16
Etac / Swift Mobile / www.etac.com
General
Sw
ift
M
obi
le
Sw
ift M
ob
ile 2
4”
Sw
ift
M
obi
le
T
ilt
Thank you for choosing a shower chair from Etac.
In order to avoid injury during handling and use, please
read through this manual first.
In the manual, the user is the person sitting in the chair.
The assistant is the person operating the chair.
The Swift Mobile family is a range of mobile shower and
toilet chairs intended for use when carrying out hygiene
care for people with decreased mobility. The shower chair
can be used in showers, at sinks or over the toilet, as well
as for transfers to and from the hygiene room.
Swift Mobil has been tested by a testing institute and com-
plies with the requirements stated in EN ISO 10993-1 and
SS EN 12182.
This symbol appears in the manual along with text.
It indicates instances where the safety of the user
or the assistant may be at risk.
The images which are referred to on each page are
found at the start of the manual (pages 3 to 9). See
Figures A to J for the corresponding text.
This product should be recycled as per national
regulations.
Item list: = Applies to, = Accessories
See the item list on the right which displays the information
applicable to each product.
This manual covers the following products:
Swift Mobile
, Swift mobile 160 & Swift Mobile 160 S
Swift Mobile 24”,
Swift mobile 24”160
Swift Mobile Tilt
, Swift mobile Tilt 160 & Swift mobile Tilt 160 S
Product description
See Figure
A
A1.
Bolt,
A2.
Legrest,
A3.
Seat,
A4.
Armrest,
A5.
Backrest upholstery
A6.
Headrest
Assembly
See Figure
B
Dimension table
See Figure
C
Warranty / maintenance
See Figure
D
5-year guarantee against material and manufacturing
defects. For terms and conditions, see www.etac.com.
Service life 7 years. For complete information regarding the
service life of the product, see www.etac.com.
Maintenance and reconditioning
To keep the chair in good and safe working order, you
should regularly:
D1.
Clean the chair with ordinary non-abrasive detergent.
Rinse and dry.
D2.
The product can be cleaned at 85 °C for 3 minutes.
• Keep the castors free of hair and soap deposits, etc. If
your shower and toilet chair is not in perfect working
order, contact your dealer.
Safety
See Figure
E
• Defective chairs must not be used.
E1.
Make sure the castors are locked when users sit down
on or get up from the chair.
• An anti-tip attachment must be used if the user is an
amputee.
E2.
Never stand on the foot supports as there is a risk of
tipping!
E3.
The sitting position has an impact on stability.
E4.
Chair stability is improved if the castors point outward.
E5.
See the maximum user weight for your commode chair
in the table (page 5).
Transfers
See Figure
F
Over a threshold:
F1.
Chair only, put one foot on the chassis tubing
F2.
With occupant, pull the chair backwards.
In stationary position:
F3.
Always lock as many castors as possible when the chair
is to be used in a stationary position.
F4.
Out-turned castors improve the chair’s stability.
Transferring:
Assess the risks and take notes. You as a carer are
responsible for the safety of the user. Aids should be used
if the transfer is deemed as risky. Visit www.etac.com for
manual transfer aids.
F3-F4.
It is important to ensure that the castors are locked
and pointing outward before carrying out transfers
to and from Swift Mobile.
• Fold up the armrest on the transfer side of the chair.
F5-F7.
Carry out the transfer.
English
