Invacare Dolomite Alpha Series Manuale utente

Dolomite® Alpha

Alpha Basic, Alpha Advanced

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ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor

futurereference.

Alpha Basic

Alpha Advanced

without prior written permission from Invacare. Trademarks are identied by ™ and ® . All trademarks

are owned by or licensed to Invacare Corporation or its subsidiaries unless otherwise noted.

Making Life’s Experiences Possible is a registered trademark in the U.S.A.

Contents

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsaved

forfuturereference.

1General.........................................4

1.1Introduction..................................4

1.2SymbolsinthisDocument........................4

1.3Compliance...................................4

1.4ServiceLife...................................5

1.5WarrantyInformation...........................5

1.6LimitationofLiability............................5

2Safety..........................................6

2.1GeneralSafetyInformation.......................6

2.2LabelsandSymbolsontheProduct.................7

3ProductOverview.................................9

3.1ProductDescription.............................9

3.2IntendedUse.................................9

3.3IndicationsforUse.............................9

3.4Scopeofdelivery..............................9

3.5Accessories...................................9

4Usage..........................................10

4.1BeforeUse...................................10

4.2Assemblingthewalkingaid.......................10

4.3Foldingandunfoldingthewalkingaid...............11

4.4Adjustingthearmsupport........................11

4.5Adjustingthebrakehandle(AlphaAdvanced).........13

4.6Walking......................................13

4.7SittingDownonaChair.........................14

4.8RisingtoaStandingPosition......................14

4.9SittingontheWalkingAid........................15

4.10Braking.....................................15

5Maintenance.....................................17

5.1GeneralMaintenanceInformation..................17

5.2InspectionChecklist.............................17

5.3CleaningandDisinfection........................17

5.3.1GeneralSafetyInformation.....................17

5.3.2CleaningIntervals............................18

5.3.3CleaningInstructions.........................18

6AfterUse........................................19

6.1Disposal.....................................19

6.2Reconditioning................................19

7TechnicalData....................................20

7.1DimensionsandWeights.........................20

7.2Material.....................................21

Dolomite®Alpha

1General

1.1Introduction

Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe

handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe

product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe

safetyinstructions.

Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare

notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies

toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot

otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall

modelsoftheproduct.

Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan

befoundinthecountry-specicsalesdocuments.

Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications

withoutfurthernotice.

Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe

latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe

Invacarewebsite.

Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis

difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe

website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont

sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.

Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample

productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour

Invacaredistributor.Seeaddressesattheendofthis

document.

Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould

informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin

yourcountry.

1.2SymbolsinthisDocument

Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand

applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin

personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation

belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

IMPORTANT

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

TipsandRecommendations

Givesusefultips,recommendationsand

informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.

1.3Compliance

Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working

withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.

ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe

MedicalDeviceRegulation2017/745ClassI.Thelaunchdate

ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.

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General

Wearecontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe

company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,

isreducedtoaminimum.

WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.

1.4ServiceLife

Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen

useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,

maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.

Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequency

andintensityofuse.

1.5WarrantyInformation

Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct

inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof

Businessintherespectivecountries.

Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider

fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.

1.6LimitationofLiability

Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:

•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual

•Incorrectuse

•Naturalwearandtear

•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora

thirdparty

•Technicalmodications

•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable

spareparts

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2Safety

2.1GeneralSafetyInformation

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage

Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury

ordamage.

–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,

cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare

professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto

usethisequipment.

–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable

optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely

readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions

andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch

asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction

sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional

equipment.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjury

Incorrectusecanleadtohazardoussituations.

–Donotuseonstairsoronescalators.

–Donotstandontheproduct.

–Becarefulwhenwalkingonslopingorslippery

groundoronunevensurfaces.

–Avoidwalkingagainstobstacles,bothforwards

andbackwards.

–Donotletchildrenplaywiththeproduct.

–Donotusetheproducttotransportaperson.

–Makesurethatnoclothes,suchaslongskirts,

cangetstuckinthewheels.

CAUTION!

RiskofInjury

Unbalancedorheavyloadmayleadto

overturning.

–Donothanganyloads,suchasbags,tothe

frame,thepushhandlesorhandknobs.

–Onlycarryloadswiththedesignated

equipment,likebasketortray.Donotexceed

themaximumloadfortheequipment.

–Thetotalload,includingtheweightoftheuser

andanyadditionalload,mustnotexceedthe

maximumuserweight.

–Refertochapter7TechnicalData,page20for

maximumuserweightandloadinformation.

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Safety

CAUTION!

RiskofInjury

Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe

functionandsafetyoftheproduct.

–Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.

–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour

localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable

optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor.

Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.

CAUTION!

