Invacare Etude Plus - General Information for Invacare Etude Plus Bed

Invacare®EtudePlus
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Onlyusethisproductifyouhavereadandunderstood
thismanual.Seekadditionaladvicefromahealthcare
professionalwhoisfamiliarwithyourmedicalconditionand
clarifyanyquestionsregardingthecorrectuseandnecessary
adjustmentwiththehealthcareprofessional.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
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befoundinthecountry-specicsalesdocuments.
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withoutfurthernotice.
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latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
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sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
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safetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyourInvacare
distributor .Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.1.1SymbolsinthisDocument
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand
applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation
belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
NOTICE
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
OtherSymbols
(Notapplicableforallmanuals)
UKR P
UKResponsiblePerson
Indicatesifaproductisnotmanufacturedin
theUK.
Triman
Indicatesrecyclingandsortingrules(only
relevantforFrance).
1.2IntendedUse
Themedicalbediselectricallyoperated,adjustableinheight
andfeaturesaprolingsupportsurfaceintendedtobeused
incombinationwithamattress.Medicalbedsaredesigned
forsupportofthepatientandusedforthemitigation,
relief,andrecoveryfromcertainmedicalconditions.The
medicalbedalsosupportsandeasesthecaregivers’working
environment.
TheMedicalbedisintendedtobeusedon:
•Applicationenvironment3;Long-termcareina
medicalareawheremedicalsupervisionisrequired
andmonitoringisprovidedifnecessaryandmedical
electricalequipmentusedinmedicalproceduresmay
beprovidedtohelpmaintainorimprovethecondition
ofthepatient.
•Applicationenvironment4;Careprovidedinadomestic
areawheremedicalelectricalequipmentisusedto
alleviateorcompensateforaninjury,disabilityor
disease.
IntendedUsers
Apersonwithamedicalconditionthatneedstobecared
forinbed.
Indications
Thebedisintendedforadultusers,havingaphysicalsize
equaltoormorethan146cm,aweightequaltoormore
than40kgandabodymassindex(BMI)equaltoormore
than17.
Thebedisintendedforindooruseonly.
Maximumuserweightis165kgandsafeworkingloadis
200kg.
Contra-indications
Thebedisnotintendedfortransportationofusers.Itis
mobilewithinaroomwithauserinit.Castorsarelockable.
Thebedisnotintendedforpersonswithapsychosocial
disability.
WARNING!
Anyotherorincorrectusecouldleadtohazardous
situations.
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityforanyuse,change
orassemblyoftheproduct,otherthanstatedin
thisusermanual.
1.2.1IntendedOperator
Ahealthcareprofessionalorprivatepersonwhohasreceived
propertrainingistheintendedoperatorofthisproduct.
Thehandcontrolcanalsobeoperatedbytheoccupantof
thebed.
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