ........................... 32-33

1. General

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Thank you for choosing a wheelchair from Etac. To avoid injury during handling and use, you should read this manual and keep it for future reference. You can also ﬁnd it at www.etac.com, Here there are also updates concerning the product. In this manual the User is the person sitting in the chair. The Carer is the person helping the user. Explanation of symbols and general warnings can be found on page 20 in this manual.

This symbol can appear alongside text in the manual. It highlights actions where the wheelchair’s, the user’s or the carer’s safety can be put at risk.

This symbol can appear alongside text in the manual. Here you can find advice and tips worth considering.

To avoid injury during handling and use, this manual must always be supplied with the wheelchair.

Explanation of the list of items

Available options

Included as standard

Etac Crissy Active

Etac Crissy Swing-Away

In the middle of this manual, you will ﬁnd a section containing user information.

Tools needed (available as accessories)

Allen key

3, 4, 5, 6 mm

Ring spanner

8, 24 mm

Socket

spanner

19 mm

Swing-Away

Intended Use:

Etac Crissy Swing-Away and Etac Crissy Active are manual, cross-folded, all-round wheelchairs with multiple functions, and are intended for use both outdoors and indoors. The wheelchairs can be used by people with restricted mobility or by people with walking difﬁculties. The chair seats are adjustable in height, angle and depth. The back supports are adjustable in height and shape. The foot supports are adjustable in height, angle and depth.

Contraindications:

Users with dementia or cognitive disabilities should not move in and out of the wheelchair without assistance.

Etac Crissy Swing-Away and Etac Crissy Active can be supplemented and adjusted if needs change. A large range of options and accessories are available: various types of back support and leg support, anti-tips and various types of handrims and brakes, etc.

Active

Etac Crissy Swing-Away and Etac Crissy Active can be reconditioned and re-used. Reconditioning instruction is available at www.etac.com.

Etac Crissy Swing-Away and Etac Crissy Active have the best prerequisites to create comfort, functionality and good manoeuvrability.

Etac continuously makes improvements to its products. We therefore reserve the right to modify the products without prior notice. The dimensions given on drawings or other material are solely for guidance. We cannot be held responsible for any printing errors or omissions.

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

2. Description/Standard version

Etac Crissy ActiveEtac Crissy Swing-Away

1 Push handle

2 Handrim

3 User brake

4 Quick release hub

5 Side frame

6 Tilter

7 Front fork attachment

8 Front fork

9 Castor wheel

10 Back support upholstery

11 Arm support

10 10

Swing-Away

Active

12 Rear wheel

13 Seat upholstery

14 Cross

Detachable leg support (on Crissy Active, ﬁxed

and integrated i ramen)

16 Serial number

Knob footplate lock

Locking nut footplate lock

18 Footplate

Swing-Away

Active

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

3. Chair options

In the “Chair options” section you can see all the adjustments that can be made to the wheelchair. In addition, there are so-called “Non-standard combinations”, e.g. for rear wheels, castor wheels and back support models. Contact customer service.

For more information about chair options, see www.etac.com

Front 40.5-55 cm

Seat height

Rear 38.5-51 cm

Seat height rear

Seat angle

Castor wheel

Seat height front

Max. forward angle: 2 cm lower front than back (3°)

Max. backward angle: 6 cm higher front than back (9°)

5” solid

6” semi-solid

8” semi-solid

Short (three height settings for castor wheels)

Front fork

Rear wheel

Medium (three height settings for castor wheels)

22”

24”

24” Carbon (not with attendant brake)

Swing-Away

Active

Tyres

Handrims

Camber angle

Seat

Fixed back support with ﬁxed push handles, 2B

Back support 2C

High pressure pneumatic 22” or 24” x 1 ¼

High pressure pneumatic mått 22” or 24” x 1

Solid

Tyre with solid inner tube (only with attendant brake)

Aluminium

Stainless steel

Plastic

Foam rubber (not with attendant brake)

Titanium (not with attendant brake)

2°

0°

Padded seat, nylon, 10 mm foam

Adjustable seat upholstery

Height of low back support 35-40

Height of high back support 42.5-47.5

Fixed angle +5°

Height 37-47 cm

Angle +5°

Seat depth

41/43/45 cm in frame (S, M, L)

37-45 cm with upholstery

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Seat depth Back support 2C

3. Chair options

Seat depth

41/43/45 cm in frame (S, M, L)

37-45 cm with upholstery

Swing-Away

Active

Back support upholstery

Back support cover

Push handle/ Push brace

Leg supports, detachable, swing-away

Leg support Lockable

Leg support

Angle-adjust-

able

Adjustable upholstery

Airmesh (Back support 2B)

Standard (Back support 2C)

Height-adjustable in 2 cm intervals. Detachable. Only for Back support 2C.