RiskofFirstDegreeBurns

Partsoftheproductmayheatup,whenexposed

tohightemperatures(above41°C).

–Becarefuliftheproductisexposedtohigh

temperatures,e.g.directsunlight.

IMPORTANT!

Thereisariskofdamageduetowear,e.g.

corrosion.

–Donotusetheproductunderwater,e.g.in

pools.

–Donotusetheproductinhotareaslikesaunas.

–Donotstoretheproductinwetorhumid

environments.

2.2LabelsandSymbolsontheProduct

Identicationlabel

XX cm

XXX kg

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AProductname

BPartnumber

CDateofmanufacture

DSerialnumber

EMaximumuserweight

FMaximumwidth

GManufactureraddress

Symbols

European

Conformity

MedicalDevice

ManufacturerReadusermanual

Dateof

manufacture

Serialnumber

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Maximumwidth

Maximumuser

weight

Indoor/Outdoor

use

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ProductOverview

3ProductOverview

3.1ProductDescription

Thefour-wheeledwalkingaidisequippedwithacentral

seatthatcanbefoldedupforstorageandtransportation.

Frontwheelsaresteeringwheels.Rearwheelsareprovided

withabrakesystemforslowingdownandforlockingthe

wheels.Thewalkingaidisavailableindifferentsizesand

canbeequippedwithawiderangeofaccessories.

3.2IntendedUse

Thewalkingaidisintendedtosupportduringwalkingand

mayalsoserveasarestingseat.

Thewalkingaidissuitableforindoorandoutdooruseon

evenground.

Theintendeduserisanadultwithamaximumuserweight

asstatedontheproductlabelandinchapter7Technical

Data,page20

.

3.3IndicationsforUse

Indications

Personswithimpairedmusclestrengthand/orbalance,

whoneedadditionalsupportwhilstwalking.Theremaining

walkingandcognitiveabilitymustbesufcientforsafeuse

ofawalkingaid.

Contraindications

Personswithsevereequilibriumdisordersorfunctional

perceptualdisorders.

3.4Scopeofdelivery

BA

A:AlphaBasic

B:AlphaAdvanced

•Walkingaid,partlypre-assembled.

•Usermanual

Forassemblingseesection4.2Assemblingthewalkingaid,

page10.

Accessories,actuallyassembledtoyourwalkingaid,are

dependingonthecongurationandmightdifferperregion.

3.5Accessories

Variousaccessories,likeabasket/bag,areavailablefor

thisproductandcanbefoundinthecountry-specicsales

documents.Dependingonthecongurationaccessories

maybepre-assembled.

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4Usage

4.1BeforeUse

CAUTION!

RiskofInjuryorDamagetoProperty

–Beforeuse,verifythegeneralfunctionalityof

theproduct.

–Beforeuse,checktheproductforanydefect.

–Donotuseadefectiveproduct.

Invacarepresumeahealthcareprofessionalhasmadean

individualassessmentoftheusertodeterminehisrisklevel

ortherapyrequirements.Providersandcarershaveassessed

thattheproductgivestherequiredsupportandthatits

adjustmentsareappropriatefortheuser.Careranduser

havebeenappropriatelytrainedbyahealthcareprofessional

onhowtousetheproductcorrectlyandsafely.

4.2Assemblingthewalkingaid

AlphaBasicAlphaAdvanced

C

B

A

D

1.PlacethearmsupporttubeAintheframetubeand

securewithleverD.

2.PlacethehandlebarBinthearmsupporttubeand

securewiththescrewsC.

3.Repeattheprocedureontheotherside.

Thearmsupporttubeandthehandlebarcanbeplacedin

twodifferentpositionsdependingontherequiredheight.

A

B

A

B

Lowpositionofthe

armsupport

Highpositionofthe

armsupport

Lowposition:

1.PlacethearmsupporttubeAintheupperattachment

position.

2.PlacethehandlebarBinthelowerattachment

position.

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Highposition:

1.PlacethearmsupporttubeAinthelowerattachment

position.

2.PlacethehandlebarBintheupperattachment

position.

4.3Foldingandunfoldingthewalkingaid

Unfoldingtooperatingposition

1.Unfoldthewalkingaidbypressingdowntheseating

tubeusingthehandleA.

WARNING!

–Beforeusingtheproduct,alwayscheckthatthe

safetylatchBisinlockedpositionindicatedby

aclearaudible“click”.

Flipuptheseatplate

Theseatcanbefoldeduptoprovidealargerwalking

space,andinordertoincreaseaccessibility.

Foldingthewalkingaid

1.Followtheactionaboveinreverse.

4.4Adjustingthearmsupport

WARNING!

