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Invacare® Birdie® EVO

5 Usage

5.1 General safety information

WARNING!
Risk of injury or damage

Before using the lift with a patient, refer to the
following safety information and instructions:

2 Safety, page 5

6 Patient Transfer, page 19

5.2 Locking/Unlocking the rear castors

WARNING!
Risk of Injury or Damage

The lift could tip and endanger the patient and
assistants.

– Invacare recommends that the rear castors

be left unlocked during lifting procedures to
allow the patient lift to stabilize itself when the
patient is initially lifted from a chair, bed or any
stationary object.

– Invacare recommends locking the rear castors

of the lift only when positioning or removing
the sling from around the patient.

To lock the castor, push down pedal

A

with the foot.

To unlock the castor, push up pedal

A

with the foot.

5.3 Raising/Lowering an Electric Lift

The hand control is used to raise or lower the lift.

1.

To raise the lift — Press
and hold the UP

A

button

to raise the boom and the
patient.

2.

To lower the lift — Press
and hold the DOWN

B

button to lower the boom
and the patient.

Release the button to stop raising or lowering the lift.

5.4 Closing/Opening Legs

WARNING!
Risk of Injury

The lift could tip and endanger the patient and
assistants.

– The legs of the lift must be in the maximum

open position for optimum stability and safety.
If it is necessary to close the legs of the lift to
maneuver the lift under a bed, close the legs of
the lift only as long as it takes to position the
lift over the patient and lift the patient off the
surface of the bed. When the legs of the lift
are no longer under the bed, return the legs of
the lift to the maximum open position.

5.4.1 Closing/Opening Electric Legs

The hand control is used to open or close the legs of the
base.

1.

To close the legs, press
and hold the legs closed
button

A

.

2.

To open the legs, press and
hold the legs open button

B

.

The legs will stop moving when the button is
released.

5.4.2 Closing/Opening legs manually

The manual leg spreader is operated by two pedals (

A

and

B

) or by the lever

C

.

1.

To open the legs, press the right pedal

B

with a foot.

2.

To close the legs, press the left pedal

A

with a foot.

With the lever:

1.

To open the legs, pull the lever

C

to the right.

2.

To close the legs, push the lever

C

to the left.

5.5 Replacing the spreader bar

(spreader bar with SMARTLOCK™ only)

WARNING!
Risk of injury

– Use only spreader bars made for this lift.
– Make sure the spreader bar is suitable for the

patient and the actual lift or transfer required.

– Check that the spreader bar is firmly attached

to the boom connector and cannot be removed
without pressing the release button.

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Summary of Contents for Birdie EVO

Page 1: ...EVO Birdie EVO COMPACT Birdie EVO PLUS Birdie EVO XPLUS en Mobile Patient Lift User Manual This manual MUST be given to the user of the product BEFORE using this product this manual MUST be read and...

Page 2: ...ation duplication or modification in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from Invacare Trademarks are identified by and All trademarks are owned by or licensed to Invacare...

Page 3: ...t 15 5 6 4 Activating an emergency lifting CBJ Care CBJ1 control unit 15 5 6 5 Activating a mechanical emergency lowering 15 5 7 Charging the battery 16 5 7 1 CBJ Home control unit 16 5 7 2 CBJ Care C...

Page 4: ...ous situation that could result in damage to property if it is not avoided Tips and Recommendations Gives useful tips recommendations and information for efficient trouble free use 1 2 Service Life Th...

Page 5: ...NING Risk of injury or damage Inappropriate handling of cables can cause electrical shock and product failure Do not kink shear or otherwise damage the cables of the product Make sure that no cables a...

Page 6: ...ment must consider The patient s weight size physical ability and medical condition The type of transfer and the environment The compatibility to the other lifting equipment used 2 3 Safety informatio...

Page 7: ...king load Class II equipment Type B applied part WEEE conform European Conformity Medical device Abbreviations for technical data Iin Incoming Current Uin Incoming Voltage Int Intermittence AC Alterna...

Page 8: ...ty limitation Atmospheric pressure limitation Transport and storage conditions Operation conditions Always ensure that the sling is properly attached to the hooks See 6 2 1 Attaching the sling to the...

Page 9: ...roduct 3 2 Main parts of the lift A Boom B Spreader bar with or without SMARTLOCK C Hook for sling D Push bar E Lifting actuator F Mast foldable or fixed G Base with foot pedal for manual leg spreader...

Page 10: ...ar control unit and actuators with foldable mast 1 piece with fixed mast 2 pieces base as a separate part B Hand control 1 piece Mains cable 1 piece User Manual 1 piece Battery 1 piece CBJ Care CBJ1 a...

