Invacare Insignia - Operating Information

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No. 1163197 9 Insignia
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Seat‐to‐floorangleof0°or3°:Ifsoequipped,anti‐tippersmustbeattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchasthe
anti‐tippersareanoptionfor0°or3°onthiswheelchair,Invacarestronglyrecommendsusingthe
anti‐tippersasasafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
Seat‐to‐floorangleof6°:Ifchangingtheseat‐to‐floorangleto6°,anti‐tippersmustbeinstalled.
ALWAYSuseanti‐tippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,antitippersmay
notprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUSTbeobservedwhen
traversingsuchsurfaces.
Operating Information
Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethewheelchairis
unoccupied.
Todetermine andestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingandtransferring
activitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbefore
attemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.
Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwithcoolwater.
Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaningsolutionswillresultinthe
handgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethiswarningmayresultininjurytotheuser
orbystanders.
Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),highhumidityand/or
becomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsDONOTtwistonthehandle.Otherwise,damage
orinjurymayoccur.
DONOTsitortransferintothewheelchairunlessitisfullyopenandtheseatframerailsarefullyseated
intothesideframeH‐blocks.
Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Seriousinjuryor
damagetopropertymayresult.
DONOTtraverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.
DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairtotipoverand
causebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.
DO
NOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreachingdownbetween
yourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe
wheelchairtotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowarddirectionyouarereachingasthewheelchairmay
tipover.
DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.
DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymayoccur.
Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce
thegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Whentransferring
toandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.