FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL TREATMENT CHAIR
INSTRUCTION MANUAL - T688 Series
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IFU T688 EN V7 Apr 2021
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OPERATING THE MEDICAL TREATMENT CHAIR
1. WARNING: To avoid risk of an electric shock, this chair must only be connected to supply mains
with protective earth.
2. When the chair is stationary and positioned to give minimum interference to staff, ensure that all
four brakes are locked by depressing the pedal on top of each castor or depressing the centre
locking pedals (if fitted) on both sides of chair.
3. The seat height may be raised to minimize bending during procedures. It is normal to cannulate
whilst in this position, ensur
ing the patient’s legs are elevated.
4. The swing out arm (if fitted) is released by pushing the red latch (located below the side
upholstery) forward.
5. The gas spring-assisted adjustable height armrests (if fitted) are positioned by loosening the lever
and allowing the armrest to comfortably supp
ort the patient’s arm. When in the desired position,
retighten the lever.
6. The swivel armrest (if fitted) is controlled by loosening the knob under the arm, rotating the arm to
the desired position and retightening the knob.
7. Fold out tray arm (if fitted) is accessed by opening the upper section outwards.
8. The height of the ICU arm (if fitted) can be adjusted as per instruction 5. above.
9. Arms maybe swung out or lowered flat (depending on style) to seat level to facilitate side transfer
of patient. Raise or lower the seat height to prevent unnecessary bending or lifting by staff
members.
10. IV Pole (if fitted) can be removed or repositioned by loosening the knob at the lower end of the
mounting bracket and retightening the knob.
11. Lift up tray (if fitted) can be raised by lifting the tray up until it locks into place. To close the lift up
tray, lift up the latch under the tray and lower the tray.
12. Over chair tray (if fitted) can be swiveled to the desired position by loosening the knob at the
lower end of the mounting bracket, swiveling the tray to the desired the position and then
retightening the knob.
13. When the optional patient hand control is fitted, controls of the seat/footrest and backrest
positions are available to the patient. Allow the patient to position themselves using the 4 buttons
to achieve maximum personal comfort, and to regularly alter this position.
14. For safety, only nursing staff should operate the HI/LO function.
The chair is supplied with the following pre-set memory positions:
15. In an EMERGENCY, press memory position #1 and hold and the backrest and leg rest will go to
their flattest position and the chair will lower until the backrest is supported by the rear support
bar
.
CPR may be performed in this position.
NOTE: It is not intended that these instructions override any Hospital instructions for emergency
treatment.
