Invacare®
I-Transia™
I-Transia205kg(450lb),I-Transia250
kg(550lb)
ENCeilingHoist
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuserof
theproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthis
manualandsaveforfuturereference.
©2013Invacare®Corporation
Allrightsreserved.Republication,duplicationormodificationinwholeorinpartisprohibited
withoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromInvacare.Trademarksareidentifiedby™and®.All
trademarksareownedbyorlicensedtoInvacareCorporationoritssubsidiariesunless
otherwisenoted.
Contents
1General...................4
1.1Symbols...............4
1.2IntendedUse...........4
1.3ConditionsforUse......5
1.4ServiceLife............5
1.5Features..............5
2Safety.....................6
2.1GeneralGuidelines.......6
2.2Operating
Information............6
General.............6
PinchPointsand
Positioning...........7
2.3LoadLimits............8
2.4PowerSupply...........8
2.5RadioFrequency
Interference............8
2.6ProductLabeling........9
3Setup.....................11
3.1IncludedItems..........11
3.2InstallingtheHangerBar
BeforeUse............11
3.3BeforeUse............12
4Operation.................13
4.1Indicatorlampsandaudio
signals................13
4.2Operatingthe
Hoist.................13
4.3Chargingthe
Battery...............14
4.4Emergencystopand
loweringstrap..........14
Emergencystop.......15
Emergency
lowering............16
Resettingthe
emergencystop.......17
5LiftingthePatient...........18
5.1SlingInformation........18
5.2AttachingtheSling.......18
5.3LiftingInformation.......19
5.4Liftingtoandfroma
seatedposition.........19
5.5Liftingtoandfromalying
position...............19
6AfterUse..................20
6.1Transportand
Storage...............20
6.2Disposal..............20
7Troubleshooting............22
7.1Troubleshooting
Table................22
8Maintenance...............23
8.1SafeMaintenance........23
8.2MaintenanceandSafety
Inspection.............23
8.3CleaningtheSlingand
Hoist.................24
9TechnicalData.............25
9.1TypicalProduct
Parameters............25
10Warranty..................27
10.1LimitedWarranty—
Europe...............27
10.2LimitedWarranty—
NorthAmerica.........27
I-Transia™
1General
1.1Symbols
Signalwordsareusedinthismanualandapplytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcould
resultinpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfordefinitions
ofthesignalwords.
WARNING!
–Warningindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,could
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION!
–Cautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,may
resultinpropertydamageorminorinjuryorboth.
IMPORTANT
–Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultindamagetopropertyifitis
notavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformationforefficient,trouble-freeuse.
EmergencyStop
EmergencyLoweringFunction
Resetemergencystop
Danger—rotatingparts
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.
ThelaunchdateofthisproductisstatedintheECdeclarationofconformity.
TypeBinaccordancewithIEC/EN60601–1
Readthemanualbeforeuse.
1.2IntendedUse
I-Transiaisahoistwhichcoverstheneedforliftingormovingapersonwithdisabilitiesinthe
homecaresector,nursinghomes,rehabilitationcentres,andinstitutions.
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1.3ConditionsforUse
TheuseoftheI-Transiaceilinghoistissubjecttothefollowing:
•TheI-Transiashouldonlybeusedbytrainedpersonnel.
•Thesafeworkingload(SWL),205kg(450lbs)or250kg(550lbs),mustnotbe
exceeded.Referto2.3LoadLimits,page8
.
•TheinstructionofferedbyInvacaretoallcustomergroupsinconnectionwiththe
purchaseofaceiling-mountedhoisthasbeenreceived.
•Thecaregiverpaysattentiontothewell-beingoftheuserwhenusingthehoist.
•Thehoistisusedinrailsystemswhichareinstalled,testedandapprovedaccordingto
DS/EN10535andInvacare’sstipulations.
•OnlytechnicianswhohavebeencertifiedbyInvacaremayinstallandtesttherailsystems.
•ThehoistisusedwithanInvacarehangerbar.
•ThehoistisusedwithanInvacareliftingslingorwithothersuitableslings.Referto
5.1SlingInformation,page18
.
1.4ServiceLife
TheI-Transiahasanexpectedlifetimeof15years,ontheconditionofcorrectuseand
correctserviceinspections.RefertotheI-Transiausermanualformoreinformation.
1.5Features
General
InformationpanelontheI-Transiabottomsurface
A
B
C
D
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Typeandmaximumloaddesignation
Green/yellowbatteryindicatorlamp
Strapforactivatingemergencystopand
emergencyloweringdevice
Buttonforresettingtheemergencystop
I-Transia™
2Safety
2.1GeneralGuidelines
WARNING!
