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EXELLE 1

ENGLISH

REV.9 – 30.08.11/ENG

EXELLE

USER’S MANUAL

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Page 3: ...m 22 5 4 Lifting the wheelchair 22 5 5 Quick release rear wheels 23 5 6 Using the brakes 24 5 7 Safety belts and harness 25 6 0 Adjustments 26 6 1 General 26 6 2 List of parts in standard set up 27 6 3 Backrest height adjustment 28 6 4 Rear wheel adjustment 28 6 5 Front wheelheightandforkangleadjustment 31 6 6 Backrest angle adjustment 32 6 7 Footplate height adjustment 33 6 8 Footplate adjustment...

Page 4: ...should be taken about a procedure or note in order to avoid causing harm to people or things or breakages and dangerous situations in general General information for a better use of the wheelchair Essential tool a flat screwdriver is necessary to perform this procedure Essential tool a pozidrive screwdriver is necessary to perform this procedure Essential tool a 6mm spanner is necessary to perform...

Page 5: ... 0 Using the wheelchair which are essential for safe use of the wheelchair 2 0 Safety The Progeo EXELLE wheelchair is a medical device and therefore it should not be lent to other users even for short periods of time It is forbidden to make any unauthorised modifications or using un approved parts may change the wheelchair structure and create unsafe condition as well as possible harm to the chair...

Page 6: ... when getting in Lean on the wheelchair and where possible on a stable object nearby Use the force of your arms to raise and move your body see fig 1 In case the occupant is not able to perform this movement alone or if the movement is to be performed on an uneven surface an attendant should be present see fig 2 While getting in or out of the wheelchair never lean or sit on the clothes protector I...

Page 7: ...elchair ready to prevent it from overbalancing In order to find the point at which the chair will tip back easily and consequently to find the range within which it is safe to manoeuvre it proceed in the following manner see fig 3 You should be seated in your chair Hold the hand rims on the rear wheels firmly Then move the hand rims slightly backwards and while moving your weight backwards push th...

Page 8: ...tilting the wheelchair while maintaining balance Move the rear wheels carefully down to the obstacle during this phase hold the handrails to control the descent Once the rear wheels have descended the obstacle tilt the wheelchair forward until the front wheels touch the ground again Going up steps alone see figure 5 Bring the wheelchair right up to the leading edge of the obstacle Raise the front ...

Page 9: ...owards the step so that the rear wheels of the wheelchair touch it Grip the rear handles of the wheelchair tightly and pull hard while keeping the wheelchair tilted with the front wheels raised in order to prevent the occupant from slipping out of the chair until the rear wheels are over the step Keeping the wheelchair tilted move it away from the step enough to allow the front wheels to touch the...

Page 10: ...a moderate speed Keep your weight backwards in the chair to avoid slipping out Hold on to the hand rims on the rear wheels and allow them to slide slowly through your hands The occupant should be able to stop the wheelchair at any time simply by blocking the motion of the hand rims 2 5 Ensuring stability You will encounter situations which will require you to lean out of the wheelchair These appar...

Page 11: ...causing harm both to the chair and the occupant In order to ensure greater stability the occupant should hold on to the wheelchair with his or her free hand Do not lean too far forward you may fall out of the chair Do not move forward by sliding your pelvis across the seat cushion in order to reach objects that are too far away The chair couldoverbalance Leaning backwards see fig 10 Ensure that th...

Page 12: ...g it is necessary to ensure that the tyres are correctly inflated Remove the plastic valve cover on the valve that is found on the rim of the rear wheel see fig 12 Use a compressor to bring the pressure to the correct level see table 1 Screw up the plastic valve cover Check the tyre pressures weekly using table 1 as a guide Incorrect inflation of the tyres especially if too low causes incorrect fu...

Page 13: ... carried out on the rear wheels ensure that the quick release axles are well inserted see fig 13 see chapter 5 5 Quick release rear wheels Check the correct functioning of the quick release axle without any person sitting on the chair Disengage the brakes With one hand on the backrest tube lift the chair a few centimetres on the side where the rear wheel will be removed Take hold of the wheel hub ...

