Invacare Storm 4 - Type Classification and Intended Use; Indications; Usability

Invacare®Storm®⁴
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdateofthis
productisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
Requirements:
Thissymbolidentifiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedinorder
tocarryoutcertainwork.Pleasedonotattemptto
carryouttheworkifyoudonothavethelistedtools
available.
1.3Typeclassificationandintendeduse
Thisvehiclewasdesignedforpersonswhoseabilitytowalkis
impaired,butwhoarestillintermsoftheireyesightandphysically
andmentallyabletooperateanelectricvehicle.Ithasbeenclassified
accordingtoEN12184asaclassBmobilityproduct(forindoor
andoutdoorareas).Itisthereforecompactandagileenoughfor
indoorareas,butalsoabletoovercomemanyobstaclesinoutdoor
areas.
Youcanfindpreciseinformationaboutspeed,turningradius,driving
range,maximumsafeslope,maximumobstacleheightandpermissible
operatingconditionsinchapter12Technicaldata,page95
.
Alsopayattentiontoallsafetyinformationinchapter2Safety,page
10
.
ThevehiclewassuccessfullytestedaccordingtoGermanand
internationalstandardsastoitssafety.Itsatisfiestherequirements
accordingtoRoHS2011/65/EU,REACH1907/2006/ECandDIN
EN12184includingEN1021-1/-2.Itwasalsotestedsuccessfully
accordingtoEN60529IPX4astoitsresistancetospraywater,andis
thereforewellsuitedforweatherconditionssuchastypicalEuropean
weatherconditions.Whenequippedwithanappropriatelighting
system,thevehicleissuitableforuseonpublicroads.
1.4Indications
Theuseofthismobilityproductisrecommendedforthefollowing
indications:
Theinabilityoragreatlyrestrictedabilitytowalkwithinthescope
ofthebasicrequirementtobeabletomovewithinone’sownfour
walls.Theneedtoleavethedwellingplaceinordertogetsome
freshairduringashortwalkortoreachthoseplacesgenerallytobe
foundatclosedistancetothedwellingandwhereeverydaybusiness
iscarriedout.
Provisionofpowerwheelchairsforinteriorandexteriorareas
isadvisableiftheuseofhand-operatedwheelchairsisnolonger
possibleonaccountofthedisability,yetproperoperationofan
electromotivedriveunitisstillpracticable.
1.5Usability
Onlyuseamobilitydevicewhenitisinperfectworkingorder.
Otherwise,youmightputyourselfandothersatrisk.
Thefollowinglistdoesnotclaimtobeexhaustive.Itisonlyintended
toshowsomeofthesituationsthatcouldaffecttheusabilityofyour
mobilitydevice.
Incertainsituations,youshouldimmediatelystopusingyourmobility
device.Othersituationsallowyoutousethemobilitydevicetoget
toyourdealer.
•Youshouldimmediatelystopusingyourmobilitydeviceifits
usabilityisrestricteddueto:
–brakefailure
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