Invacare 1183379-A User Manual
1General
1.1Symbols
Signalwordsareusedinthismanualandapplytohazardsorunsafe
practiceswhichcouldresultinpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.
Seetheinformationbelowfordefinitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING!
–Warningindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTION!
–Cautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,mayresultinpropertydamage
orminorinjuryorboth.
IMPORTANT
–Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformationfor
efficient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.
ThelaunchdateofthisproductisstatedintheEC
declarationofconformity.
Invacare®I-Transia™
ENAdjustableFreestandingRailSystem
UserManual
Thefreestandingrailsystemisaportablerailsystemwhichcanbeset
IENI
upinmanylocations*andrequiresnomountingonwalls,ceilingor
floors.Thefreestandingrailsystemislengthandheightadjustable.
*Thefreestandingrailsystemandhoistarenotdesignedfor
useinmoistorwetareas.
1.3ConditionsforUse
TheuseoftheI-Transiahoistissubjecttothefollowing:
•TheI-Transiashouldonlybeusedbytrainedpersonnel.
•Thesafeworkingload(SWL),205kg(450lbs)or250kg(550
lbs),mustnotbeexceeded.Referto2.3LoadLimits,page2.
•TheinstructionofferedbyInvacaretoallcustomergroupsin
connectionwiththepurchaseofahoisthasbeenreceived.
•Thecaregiverpaysattentiontothewell-beingoftheuserwhen
usingthehoist.
•Thehoistisusedinrailsystemswhichareinstalled,testedand
approvedaccordingtoDS/EN10535andInvacare’sstipulations.
•OnlytechnicianswhohavebeencertifiedbyInvacaremayinstall
andtesttherailsystems.
•ThehoistisusedwithanInvacarehangerbar.
•ThehoistisusedwithanInvacareliftingslingorwithother
suitableslings.RefertotheI-Transiahoistusermanualformore
informationaboutslings..
1.4ServiceLife
TheI-Transiafreestandingrailsystemhasanexpectedlifetimeof15
years,ifusedaccordingtotheproceduresinthismanual.
1.2IntendedUse
I-Transiaisahoistwhichcoverstheneedforliftingormovinga
personwithdisabilitiesinthehomecaresector,nursinghomes,
rehabilitationcentres,andinstitutions.
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.
I-Transia™
2Safety
2.1GeneralGuidelines
WARNING!
–Readandunderstandtheseinstructions.DONOT
usethisproductwithoutreadingandunderstanding
theseinstructionsandthehoistusermanual.Ifyou
needhelpwiththeseinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionaloranInvacaredealer.Otherwiseinjuryor
damagemayoccur.
ACCESSORIESWARNING
–Invacareproductscanonlybeusedwithaccessories
madebyInvacare.AccessoriesnotmadebyInvacare
havenotbeentestedbyInvacare.Accessoriesnot
madebyInvacareshouldnotbeused.
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjectto
changewithoutnotice.
Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,
DONOTusetheequipment.ContactanInvacaredealerforfurther
instructions.
PinchPointsandPositioning
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
PinchpointsarepresentonthestrapcarabinerAand
fingerscouldbepinched.
ThehangerbarBcanmovesuddenlyandcauseinjury.
–ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingparts
toavoidinjury.
–Whenpositioningthehoist,beawareofthepositionof
thehangerbarBandthepatient.Injurycouldoccur.
2.2OperatingInformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafetyinformationabout
yourproduct.Forspecificsafetyinformation,refertotheappropriate
sectionofthemanualandprocedureswithinthatsection.
General
WARNING!
Thismanualcoverstheinstallationofthefreestanding
railsystem.RefertotheI-Transiausermanualforsafety
informationrelatedtousingandmaintainingthehoist.
–Readtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthe
I-Transiaandinconnectionwithcleaningandservice
ofthehoist.
–Thefreestandingsystemcanbesetupandtakendown
byoneperson.
–Thefreestandingrailsystemshouldbesetuponalevel
surface.
–TheI-Transia’smaximumloadmustneverbeexceeded.
–TheI-Transiamayonlybeusedtoliftormoveaperson
withdisabilities.
–Thefreestandingrailsystemmustnotbeusedforany
otherpurposethanthatstatedinthisusermanual.The
railsystemisnotaplaygroundoraswingdevice.
–IftheI-Transiafailswhileinuse,stopusingthehoist,
transferthepatientusingadifferentmethodand
contactanInvacaredealerforrepairbyacertified
technician.
–Thisproductismechanicallyprotectedagainstderailing
andjamming.
–Theendstopshavetobeproperlyinstalledandlocked
withspringpins,andthe2yellowthumbscrewson
thetopbracketshavetobeproperlytightenedbefore
usingthesystem.
–Checkthefreestandingsystemregularlytoensureit
isstable.
WARNING!
Pinchpointsarepresentinthepivotpointsofthevertical
polesandbetweenthetoprailandtheverticalpoles.
–ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingparts
toavoidinjury.
–ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofpinchpoints
duringsetupofthefreestandingrailsystem.
2.3LoadLimits
Readthelabeloneachcomponentwhichindicatesthemaximumload
limitsforeachcomponent.
Thecomponent,e.g.hangerbar,liftingsling,etc.labelledwiththe
lowestloadlimitdeterminesthemaximumloadlimitfortheentire
system.
Thismaximumloadlimitmustnotbeexceeded.
Pleasenotethatthemaxloadmaychangewhendifferentcomponents
areused,suchashangerbars,liftingslings,etc.
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2.4ProductLabeling
ItemLabelText
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Tightentopwingknobnutsfirmlybyhand
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3.2Inspection
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
Damagedcomponentsofthefreestandingrailsystem
couldcauseinjury.
–Inspectthepackaginguponreceipt.
–Ifthepackagingisdamaged,thecomponentsofthe
freestandingrailsystemshouldbecarefullycheckedfor
noticeableimperfections,defectsorflaws.
–Ifdamageissuspected,DONOTuseorassemblethe
freestandingrailsystem.ContactanInvacaredealer.
3.3AssemblingtheFreestandingRail
Foreaseofassembly,ensureverticalpostsareintheirlowest
position.Referto3.6AdjustingtheHeight,page5.
WARNING
1.OpenthelegsAofoneverticalpolemoduleB.
beforesystemusage.
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3Setup
3.1IncludedItems
Eachkitcontainsthefollowingitems:
1.Topbracketandrailmodule
2.Verticalpolemodule(x2)
3.Usermanual,partnumber1183379(notshown)
4.Hoist*
5.Hangerbar
6.5mmAllenkey(notshown)
2.RaisetheverticalpolemoduleB.
3.Liftoneendofthetopbracketandrailmodule\Candmountit
ontopoftheverticalpolemoduleB.
Thetopbracketmustbeflushwiththemark\Gonthe
verticalpole.
Itwillbenecessarytotiltthetopbracketandrailmodule
andverticalpoletoassemblethem.
*TheHoistcomeswithaseparateHoistUserManual(part
number1183377).Refertothismanualforinformationon
thesafeoperationandmaintenanceofthehoist.
4.LockthetopbracketCtotheverticalpoleBwiththelocking
armD.
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