Page 14: ...sition completely open Should the wheelchair be equipped with double footplate see fig 15 make sure that both plates are totally down before using the chair With one piece flip up footplate fig 16 make sure that the locking tooth A is properly inserted in the slot B A Fig 14 Fig 15 Fig 16 A B ...

Page 15: ...ays in the correct position for use 2 10 Calf strap In some cases depending on the diameter of the front wheel and the width of the wheelchair the front wheel as it rotates for turns etc may come into contact with the occupant s heel In order to avoid any such contact which could result in the chair overbalancing the chair is supplied with a calf restraining belt which should be adjusted so that t...

Page 16: ...andfor this reason always ensure that they are correctly positioned before use see chapter 7 1 Height adjustable removable swingaway armrests If this instruction is ignored the wheelchair or the user may overbalance Do not use the armrest as hand hold to raise the wheelchair this may cause the armrests to come off from their supports and in turn cause harm to the user and to the wheelchair Do not ...

Page 17: ... parking brakes have been designed to hold the wheelchair stable when it is stationary For safety reasons we do not recommend using the parking brakes while the wheelchair is in motion see chapter 6 9 Brake adjustment When using the brakes a great care should be taken to avoid injury to the hands or fingers 3 0 Loading the wheelchair There is no single best way to load the wheelchair in a vehicle ...

Page 18: ... EXELLE are very important because they allow the wheelchair to be moved easily even by those with limited physical strength Disengage the brakes and remove the rear wheels see chapter 5 5 Quick release rear wheels see figure 24 Fold the wheelchair see chapter 5 3 Closing system Take hold of the chair with one hand on the front frame and the other hand on the backrest handle so as to balance the w...

Page 19: ...ible to the seat see figure 28 Engage the brakes and get into the car see chapter 2 1 Movements getting into and out of the wheelchair see fig 28 Once you are inside the car release the wheelchair brakes and pull out the rear wheels see chapter 5 5 Quick release rear wheels Fold the wheelchair see chapter 5 3 Closing system Take hold of the chair with one hand on the front frame and the other hand...

Page 20: ...hromed steel titanium hard rubber Ultra grepp soft rubber Max grepp aluminium and rubber Ergo Para aluminium with rubber tape Dualgrepp captain s wheel silicon cover 10 Rear wheel 11 Quick release axle 12 Rear wheel plate 13 Rear wheel tyres high pressure high pressure profile anti puncture solid tyre 14 Front fork 15 Caster 3 sport hard rubber 4 active sport with aluminium rim 4 active soft with ...

Page 21: ...day to day use of the wheelchair the occupant could encounter rough or irregular grounds such as gravel holes etc or slippery terrain wet sandy dusty or oily ground etc In these cases and in all other cases where the use of the wheelchair could be difficult or even dangerous both for the occupant and for the wheelchair itself we recommend using extreme care and attention combined with smooth motio...

Page 22: ...orts from the seat and or backrest Raise the footplate With your hands on position A and B as shown in figure 35 pull the seat cloth up to bring the two seat tubes close to each other so as to fold the wheelchair 5 4 Lifting the wheelchair figure 36 The wheelchair can be lifted and transported in many different ways However it is advisable to fold the wheelchair to facilitate these action Remove t...

Page 23: ... and easily thereby reducing the size of the wheelchair This can be particularly useful when the wheelchair needs to be loaded into a car or place for storage or driven through a narrow passageway if the wheelchair is provided with transit wheels see chapter 7 4 Transit wheels Removing the wheel Release the brakes To make this procedure easier slightly raise the wheel using the handles on the back...

Page 24: ...the lever forwards with push on brakes fig 38 b Pull the level backwards if pull on brakes are fitted fig 38 a Releasing the brakes Pull the lever backwards with push on brakes fig 38 b Push the lever forwards if pull on brakes are fitted fig 38 a Take care not to injure your hands and fingers when operating the brakes The optimum position for the brake with respect to the tyre is about 0 5 cm bet...

