Invacare Reliant 450, User Manual

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Contents
1 General 5
1.1 Symbols 5
1.1.1 Warnings 5
1.1.2 Other Symbols 5
1.2 Service Life 6
1.3 Limited Warranty 6
2 Safety 8
2.1 General Guidelines 8
2.2 Operating Information 9
2.2.1 General 9
2.2.2 Pinch Points and Positioning 10
2.2.3 Lift Assembly 10
2.2.4 Lift Operation 10
2.2.5 Using the Sling 11
2.2.6 Lifting the Patient 12
2.2.7 Transferring the Patient 13
2.2.8 Maintenance 13
2.2.9 Electrical and Grounding 14
2.2.10 Disposal 14
2.3 Radio Frequency Interference 15
3 Product Labeling 16
4 Technical Data 17
4.1 Patient Lift 17
4.2 Full-Body, Divided-Leg, and Toileting Slings 18
4.3 Reliant Scale RLS6 19
5 Assembly 20
5.1 Assembling the Patient Lift 20
5.1.1 Unpacking the Patient Lift 20
5.1.2 Assembling the Mast to the Base 21
5.1.3 Assembling the Actuator to the Boom 23
5.2 Installing the Shifter Handle 24
6 Operation 25
6.1 Operating the Patient Lift 25
6.1.1 Closing/Opening the Legs of the Base Assembly 25
6.1.2 Raising/Lowering the Electric Lift 27
6.1.3 Activating a Mechanical Emergency Release 28
6.1.4 Performing an Emergency Stop 29
6.2 Mounting the Battery Charger 29
6.2.1 Charging the Battery 31
7 Patient Lifting 33
7.1 Preparing the Lift for Use 33
7.1.1 Positioning the Lift for Use 33
7.1.2 Attaching Slings to the Lift 34
7.2 Lifting/Moving the Patient 35
8 Patient Transferring 38
8.1 Transferring the Patient for Using a Commode Chair or
Standard Commode 38
8.1.1 Transferring to a Commode Chair 40
8.1.2 Transferring to a Standard Commode 41
8.2 Transferring the Patient to a Bathing Unit 42
8.3 Transferring the Patient to a Wheelchair 43
9 Troubleshooting 46
9.1 Troubleshooting 46