IndeeLift FTS-600 User Manual
Preliminary FTS-600 UM 1-13-2022
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As a fall recovery appliance, the FTS-600 is extremely maneuverable. Its small footprint allows fall recovery
to occur in even the tightest of places. The FTS-600 replaces larger and more cumbersome sling-style lifts
for fall recovery and many transfer functions, while greatly reducing the associated risks.
Overview:
This manual covers the Floor-to-Stand (FTS-600) professional model which is designed for use in the acute
and post-acute care environments. The FTS-600 is engineered to accommodate persons weighing up to
600 pounds (272kg).
The FTS-600 model is
referred to as the “
FTS
” throughout this manual
.
The FTS
is operated with a wired remote control in a portable “roll
-
around” configuration. This state
-of-
the-art product was designed to easily lift patients from the floor or a sitting or standing position and can
be safely operated by staff of all levels, with or without the assistance of a second provider and without
risk of injury to the provider or the patient. The FTS
safely lifts a person up to 30” from the floor to achieve
a full standing position.
Individuals that fall must be assessed for injuries that may require medical assistance. Use of
this human floor lift after sustaining a serious injury resulting from a fall is discouraged to avoid what could result
In Death or Serious Injury. Instead of using this lift if a serious injury is noted, phone 911 for medical assistance.
Basic operation
The FTS is a multi-function patient handling lift tool designed to be used for day-to-day patient handling.
The FTS is intended to be used in all care environments.
There are multiple modes of operation for the FTS. Raising a patient from a seated position to a standing
position, lifting a seated patient from the floor after planned floor exercises stretches etc., or after a fall,
positioning a patient at a level for use with exercise equipment (e.g. recumbent bike), raising or lowering a
patient to the right height to transfer to a bed, commode chair or other intended destination.
The FTS is made to lift patients to standing from anywhere they may be located. Consequently, patient
transfers to the FTS are the most common activity. Transferring to or from the FTS is a simple process that
is always assisted by gravity. The seat can be placed at any height, typically one to two inches below the
height of the destination seat when transferring to the FTS or one to two inches above the destination seat
when transferring from the FTS.
When transferring onto the FTS, the FTS is placed just lower than the height of the current user seated
position. When transferring to the FTS, the FTS seat platform is positioned one to two inches below the
height of the seated user.
Fall Recovery
After a fall, the provider rolls the FTS to the fall location, slides or tilts the patient onto the mounting ramp
seat, pushes a button on the wired remote activating the motor which raises them from the floor to a level
to transfer the patient to a chair, commode or other destination. If the intent is to lift the patient to a