Page 25: ... body free for movement The waist belt is fastened to the wheelchair with two anchorage points two at the rear of the frame The harness system fig 40 holds the occupant in the seat at his her waist and shoulder The entire upper body of the occupant is secured to the seat It is intended for use by occupants with particularly limited mobility in the upper body The harness system is fastened to the w...

Page 26: ... any modifications even when possible to the original design All modifications the user can make are reported on this chapter but they must only be carried out as maintenance in order to re estabilish the wheelchair as it was originally supplied Always contact RehaTEAM and its technicians for any non standard requirements or modifications to allow them to evaluate such modifications and verify tha...

Page 27: ...18 Locknut DIN985 inox M5 short 12 19 Crossbar and side guard support 4 20 Aluminium side guard brake support 2 21 Bolt TSPEIDIN7991 inox 5x55 4 22 Flat washerDIN125 inox 5x10x1 10 23 Locknut DIN982 inox M5 6 24 Backrest tube 2 25 Bolt TCEIDIN7984 8 86x30 Z B 2 26 Backrest band with straps 1 27 Backrest top band 1 28 Backrest upholstery 1 29 Plastic cap dm 20 2 30 Rubber grip 2 31 Screw TSCDIN 798...

Page 28: ...namic rear frame is an accessory in this model therefore it has to be requested at purchase and marked in the order form It is possible to adjust the back height in 1 5cm intervals Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up or down up the protecting sleeves along the tube until the fixing screws are visible Using a 3mm Allen key and a 8 mm spanner remove screws B and the corresponding nuts and wa...

Page 29: ... positions Remove the rear wheel see chapter 5 5 Quick release rear wheels To change depth remove with a 22 and 24 spanner the receiver B with its washer and nut Should it be necessary to turn the rear wheel plate up side down remove with 4mm Allen key and 10mm spanner the bolt A and nuts A1 When the desired setting is reached securely fix all bolts and nuts With Dynamic rear frame figures 48 49 5...

Page 30: ...d a 10 mm spanner loosen the support S1 see square figure 50 and the headless bolts on the same support It is now possible to slide the support S1 along the frame and rotate the two arms A to determine the new position of the rear wheel The support S2 can be fixed in any of the pre drilled hole H on the curved side of the frame after removing the three fixing bolts 3mm Allen key Once reached the d...

Page 31: ...e in completely internal position it may happen that these two parts interfere with each other and the caster touches the footplate during pirouetting the fork To avoid such inconvenience the frame is provided with five pre drilled holes F that allow this adjustment setting the front wheel unit further or closer to the footplate To change position remove with a 5mm Allen key the two bolts A and B ...

Page 32: ... mm Allen key slide the axle out and move the caster to another hole n 2 holes for small fork n 4 holes for medium fork n 5 hole s for long fork Insert the bolt and fix it tightly The adjustment of the front height is necessary when the caster is charged with another of different size or when you simply wish to change the front height of the wheelchair Every time the height is adjusted it is also ...

Page 33: ...ether there are ten different height positions Remove bolts and nuts A and corresponding nuts and washers 3mm Allen key and an 8 mm spanner Slide the footrest support tube up or down to the desired position Replace the bolts and nuts in the nearest available holes and tighten firmly In order to avoid hitting objects which could cause the wheelchair to tip over we recommend that the minimum distanc...

Page 34: ... the two footrests when lowered 1 The footrest distance DIST must not exceed 35 mm for wheelchairs used by adults 2 The footrest distance DIST must not exceed 25 mm for wheelchairs used by children Here below the correct footrest sizes based on seat width are detailed Model EXELLE Seat width Footplate type 33 140 x 160 36 150 x 160 39 170 x 160 42 170 x160 45 200 x 160 48 200 x160 One piece flip u...

Page 35: ...s kind of support figure 60 allows a greater adjustment of the footplate It can be applied only to the one piece plastic footplates flip up or automatic closure To adjust the inclination and the position of the footplate loosen the bolts A A1 and B 4 and 5mm Allen key figure 60 helping yourself with a 10mm spanner for the nut matched to the bolt A1 Perform the height and position adjustment by rot...

