Hoyer
®
Elevate
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English
8. Slings
The Hoyer Elevate is suitable for patients in the SITTING, position. The slings suitable for this
device are listed as follows:
• Hoyer Transport sling
• Hoyer Standing sling
9. Knee pad adjustment
The Elevate has an adjustable kneepad. It is recommended for safety reasons that adjustment is
carried out by holding the top of the adjustment handle. The range of travel is approx 7 inches.
Adjustment is achieved by following two easy steps. STEP 1 pull handle towards you, STEP 2
either push handle downwards or pull handle upwards to select the kneepad position. Once the
ideal position is found release handle and the kneepad will automatically lock into position.
10. removable footplate
The Elevate has a removable footplate. To remove the footplate, move to the front of the prod-
uct, and lift the footplate upwards from the middle of the assembly (see Fig. E). Additionally you
can also remove the footplate cover to aid in cleaning and disinfecting of the footplate area. This
is achieved by removing the footplate and unclipping the cover from the back of the footplate (see
Fig. F).
nOTE:
Be careful when lifting the footplate from its low-seated position.
Warning
if using the Hoyer Elevate for gait training, the foot tray should be removed and a
thorough risk assessment carried out to ascertain suitability prior to lifting.
Fig. E
Fig. F
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