–Alladjustmentsmustbecarriedoutbyyour

specialistdealer.

–Beforeusage,alwaysmakesurethatthelevers

Aarepointingdownwardsandcorrectly

tightenedafterheightorangleadjustment.

+

−

A

+−

A

B

Alpha Advanced

Alpha Basic

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Adjustingtheheight

1.UntightentheleverA.

2.Adjustthearmsupporttoasuitableheight.

3.Tightenthelever.

WARNING!

Riskoffalling

–Donotsetthearmsupportabovethehighest

position,indicatedbythemarkingBonthe

tubes.

Adjustingtheangle

1.UntightentheleverA.

2.Adjusttheangleofthehandlestoasuitableposition.

Makesurethatthehandles

arealwaysintheallowed

adjustmentarea(maximum

20°inwards).

Donotturnthehandles

outwards.

max. 20°0 ° max. 20° 0°

3.Tightenthelever.

Adjustingdepthandinclinationangle

AlphaBasic

B

A

+−

AlphaAdvanced

A

B

+−

C

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1.LoosenthetwoscrewsAwiththesuppliedAllenkey.

2.Adjustthedepthofthearmsupporttothedesired

position.MakesurethattheblackendplugsBare

alwaysvisible.

3.Adjusttheinclinationangleofthearmsupportcupto

thedesiredposition.

4.Adjusttheangleofthebrakehandletothedesired

position.

5.Tightenthescrewscarefully.

Rotatingthearmsupportcupsinwards

A

1.LoosenthetwoknobsA.

2.Adjustthetwoarmsupportcupstoappropriate

width/angle.

3.TightenthetwoknobsA.

4.5Adjustingthebrakehandle(Alpha

Advanced)

Thebrakehandlecanbeadditionallyadjustedforoptional

handlocationandfunctiondirection.

B

A

C

1.LoosenthescrewAwiththesuppliedAllenkey.

2.AdjustthefasteningdeviceBinheightandsidewaysto

thedesiredposition.

3.Rotatethebrakebymeansoftheballjointtothe

desiredposition.

4.RetightenthescrewA.

Thebrakecanbesetatagreateranglebytwisting

thepipeCinconnectionwiththedepthadjustment,

→4.4Adjustingthearmsupport,page11.

4.6Walking

WARNING!

Riskoffalling

–Becarefulifthewheelsstopagainstan

obstacle,e.g.akerb.

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1.Placethewalkingaidslightlyinfrontofyouandtakea

steptowardsitwhilstusingthehandgripsforsupport.

4.7SittingDownonaChair

1.Standinfrontofthechairwiththewalkingaid,the

backofyourlegsshouldtouchthechair.

2.Lockbothhandbrakesofthewalkingaid.

3.Placeyourhandsonthearmsofthechair,leanforward

slightlyandsitdowncarefully.

4.8RisingtoaStandingPosition

WARNING!

Riskoftipping

–Donotusethewalkingaidtopullyourselfup

fromasittingposition.

1.Placethewalkingaidinfrontofyouandlockboth

handbrakes.

2.Usethearmrestsofthechairassupportandrise

carefullytoastandingposition.

3.Oncestableinastandingposition,transferhandstothe

handgripsofthewalkingaid.

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4.9SittingontheWalkingAid

WARNING!

RiskofFalling

–Usethewalkingaidforstationaryseatingonly.

–Beforesittingdown,lockbothbrakesinparking

positionandmakesurethewalkingaidstands

stable.

–Alwayssitonthewalkingaidfromtherear

side.Donotsitdownfromthefrontside.

–Donotsitonthewalkingaidonslopingground.

–Donotmaneuverthewalkingaidwithyour

feetwhilesittingonit.

4.10Braking

Brakingduringusage

AlphaBasicAlphaAdvance

1.Pullbothbrakehandles(AlphaBasic)orbrakelevers

(AlphaAdvance)towardsyourbody.

Applyingtheparkingbrakes

IMPORTANT!

–Inparkingposition,alwaysensurethatboth

brakesareapplied.

AlphaBasicAlphaAdvance

1.Pushbothbrakehandles(AlphaBasic)orbrakelevers

(AlphaAdvance)awayfromyourbody.

Aclearaudible“Click”indicatesthatthebrakeisinthe

rightposition.

2.Toreleasethebrakes,pullthebrakehandles(Alpha

Basic)orbrakelevers(AlphaAdvance)backwards.

Adjustingthebrakeeffect

Fordesirablebrakingstrength,adjustthebrakewire.

8, 10

Suitabletools:8mmand10mmspanner(notincluded).

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1.Loosenthelockingnutandturnthehexagonnipple

counterclockwiseinordertoincreasethebraking

effect.Thedistancebetweenthebrakeclampandthe

wheelshouldbe2mm.