Normal knee angle

Narrow (only ﬁts with 5” castor wheels)

Normal knee angle

Narrow

Angle adjustable with ﬂip-up calf support from 40 cm seat width

Angle adjustable with cushion bracket and padded ﬂipup calf support

Angle adjustable with ﬂip-up cushion bracket and padded calf support

Push handle

Push brace

Leg supports, other

Amputee leg support

Amputee weight

Foot support

+ 6 cm

3. Chair options

15 cm deep Folding, angle and depth-settable. Attachment tubes adjustable in height

13 cm deep. Folding, angle and depth-settable. Attachment tubes adjustable in height

One-piece footplate. Attachment tubes adjustable in height

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Standard attachment tubes

Max. length: 51 cm. Min. length: 33 cm.

Extended attachment tubes +10 cm

Standard attachment tubes Max. length: 51 cm Min. length: 33 cm

Extended attachment tubes +10 cm

Swing-Away

Active

Front fork attachment

User brake

Attendant brake

Frame colour Colour of rear wheel

attachments

Standard

Widened 6 cm

Angled handle

Extended handle (foldable or ﬁxed)

Single hand brake

Brake handle 100 mm grip (only with 2C back support)

01 = Black 74 = Silver-white 75 = Ruby-red 76 = Champagne 77 = Menthol

01 = Black 75 = Ruby-red 76 = Champagne 77 = Menthol

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

4. Accessories

Assembly instructions are provided with all accessories when they are supplied by Etac. You can ﬁnd the instructions as well as more information about the accessories on our website www.etac.com.

Settable= Adjusted using tools. Adjustable= Adjusted without tools.

Swing-Away

Active

Arm supports

Arm support cover

Arm support cushion Hemi

Arm support locking Kit

Side cover

Mudguard

Height-adjustable 23-32 cm. Length 25 cm, solid top, black

Height-adjustable 23-32 cm. Length 38 cm, solid top, black

Removable, 25 or 38 cm long, padded or gel, dark grey plush or black Dartex. Fits arm support with solid top.

Swing-away for ﬁtting on long arm supports

A locked arm support is not detachable but its height can be set freely.

Black

Right or left

Tray

Transparent, ﬁts onto long arm supports

4. Accessories

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Swing-Away

Active

Hemi tray

Anti-slip device for the Hemi tray

Hemi tray/Communication tray half

Seat extender

Seat cushion

Seat cushion Tidy

Comfort wedge

Transparent, width 35-50 cm. Can be ﬁtted onto short or long arm supports.

Right/left

With long seat depth

Dark grey plush and black velour, 56 cm, cut according to seat depth set, washable cover

Water-repellent, wipeable

For the cushion, evens out the front part of the seat

Cover for calf support

Calf strap

Padding

Calf pad

Heel strap

Extended footplate

Positioning belt

On angle-adjustable leg support, black Hygiene

Detachable, black nylon, length-adjustable

For calf strap

Plush. Fitted/adjusted with Velcro

Black nylon, adjustable length

Fits onto the existing footplate, seat width 40-55 cm

Two-piece with snap lock, ﬁxing points on the wheelchair frame

Belt

With snaplock

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

4. Accessories

Swing-Away

Active

Head support, traditional

Fixed head support

Cross brace (for back support)

Back wedge

Side cushion

Anti-tip

Cane holder

Adjustable in height, depth and angle. Only with Back support 2C

For ﬁtting onto push brace

For Back support 2C. With snaplock

Three different sizes, ﬁxed with Velcro. Creates support and shape in the back support. The wedges can be combined with other accessories and adapted to the desired size, and several wedges can be combined.

Dark-grey plush, 15 and 30 cm

Provides gentle lateral support. Used when the trunk support is too stabilising. (Combined with arm support and, if necessary, side stop)

Foldable, settable in height

In two parts, one of which is an elasticated section fastened around the cane.

Spoke protectors

Tool kit

Gloves

With grey or yellow print

Information at www.etac.com

5. Installation upon delivery

Leg supports

Leg supports with foot plates are delivered unassembled and must be mounted upon delivery (see section ”Handling”).

Arm supports

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Swing-Away

Active

Arm supports/side covers are delivered unassembled and must be mounted upon delivery.

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

6. Settings

Front seat height

Front seat height is adjustable using:

- Front fork attachment, adjustable height and angle

-Changing height in front fork.