Page 11: ...mast only WARNING Risk of injury or Damage The maximum safe working load stated on the boom and on the base must be the same Always compare the maximum safe working load values stated on the base and...

Page 12: ...ast and fit it to the boom mounting bracket C 3 Align the holes and reinstall the pin A Make sure that the pin is completely inserted and secure it with the D clip IMPORTANT Due to higher loads Birdie...

Page 13: ...llow during daily usage or after a reassembly the lift requires service Contact your Invacare provider for service After the initial assembly of the lift the service indicator needs to be reset before...

Page 14: ...and assistants The legs of the lift must be in the maximum open position for optimum stability and safety If it is necessary to close the legs of the lift to maneuver the lift under a bed close the l...

Page 15: ...s the button 1 Lower the boom by pressing and holding button A at the front of the control unit 2 Stop lowering the boom by releasing the button 5 6 4 Activating an emergency lifting CBJ Care CBJ1 con...

Page 16: ...BJ Home control unit The control unit is equipped with a sound signal A beep indicates that the battery has low capacity but lowering the patient is still possible It is recommended to charge the batt...

Page 17: ...he boom 5 7 3 Optional hand control For CBJ Care a optional hand control with battery indicator is available Battery Indicator Type Battery State Description Full Charge The battery is OK no need for...

Page 18: ...ger as shown and make sure there is an audible click B When the battery is placed on the charger the charge LED will illuminate When charging is complete charge LED will switch off A battery needing t...

Page 19: ...the hand control properly when not in use WARNING Risk of Entrapment or Strangulation Items in the patient s surroundings can cause entrapment strangulation during lifting To avoid entrapment or stran...

Page 20: ...of the sling during transfer Make sure that there is sufficient head support when lifting a patient Position the patient in the sling as directed by the instructions provided with the sling Adjustmen...

Page 21: ...is her feet rest on the base of the lift straddling the mast The lower center of gravity provides stability making the patient feel more secure and the lift easier to move 10 Move the patient lift wit...

Page 22: ...an withstand the patient s weight The wheelchair wheel locks MUST be in a locked position before lowering the patient into the wheelchair for transport 1 Perform the following steps in addition to tho...

Page 23: ...achment 6 Raise the patient off of the commode 7 When the patient is clear of the commode surface use the push bars to move the lift away from the commode 8 Proceed with the transfer to another restin...

Page 24: ...the sling straps inside of the legs of the lift 7 Lower the boom so the spreader bar is directly over the patient s chest 8 Attach the sling See 6 2 1 Attaching the sling to the lift page 20 9 Raise t...

Page 25: ...d in 4 5 Installing the actuator to the boom page 12 5 Reverse the procedure described in 4 4 Unfolding the spreader bar page 11 6 Reverse the procedure described in 4 3 2 Assembling the mast to the b...

Page 26: ...Take precautions for yourself and use appropriate protective equipment CAUTION Risk of electric shock and product damage Switch off the device and disconnect from mains if applicable When cleaning el...

Page 27: ...specified therein 8 4 Service interval WARNING Risk of injury or damage Service must be performed only by a qualified technician Contact your Invacare provider for service Service must be performed a...

Page 28: ...1 Technical Data page 30 Be environmentally responsible and recycle this product through your recycling facility at its end of life Disassemble the product and its components so the different material...

Page 29: ...ency stop button is pressed in Rotate the emergency stop button clockwise until it pops out Battery not connected properly to control unit Reconnect the battery to the control unit See 5 7 4 Optional...

Page 30: ...rom base b 630 630 530 530 630 Base length c 1200 1220 1060 1080 1280 Total length without lever n 1250 1250 1100 1100 1280 Total length with lever l 1290 1290 1140 1140 1350 Reach from base with legs...

Page 31: ...dable version only 1300 1320 1190 1210 1360 CSP Central Suspension Point All measures are taken with a 450 mm 2 point spreader bar Weights Main Parts kg Birdie EVO Birdie EVO COMPACT Birdie EVO PLUS X...

Page 32: ...ronmental conditions Storage and transportation Operation Temperature 10 C to 50 C 5 C to 40 C Relative humidity 20 to 90 at 30 C not condensing Atmospheric pressure 800 hPa to 1060 hPa Allow the prod...

Page 33: ...duct uses RF energy only for its internal function Therefore its RF emissions are very low and are not likely to cause any interference in nearby electronic equipment RF emissions CISPR 11 Class B Thi...

Page 34: ...ions for radio cellular cordless telephones and land mobile radios amateur radio AM and FM radio broadcast and TV broadcast cannot be predicted theoretically with accuracy To assess the electromagneti...

Page 35: ...Notes...

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