User manual of Tilty
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3. General advice
This user manual has been drawn up not only for you but also for your orthopaedic
mechanic engineer of the medical service centre – specialists who are able to adjust
the wheelchair exactly to your individual needs and who will complete the wheelchair’s
use-state.
Therefore, this user manual includes instructions which you may in no circumstances
carry out yourself – improper action will always be a risk to you, the user and your
environment. Please take some time to read this user manual carefully and keep it in a
safe place.
3.1 Purpose
Our wheelchairs and seat pan undercarriages only serve people with impaired ability
or disability as well as mentally handicapped for an individual use to be handled by
yourself or others. Any other purpose is no appropriate use.
3.2 Features of Tilty
Tilty’s main feature is the feasibility of tilting the seat-back-unity by 30°, meaning that
the seat’s angle inclination may be adapted. In the same way and at the same
time, Tilty’s backrest angle is adaptable by 40°, i.e. the back may be folded forwards
for transport.
As a result of Tilty’s design, the seat angle may be adapted (tilt-position) without really
changing the centre of gravity, because the complete seat-back-unity will slide
forwards a bit as it is tilted.
Yet, these therapeutical advantages of Tilty unfortunately involve some risks for the
user’s safety. You will have to get to know them in order to control them. This user
manual will teach you all about the risks and will be your helpmate for a safe
wheeling in the therapeutical daily life.
These are the three main precautions you have to take:
•
NEVER activate the tilting-mechanism while wheeling the wheelchair!
•
NEVER wheel your Tilty in the tilted position or with stretched seatback WITHOUT tilting
guard (safety or supporting wheel)!
•
NEVER wheel your Tilty as both seatback inclination and tilt-position are in their
maximum position!
A great number of safety aspects will be repeated again and again. Yet, if you
carefully read this user manual, you will comprehend our reasons – we want you and
your child to feel absolutely safe in the new Tilty.
