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Invacare RPA600-1E Fitness Equipment User Manual

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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Electric Portable Patient Lift - RPA6001E 10 Part No 1078988

Beforelifting apatientfromastationaryobject(wheelchair,commodeorbe d),slightlyraise

thepatientoffthestationaryobjectandcheckthatallslingattachmentsaresecure.Ifany

attachmentisnotcorrect,low erthepatientandcorrecttheproblem,thenraisethepatientand

checkagain.

Duringtransfer,withthepatientsuspendedinaslingattachedtothelift,DONOTrollcaster

baseov erobjectssuch ascarpet, raisedcarpet bindings,doorframes,orany unev ensurfaces

orobstaclesthat wouldcreateanimbalanceofthepatientliftandcould causethepatientlift

totipov er.UsesteeringhandleonthemastatALLtimestopushorpullthepatientlift.

Inv acarerecommendslockingtherearswivelcastersONLYwhenpositioningorremoving

thesling(standassistortransfer)fromaroundthepatient.

Inv acaredoe sNOTrecommendlockingoftherearcastersofthepatientliftwhenlifting an

individual.Doingsocouldcausethelifttotipandendangerthepatientandassistants.

Inv acareDOESrecommendthattherearcastersbeleftunlockedduringlifting proceduresto

allowthepatientlifttostabilizeitself whenthepatientisinitiallyliftedfromachair, bedor

anystationary object.

Transferring the Patient

Beforetransferring,checkthatthe product’sweightcapacitycanwithstandthepa tientʹs

weight.

WheelchairwheellocksMUSTbeinalocke dpositionbeforeloweringthepa tientintothe

wheelchairfortransport.

Performing Maintenance

Regularmaintenanceofpatientliftsandaccessoriesisnece ssarytoassureproperoperation.

Afterthefirst12monthsofoperation,inspectallpivotpoints andfastenersforwear .Ifthe

metalis worn,thepartsMUSTbereplaced.Performthisinspectionevery sixmonths

thereafter.

DONOTovertightenmountinghardware.Thiswill

damagemountingbrackets.

Castersandaxleboltsrequireinspectionsev erysixmonthstocheck fortightnessandwear .

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