-Changing front fork

-Changing castor wheels

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

Seat height adjustment using front fork attachment

Swing-Away

Active

Loosen the screws (A and B) on both castor wheel attachments. Set the desired seat height by measuring from the ﬂoor to the top edge of the seat frame (press down the frame in the cup while measuring) and tighten the upper screw (B) on one front fork attachment. Adjust so that the attachment is perpendicular. (See ‚Angle setting of front fork attachment‘ section.) Tighten the lower screw (A). Repeat the

procedure for the other attachment. Fine-tune the height of the front fork attachments by loosening the screws a little and carefully knocking on the front fork attachment. Make sure both castor wheels are touching the ground. Tighten the screws.

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

Seat height adjustment using the castor wheels’ position in the fork

See also section “Front seat height table”.

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

6 mm

20Nm

5 mm

± 1,5 cm

6. Settings

Seat height adjustment by replacing the front fork/castor wheel

See the “Seat height adjustment using the castor wheel position in the fork” and “Front seat height table” sections.

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Swing-Away

Active

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

Front seat height table

D C

Rear wheel

position

A-F

Castor

wheel

5”

6”

5 mm 19 mm

Short Fork Medium Fork

1 2 3 1 2 3

40.5-44 42.5-46 44-47.5 45.5-49 48-51.5

- 44-47.5 45.5-49 44.5-48 47-50.5 49.5-53

wheel attachment

Standard/Widened - castor

A-C

8”*

- - - - 49-52.5 51.5-55

For correct installation of front fork attachment: Max. backward inclination 6 cm higher front than back (9°), max. forward inclination 2 cm lower front than back (3°). * Only Etac Crissy Swing-Away

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

6. Settings

Disassembly/assembly of the front fork

- Remove the cover plug (A) and loosen the retaining

nut (B). Pull out the front fork and transfer the bev-

nut (B). Pull out the front fork and transfer the bevelled washer (C) and ball bearing to the new fork.

elled washer (C) and ball bearing to the new fork.

- Mount the washers and ball bearings in the front

fork attachment as illustrated. Place the washer (C)

fork attachment as illustrated. Place the washer (C) with the bevelled side towards the fork. Place the

with the bevelled side towards the fork. Place the spring washer (D) uppermost under the retaining

spring washer (D) uppermost under the retaining nut.

nut.

- Tighten the retaining nut until it comes to a stop

and then release it by ½ – 1 turn. The spring

and then release it by ½ – 1 turn. The spring washer then has the correct tension, which reduces

washer then has the correct tension, which reduces the risk of the castor starting to “wobble”.

the risk of the castor starting to “wobble”.

- Fit the cover plug.

Crissy Sw

Crissy Active

Swing-Away

Active

19 mm

Angle setting of front fork attachment

The correct angle setting is important for the wheel-

The correct angle setting is important for the wheelchair’s manoeuvrability.

chair’s manoeuvrability.

Loosen the attachment screw (A) about 2 turns so

Loosen the attachment screw (A) about 2 turns so that the tag (C) moves freely inside the shaft.

that the tag (C) moves freely inside the shaft.

Insert the Allen key in the hole (B) and turn until the

Insert the Allen key in the hole (B) and turn until the attachment is 90° to the ﬂoor. Always start from a

attachment is 90° to the ﬂoor. Always start from a position that enables the wheel to move forward in

position that enables the wheel to move forward in the rotation (D).

the rotation (D). Press in the shaft and hold it in the correct position

Press in the shaft and hold it in the correct position while tightening the attachment screw.

while tightening the attachment screw.

Bear in mind the risk of tipping.

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

Keep your eye on something vertical, e.g. a

Keep your eye on something vertical, e.g. a doorpost or a table leg when setting the angle.

doorpost or a table leg when setting the angle.

6 mm

20Nm

6. Settings

Rear seat height

Etac / Crissy / www.etac.com

Crissy Sw

Swing-Away

Crissy Active

Active

The rear seat height can be adjusted using:

- The rear wheel’s (camber washer’s) position in the rear wheel attachment.

- The camber washer’s position (rotation) in each rear wheel attachment opening.

-Changing the rear wheel

Seat height adjustment using the rear wheel position/rear wheel

1. Remove the rear wheel

2. Loosen the nut.

3. Open the kit with the washers and install at the

required position (see table in section “Seat height table”). See also section ”Changing camber angle”).

Bear in mind the risk of tipping. Always check the positioning of the anti-tips.

20 Nm

24 mm

+ 33 hidden pages

Etac Crissy, Crissy Swing-Away, Crissy Active Series Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual