Invacare Comet Series PRO - Maintenance and Inspections

Invacare®CometSeries
9Maintenance
9.1Maintenanceintroduction
Theterm“Maintenance“meansanytaskperformedtoensurethat
amedicaldeviceisingoodworkingorderandreadyforuseas
intended.Maintenanceencompassesdifferentareas,suchaseveryday
careandcleaning,inspectionchecks,repairtasksandrefurbishment.
Haveyourvehiclecheckedonceayearbyanauthorized
Invacareproviderinordertomaintainitsdrivingsafetyand
roadworthiness.
9.2Cleaningthemobilitydevice
Whencleaningthemobilitydevice,payattentiontothefollowing
points:
•Onlyuseadampclothandgentledetergent.
•Donotuseanyabrasiveorscouringagents.
•Donotsubjecttheelectroniccomponentstoanydirectcontact
withwater.
•Donotuseanyhigh-pressurecleaningdevices.
Disinfection
Sprayorwipedisinfectionusingatestedandrecognisedproductis
permitted.Alistofthecurrentpermitteddisinfectantsisavailable
fromtheRobertKochInstituteathttp://www.rki.de.
9.3Inspectionchecks
Thefollowingtableslistinspectionchecksthatshouldbeperformed
bytheuserwithintheindicatedintervals.Ifthemobilitydevicefails
topassoneoftheinspectionchecks,refertothechapterindicatedor
contactyourauthorizedInvacareprovider.Amorecomprehensive
listofinspectionchecksandinstructionsformaintenanceworkcan
befoundintheservicemanualforthisdevice,whichcanbeobtained
fromInvacare.Thatmanual,however,isintendedtobeusedby
trainedandauthorizedservicetechnicians,anddescribestaskswhich
arenotintendedtobeperformedbytheuser.
Beforeeachuseofthemobilitydevice
ItemInspectioncheck
Ifinspection
isnotpassed
SignalhornCheckforcorrectfunction.Contactyour
provider.
BatteriesMakesurethebatteriesare
charged.
Chargethe
batteries(refer
to7.2.3How
tochargethe
batteries,page
42).
Lighting
system
Checkthatalllights,suchas
turnindicators,frontandrear
lights,arefunctioningcorrectly.
Contactyour
provider.
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