Maintenance, Cleaning and Disinfection
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7 Maintenance, Cleaning and Disinfection
7.1 Maintenance
YourproducthasbeenprovidedwiththeCEmarking.Themanufacturerherewithguarantees
thatthismedicaldeviceasawholeconformstotherequirementsoftheEuropeanDirectivefor
MedicalDevices93/42/EEC.
Theproperfunctionofthewheelchair,especiallyofthewheellocksandbrakes,shouldbe
checkedbeforeeveryuse.Safetynutsshouldbeusedonlyonce.Iftheyhavebeenloosened
severaltimes,thesenutsmustbereplaced.
Ifyounoticeanydefects,pleasecontactyourauthorisedspecialistdealerimmediatelyinorder
tohavethemcorrected.Thisisparticularlyimportantifyounoticethatthedrivingcharacteris-
ticschangeorthewheelchairbecomeslessstable.
We also recommend that you have the
wheelchair maintained regularly at 12-month intervals by your authorised specialist dealer.
Thefunctionsdescribedinthefollowinglistmustbeverifiedbytheuseratthespecifiedintervals.
Check
Before each use
Monthly
Quarterly
Functiontestofthewheellocks/brakes
X
Saggingoftheseatandbackupholstery
X
Settingofthecasterjournalbearing
X
Checkstabilityoffootplate
X
Visualinspectionofwearparts
(e.g.tyres,bearings)
X
Dirtonbearings
X
Pushringsfordamages
X
Airpressure(seeindicationontyre)
X
Foldingmechanismforwearandtear
X
Spoketensionoftherearwheels
X
Screwconnections
X
Toensuresmoothoperationatalltimes,thefollowingprecautionsandcleaningsshouldbecar-
riedout.Usersmaycarrytheseoutbythemselves:
• Hairanddirtparticlesgenerallyaccumulatebetweenthecasterwheelandfork.Thiscan
restrictthecasterwheelsfromrotatingsmoothly.Removethecastersandthoroughlyclean
theforksandcastersusingamildhouseholdcleaner.
• Therearwheelsfeatureaquick-releasesystem.Tokeepthissystemoperational,ensurethat
nodirtadherestothequick-releaseaxleoraxlehousing.Thequick-releaseaxleshouldalso
belightlylubricatedfromtimetotimewithresin-freesewingmachineoil.
• Ifyourwheelchairgetswet,toweldryitassoonaspossible.
• Donotusethewheelchairinsaltwaterandkeepsandorotherparticlesfromdamagingthe
wheelbearings.