Invacare ProSPIN X4 - Page 16

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
ProSPIN™ X4™ 16 Part No 1125104
DONOTusefootplatesasaplatform.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,makesure
thatthefootplatesareintheupwardpositionorswingfootreststowardstheoutsideof
thechair.
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.
ALWAYSengagebothwheellocksandreducethegapdistancebeforetransferringtoand
fromthewheelchair.Turnallcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.
Wheellocksarenotbrakes.DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwiththewheel
locks.
Engagingthewheellocksmaynotpreventthewheelchairfrommovingonallfloor
surfacesincludingthosethatmaybewetorslick.alwaysexercisecautionwhen
transferringintoorout
ofyourwheelchair.
DONOTattempttoliftawheelchairbyliftingonanyremovable(detachable)parts.
Liftingbymeansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofawheelchairmayresultininjury
totheuserordamagetothewheelchair.
NEVERtrytoliftortipthewheelchairbycantileverarmsor
T‐arms,seriousinjurycan
occur.
DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetothe
frametubing.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.
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.
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Inasmuchastheseatpositioningstrapisan
optiononthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),
Invacarestronglyrecommendsorderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditional
safeguardforthe
wheelchairuser.
Theseatpositioningstrapisapositioningbeltonly.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafety
devicewithstandinghighstressloadssuchasautooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwear
appear, beltmustbereplacedimmediately.
Ifwheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),high
humidityand/orbecomeswet,priortouse,ensurehandgripsDONOTtwiston
wheelchairhandle‐otherwisedamageorinjurymayoccur.
ALWAYSverifythathandgripsontherearcanearesecurepriortousewhenanassistant
isusedtopropelorliftthechair.Checkforanysignsofloosenessordeteriorationandif
found,contactaqualifiedtechnician.DONOTattempttomovethewheelchairbypulling
onthehandgripsiftheyarefoundtobeunsecureorhavedeteriorated.
ALWAYSusethehandrimsforself‐propulsion.Inasmuchasthehandrimsarean
option
onthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithoutthehandrims),Invacarestrongly
recommendsorderingthehandrimsasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.