2.Tightenthelockingnutagaintoxatethenew

adjustment.

3.Checkthebrakingeffectbyengagingtheparkingbrake

andcheckthatthewheelcan´trotate.

WARNING!

–Makesuretotightenthelocknutsafter

adjustment.

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Maintenance

5Maintenance

5.1GeneralMaintenanceInformation

WARNING!

RiskofInjury

–Maintenanceshouldbedoneatleastoncea

year.

–Donotuseadefectiveproduct.

–Donotattemptrepairsyourself.Forrepairs

contactyourprovider.

5.2InspectionChecklist

Toensuregoodperformanceandsafety,inspectyour

productregularly.

qEnsurethatallscrewsandadjustmentsareproperly

tightened.

qEnsurethathandgripsaretight.

Ifhandgripsareloosedonotusethewalkingaid.

Instructionsonhowtochangehandgripscanbe

obtainedfromyourproviderorInvacaredistributor.

qVerifybrakeoperation.

Ifbrakeadjustmentisrequired,seechapter4Usage,

page10.

qInspecttheframeandloadedpartsforcracks.

qInspectthewheels’tightness,wearanddamage.

qMakesurethatthewheelsarefreeofhair,lintand

otherdebris.

5.3CleaningandDisinfection

5.3.1GeneralSafetyInformation

CAUTION!

RiskofContamination

–Takeprecautionsforyourselfanduse

appropriateprotectiveequipment.

IMPORTANT!

Wronguidsormethodscanharmordamage

theproduct.

–Allcleaningagentsanddisinfectantsusedmust

beeffective,compatiblewithoneanotherand

mustprotectthematerialstheyareusedto

clean.

–Neverusecorrosiveuids(alkalines,acidetc.)

orabrasivecleaningagents.Werecommend

anordinaryhouseholdcleaningagentsuchas

dishwashingliquid,ifnotspeciedotherwisein

thecleaninginstructions.

–Neveruseasolvent(cellulosethinner,acetone

etc.)thatchangesthestructureoftheplastic

ordissolvestheattachedlabels.

–Alwaysmakesurethattheproductis

completelydriedbeforetakingitintouseagain.

Forcleaninganddisinfectioninclinicalorlong-term

careenvironments,followyourin-houseprocedures.

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5.3.2CleaningIntervals

IMPORTANT!

Regularcleaninganddisinfectionenhances

smoothoperation,increasestheservicelifeand

preventscontamination.

Cleananddisinfecttheproduct

–regularlywhileitisinuse,

–beforeandafteranyserviceprocedure,

–whenithasbeenincontactwithanybody

uids,

–beforeusingitforanewuser.

5.3.3CleaningInstructions

Theproductcanbewashedinawashingmachineorby

hand.

Whenusingahigh-pressurecleaneroranordinaryjetof

water,donotaimthejettowardsbearings,drainingholes

orlabels.

Themaximumcleaningtemperatureis60°C.Donotuse

asteamcleaner.

1.Cleanthewalkingaidwithadampclothandmild

detergent.

2.Cleanthewheelswithabrush(nowirebrush).

3.Afterwashing,wipetheproductdry.

Disinfection

•Wipedownallgenerallyaccessiblesurfaceswith

disinfectant.

Informationonrecommendeddisinfectants

andmethodscanbefoundonhttps://vah-

online.de/en/for-users.

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AfterUse

6AfterUse

6.1Disposal

Beenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethisproduct

throughyourrecyclingfacilityatitsendoflife.

Disassembletheproductanditscomponents,sothedifferent

materialscanbeseparatedandrecycledindividually.

Thedisposalandrecyclingofusedproductsandpackaging

mustcomplywiththelawsandregulationsforwaste

handlingineachcountry.Contactyourlocalwaste

managementcompanyforinformation.

6.2Reconditioning

Thisproductissuitableforreuse.Toreconditiontheproduct

foranewuser,carryoutthefollowingactions:

•Inspection

•Cleaninganddisinfection

Fordetailedinformation,see5Maintenance,page17

and

theservicemanualforthisproduct.

Makesurethattheusermanualishandedoverwiththe

product.

Ifanydamageormalfunctionisdetected,donotreuse

theproduct.

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7TechnicalData

7.1DimensionsandWeights

A

B

C

D

E

F

GH

I

J

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

AlphaBasicAlphaAdvanced

SeatwidthA

360mm

SeatdepthB

180mm

SeatheightC

620mm

TotalwidthD

650mm

TotaldepthE

700mm

Totalheight(Handleheight)F

1075–1310mm1165–1400mm

DistancebetweenhandlesG

430mm

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