–Readandunderstandtheseinstructions.DONOTusethisproductwithout
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions.Ifyouneedhelpwiththese
instructions,contactahealthcareprofessionaloranInvacaredealer.
Otherwiseinjuryordamagemayoccur.
ACCESSORIESWARNING
–InvacareproductscanonlybeusedwithaccessoriesmadebyInvacare.
AccessoriesnotmadebyInvacarehavenotbeentestedbyInvacare.
AccessoriesnotmadebyInvacareshouldnotbeused.
Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,DONOTusethe
equipment.ContactyourInvacaredealerforfurtherinstructions.
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
2.2OperatingInformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafetyinformationaboutyourproduct.For
specificsafetyinformation,refertotheappropriatesectionofthemanualandprocedures
withinthatsection.
General
WARNING!
RiskofFalling
DONOTattemptanytransferwithouttheconsentofthepatient'shealthcare
providers.Readthisusermanualandobserveotherpersonnelliftingpatients.
Thenpracticeliftingundersupervisionwithacapablepersonactingasapatient.
–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.SpecialcareMUSTBEtakenwithpeoplewith
disabilitieswhocannotcooperatewhilebeinglifted.
–Checkthattheslingattachmentsaresecureonthehangerbareachtimethe
slingisremovedandreplaced,toensurethattheslingisproperlyattached
beforethepatientisremovedfromastationaryobject.
WARNING!
–ReadtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingtheI-Transiaandinconnection
withcleaningandserviceofthehoist.
–TheI-Transia’smaximumloadmustneverbeexceeded.
–TheI-Transiamayonlybeusedtoliftormoveaperson.
–Theredstrapfortheemergencystopandtheemergencyloweringmustbe
adjustedtothecaregiver’sreach,andmustnotberemoved.
–IftheI-Transiafailswhileinuse,stopusingthehoist,transferthepatientusing
adifferentmethodandcontactanInvacaredealerforrepairbyacertified
technician.
–TheI-TransiaiscontrolledbyamicroprocessorPCB,whichcanbedamaged
bystaticelectricityiftouchedwithoutthenecessaryprecautions,
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PinchPointsandPositioning
Safety
WARNING!
–Theelectronicsmayonlybeservicedbycertifiedservicetechnicians
–Forsafetyreasonsthesidecovermayonlybedismantledwhentheemergency
stopisactivated.
–Thisproductismechanicallyprotectedagainstderailingandjamming.
–Thehandcontrolisprotectedagainstwatersplashes(IPX4).DONOT
immersethehandcontrolinliquids,evenforashorttime.Avoidanycontact
withwaterorotherliquids.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
PinchpointsarepresentonthestrapcarabinerAandfingerscouldbepinched.
ThehangerbarBcanmovesuddenlyandcauseinjury.
–ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.
–Whenpositioningthehoist,beawareofthepositionofthehangerbarB
andthepatient.Injurycouldoccur.
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2.3LoadLimits
Readthelabelwhichindicatesthemaximumloadlimitsforeachcomponent.
Thecomponent,e.g.hangerbar,liftingsling,etc.labelledwiththelowestloadlimit
determinesthemaximumloadlimitfortheentiresystem.
Thismaximumloadlimitmustnotbeexceeded.
Pleasenotethatthemaxloadmaychangewhendifferentcomponentsareused,such
ashangerbars,liftingslings,etc.
2.4PowerSupply
I-Transiaisequippedwithabatterythatrequiresregularrecharging.Thepowersupplyfor
thetransformerandthechargingstationmustbeconnectedbyacertifiedtechnician.
Thetransformersuppliedmustalwaysbeused.
Refertoformoreinformationaboutthepowersupply.
2.5RadioFrequencyInterference
WARNING!
–MostelectronicequipmentisinfluencedbyRadioFrequencyInterference
(RFI).CAUTIONshouldbeexercisedwithregardtotheuseofportable
communicationequipmentintheareaaroundsuchequipment.IfRFIcauses
erraticbehavior,stoptheunitusingthehandcontroloremergencystop.DO
NOTusetheunitwhiletransmissionisinprogress.
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2.6ProductLabeling
Hoist
Safety
Onlyoneoftheweightlimitlabelsareonthebottomofthehoist.
A=SerialNumber
Powersupply
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I-Transia™
Handcontrol
HangerBar
Thehangerbarlabelislocatedneartheendofthehangerbar,totheinside
ofthehooks.
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