Page 36: ... flip up system the engaging system and the inclination adjustment for this footplate figure 66 are exactly the same as the carbon fibre footplate just explained above Position of the one piece footplate If requested on the order form the one piece aluminium footplate can be mounted in four different positions completely internal figure 66 and 67 2 3 internal figure 68 2 3 external figure 69 compl...

Page 37: ...upport S 6mm Allen Key move the brake to the correct position screw the bolt just enough to keep the brake in place this bolt has to be tightened after adjusting the position of braking bar Position and inclination of the braking bar The rotation of the support S and consequently of the angle a does not have a set value but it should be adjusted so as the braking bar P is always parallel to the gr...

Page 38: ...ogether After adjustment check all bolts are properly tightened Check the correct functioning of the brakes by conducting specific brake tests Check that all parts are secure by pushing hard on the brake lever while braking If the brake support or the rod should move or slip during this test check that the screws are tightened fully If the rear wheel position is changed the brakes need to be adjus...

Page 39: ...Remove bolt and nut A and loosen the bolt B 3 and 4 mm Allen key and 8 mm spanner Now it is possible to slide the ring C along the frame to the desired height Fix the bolt B Position the side guard and fix the bolt and nut A in one of the three slots of the support S It may be necessary to drill a new hole 5mm on the side guard To adjust the side guard in depth Loosen the bolt and nut A and remove...

Page 40: ...axle P With a 2mm and 4mm Allen key loosen the bolt C and the headless bolts G2 this will allow to rotate the mudguard on the ring Working on the above mentioned two rotations adjust the mudguard to its maximum height and put the rear wheel on Adjust the mudguard to the correct position If the adjustment is not satisfactory it is possible to work on the sliding support A that can be assembled eith...

Page 41: ...ove using a 3mm Allen key and a 8 mm spanner the fixing screws A then raise or lower the armrest by sliding it up or down the support B until the desired height is reached It is also possible to move the support S and fix it in a different position along the pre drilled holes on the frame in this case it will be necessary to remove the fixing bolts and nuts 5 mm Allen key and 10 mm spanner and fix...

Page 42: ... re inserting it into one of the pre drilled holes on the armrest tube after adjusting the armrest to the desired height 7 3 Height adjustable removable Flip up armrests figure 87 The Flip up armrests in addition to the armrest itself include a skirt guard Other types of skirt guard cannot be mounted when using this model of armrest These armrests are practical accessories which can be rotated and...

Page 43: ...rrow passages eg a door a lift To use this accessory it is necessary to remove the rear wheels see chapter 5 5 Quick release rear wheels With the use of this accessory the wheelchair becomes both narrower and shorter The transit wheels can also be removed from their support by sliding the tube off its support after pressing the release button A which locks it in position For a correct assembly of ...

Page 44: ...i tipper first push forward the fixing pin P positioned in the upper part of the support S and pull the armrest down Insert and push the armrest up in the support hole in order to fix it An audible click indicates that the support is locked 7 6 Tipping aid figure 91 This accessory has been designed to enable the assistant to tip back the wheelchair without a great effort so as to go over small ste...

Page 45: ...ve push handles as standard They are useful in situations where a assistant is required They are removable and height adjustable to offer good grip and posture for the figure 94 Quick release fork It is an accessory figure 95 that allows the forks to be easily and quickly removed in order to clean the bearings or to reduce the encumbrance of the wheelchair Tetraclip This is a special quick release...

Page 46: ...intervals along with an appropriate use of the wheelchair see chapters 2 0 Safety and 5 0 Using the wheelchair will ensure that your wheelchair will last for many years To clean the aluminium parts frame hand rims brakes etc the backrest and the seat we recommend using only a soft damp cloth Within 6 months from purchase we recommend to go to an authorized PROGEO dealer for a complete check up of ...

