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Introduction
These instructions apply to the Configura
®
Care
chair by Accora.
Please read them carefully before setting up and
using the chair and keep them in a safe place for
future reference.
These instructions include details of the
performance of the chair. If the chair malfunctions,
shows signs of damage or excessive wear, or
otherwise feels unsuitable, please take it out of
service and contact your supplier immediately.
Configura
®
Care is designed to be configured
to suit a range of different size, pressure and
posture requirements.
Warning: do not allow children
or animals to play with or near
the chair.
Chair set-up
The chair configuration is selected by a healthcare
professional using the Configura
®
Care Interactive
Assessment form. If extra parts are required, they
can be ordered separately from Accora.
For a copy of the Configura
®
Care Interactive
Assessment form or for a Parts and Accessories
Manual, please email [email protected]
Important safety information
■
Do not allow children or animals to play with or
near the chair.
■
Do not ‘ride’ on the push handles or subject them
to abnormal load.
■
Do not try and stand on the legrest or footplate.
■
Make sure the user’s feet are not touching the
floor when the chair is moved.
■
Always apply the brakes on the castors before
transferring from or to the chair.
■
The Chair must never be used in vehicles for
client transportation.
■
Do not move the chair if the charging lead is
connected to the chair and the mains power
supply.
Weight capacity: 160kg max.
User groups
Accora classifies Configura
®
Care as a configurable
seating solution for varied and changing user needs.
The ability to configure the size, pressure and posture
requirements allows the chair to be used for many
different user requirements. It is particularly suitable
for Equipment Loan Store use as the chair can easily
be re-issued.
We strongly recommend that anybody issuing
Configura
®
Care has attended a Configura
®
Care
Product Training Session. For details of these courses,
contact [email protected]
Configura
®
Care should be selected for
users:
■
With neurological conditions who need to
maintain a good, midline posture.
■
With conditions affecting their abdomen which
makes upright sitting uncomfortable.
■
Who require a wide range of positions for different
activities through the day.
■
With progressive conditions whose risk of
developing pressure damage will increase.
■
Who have skeletal issues (such as kyphosis) and
require adjustment of support in the backrest.
Configura
®
Care is designed to offer the right size
and to accommodate pressure care and postural
requirements for different users. Configura
®
Care can
accommodate moderate postural requirements but
is not suitable for users that lean to one side heavily
or have fixtures such as pronounced ‘windsweeping’,
fixtures or pelvic obliquity. It is also not suitable for
users who have severe involuntary movements.
Configura
®
Care is suitable for users with neurological
conditions such as MS, MND, Dementia and
Parkinson’s etc.
The suitability and effectiveness of these features are
dependent on correct chair set up, which is
dependent on three key elements:
■
Seat to footplate height
■
Seat width
■
Seat depth
Configura
®
Care should be regularly checked to
ensure the set-up is correct and it is working as
intended for the user.
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