Invacare Matrx PB - 1.1 About this manual; 1.2 Intended use; 2 Safety; 2.1 Safety information

1.1 About this manual
This service manual contains information about assembly, adjustment
and advanced maintenance of the product. In order to ensure safety
when handling the product, read the manual carefully and follow the
safety instructions.
For pre-sale and user information, please see the user manual of
the support harness. Find the user manual on Invacare’s website or
contact your Invacare representative (see addresses at the end of
this manual).
Symbols in this manual
In this manual, hazards are indicated by symbols. The symbols are
accompanied by a signal word that indicates the severity of the risk.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation
forefficient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdateofthis
productisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
1.2Intendeduse
TheMatrx®PBandMatrx®EliteSupportHarnessMountingBrackets
wereintendedforusewithpositioningharnessessuchastheInvacare
Pro-techseriesortheBodyPointharnessseries.
Everyotheruseisprohibited.
2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Alwaysensureallharnessfittingsandhardware
arecompatiblewiththesupportharnessmounting
bracketsprovided.
–Donotmodifythesupportharnessmountingbrackets;
Unauthorizedmodificationstothemountingbrackets
mayresultinpersonalinjuryandwillcompromisethe
limitedwarranty.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
SupportHarnessesandPositioningBeltsarenot
designedtoprovideproperrestraintduringmotor
vehicletransportandshouldneverbeutilizedasaSafety
Restraint.
–Donotsitinyourwheelchairwhileitisinamoving
vehicle.Whentravellinginamotorvehicleyoumust
beproperlysecuredinamotorvehicleseatwith
approvedsafetybeltssecurelyfastened.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
TheSupportHarnessMountingBracketAssemblyhas
notbeencrashtestedandisnotapprovedforuseaspart
ofavehiclesafetyrestraintduringtransport.
–Whentravellinginamotorvehicle,theusermustbe
properlysecuredinamotorvehicleseatwithapproved
safetybeltssecurelyfastened.
WARNING!
–Checkyoursupportharnessweeklytoensurethatit
isstillingoodworkingcondition;toensureithasno
damageorwear,andtoensureitisfixedproperlyto
thewheelchair.
–Ifthesupportharnessisfastenedusingabolted
connection,ensurethattheconnectionhasnot
loosenedorcomeundone.
–Becertaintoreadtheservicemanualprovidedbythe
supportharnessmanufacturerformoreinformation
aboutsafetyandmaintenanceofyoursupportharness.
IMPORTANT!
–BecertaintoreadtheSupportHarnessUserManual
(providedseparately)forimportantsafetyinformation
andinstructionsregardingtheproperset-up,
installationanduseofyoursupportharness.
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