Page 47: ...r rear and fully deflate by pressing the valve this procedure is not required for solid tyre Remove the tyre using bicycle tyre levers Remove the inner tube and repair it using a standard puncture repair kit and the same procedure used for repairing a normal bicycle inner tube If repair is not possible then the inner tube will need to be replaced The rear wheel tyres should be replaced whenever ex...

Page 48: ... front wheels height see chapter 6 5 The tyres pressure is not correct Check tyres pressure see chapter 2 6 The spokes are broken or loosen Change the damaged spokes or tighten the loosened one The wheelchair does no go straight The front wheels bearings are dirty or damaged Clean the bearings or change them The rear wheels are adjusted to get a too active setting Adjust the rear wheels in a more ...

Page 49: ... 54cm adjustable Front frame angle 100 110 Total length 90cm approx std conf Total width Seat width 17cm with 0 camber Encumbrance 26cm approx with 0 camber Wheelchair weight 9 5 kg approx lightest conf 10 5 kg approx std conf Weight without rear wheels 6 9 kg approx lightest conf 7 5 kg approx std conf Maximum load 125 kg Backrest angle Standard rear frame 90 to the seat Dynamic rear frame from 8...

Page 50: ...at are subject to normal wear and tear during everyday use Repair of defects and replacement The guarantee on defects on contact parts is at the complete discretion of RehaTEAM s r l either for the repair of the defect or for the replacement of the part itself The authorised distributor in cases of simple repairs may take action independently to eliminate the defect or bring the defect to the atte...

Page 51: ...which this declaration refers to is in conformity with the guidelines as laid down by European Union Directive 2007 47 CE applied in Italy as D L gs 37 2010 the manufacturer has classified the above mentioned product as CLASS I Medical Device based on provisions as set out in the addendum IX of EU Directive 93 42 made in compliance with rule UNI EN 12183 2009 UNI CEI EN ISO 14971 2008 UNI EN 980 2...

Page 52: ... data protection act we inform you that your personal details will be collected and used by us with the exclusive aim of sending out advertising and news on products offered by our company Such information will be held on an electronic archive and every effort will be made to ensure security and privacy In compliance with article 13 of Italian law 675 96 at any moment you have the right to access ...

Page 53: ...lination equal to 4 cm on a seat depth 40 cm which is like 3 on 30 and 3 5 on 35 and with standard high pressure tyres The rear height may result quite different if the inclination of the seat is very different from that used as reference especially with active setting In fact the rear height reported in the chart is proportionally affected by the seat inclination difference more inclination lower...

Page 54: ...126 7 37 5 40 5 114 10 136 11 C 124 6 38 41 114 9 99 4 B 118 1 38 5 41 5 109 8 135 10 I 118 1 39 42 106 7 132 9 96 6 B 39 5 42 5 101 6 125 7 I 143 11 C 40 43 99 5 127 7 40 5 43 5 93 4 120 5 135 9 41 44 89 3 112 2 60 1 41 5 44 5 I 78 2 C 106 1 124 7 42 45 119 8 I 108 1 C 82 7 42 5 45 5 115 8 70 10 95 9 43 46 111 7 100 11 I 91 10 C 43 5 46 5 90 5 70 8 44 47 88 5 I 100 8 44 5 47 5 70 4 115 3 132 1 45...

Page 55: ... use abrasive cleaning agents or degreasing substances benzin acids etc which could compromise the quality security and life of the Medical Device don t dry the product in proximity or to direct contact with heat sources heaters heaters fireplaces solar direct light etc lubricate periodically the parts indicated in the User s Manual The wheelchair Rehateam srl delivers is tested and configured at ...

Page 56: ...t GM TÜV Rheinland Certified company TÜV Rheinland directive UNI EN ISO 9001 Rehateam s r l reserves the right to carry out modification and or improvements to its products without prior notice Total or partial reproduction of this manual is forbidden without written authorization from Rehateam s r l X L ULTRA LIGHT WHEELCHAIR E X E L L E Place of production Date of production Date of delivery Ser...

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