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Etude Plus

1 General

1.1 About this manual

Thank you for choosing an Invacare product.

This user manual contains important information about the handling of
the product. In order to ensure safety when using the product, read
the user manual carefully and follow the safety instructions.

All indications of right and left are based on a person lying on his
back in the bed.

Please note that there may be sections in this user manual, which are
not relevant to your product, since this manual applies to all existing
modules (on the date of printing).

Symbols in this manual

In this User Manual warnings are indicated by symbols. The warning
symbols are accompanied by a heading that indicates the severity of
the danger.

WARNING
Indicates a hazardous situation that could result in
serious injury or death if it is not avoided.

CAUTION
Indicates a hazardous situation that could result in
minor or slight injury if it is not avoided.

IMPORTANT
Indicates a hazardous 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.

This product complies with Directive 93/42/EEC
concerning medical devices. The launch date of this
product is stated in the CE declaration of conformity.

1.2 Intended Use

The bed has been developed for domestic care and features a
comfortable sitting and lying position for the patient. Furthermore,
ergonomical operation for the carer is ensured.

The bed is defined to be used according to:

Application environment 3

; Long-term care in a medical area where

medical supervision is required and monitoring is provided if
necessary and medical electrical equipment used in medical
procedures may be provided to help maintain or improve the
condition of the patient.

Application environment 4

; Care provided in a domestic area where

medical electrical equipment is used to alleviate or compensate
for an injury, disability or disease.

The bed is not intended for children under 12 years and for psychiatric
patients.

The bed is not intended for transporting the patient.

WARNING!

Any other or incorrect use could lead to hazardous
situations.

1.3 Service life

The expected service life of this product is seven years when used
daily and in accordance with the safety instructions, maintenance
intervals and correct use, stated in this manual. The effective service
life can vary according to frequency and intensity of use.

1.4 Warranty

The warranty covers all material and production defects for two years
from the date of delivery, provided it can be demonstrated that such
defects were present before delivery. All manufacturing faults or
defects must be promptly reported.

Invacare®

may repair the fault or replace the component. The

warranty provided by

Invacare®

does not cover additional costs

(transport, packaging, labour, sundry expenses, etc. are for the
customer’s account).

The warranty does not cover:

Damage caused during transport that is not directly reported to
the forwarder at the moment of delivery.

Repairs performed by unauthorized centers and personnel.

Parts subject to normal wear.

Malicious damages or damaged caused by improper use of the
bed.

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Summary of Contents for Etude Plus

Page 1: ...Invacare Etude Plus Etude Plus Etude Plus Low EN Bed User Manual This manual MUST be given to the user of the product BEFORE using this product read this manual and save for future reference...

Page 2: ...dentified by and All trademarks are owned by or licensed to Invacare Corporation or its subsidiaries unless otherwise noted This bed has been tested and approved according to IEC 60601 2 52 Beds with...

Page 3: ...Emergency release of the backrest or thigh leg section 8 5 Accessories 9 5 1 List of available accessories 9 5 2 Side rails 9 Steel side rails 9 Line and Britt V side rails 9 5 3 Lifting pole 10 5 4...

Page 4: ...ined to be used according to Application environment 3 Long term care in a medical area where medical supervision is required and monitoring is provided if necessary and medical electrical equipment u...

Page 5: ...p through the openings between the side rails or through the opening between the side rail and the mattress support Pay special attention if the bed is used for the care of patients with small body di...

Page 6: ...0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 A B C D E F G H I J Scope of delivery A Mattress support head end B 4...

Page 7: ...four hooks at the head end 8 Fasten the safety clip to the control box 3 4 Dismantle the bed 1 Dismantle side rails and lifting pole 2 Bring the bed to its lowest position and adjust all mattress sup...

Page 8: ...the bed is positioned correctly at least one castor at the head end and one castor at the foot end must be braked WARNING Risk of injury The bed s castors must be locked whilst nursing a patient in be...

Page 9: ...d bed end When using steel side rails always make sure that the distance between the bed end and the side rail s handle upper edge is less than 6 cm in the head end and more than 32 cm in the foot end...

Page 10: ...ommended to use a mattress support extension Fitting the mattress support extension 1 Disassemble the bed and remove the inserts 2 Mount the mattress support extension between both parts of the mattre...

Page 11: ...Accessories both Line side rails standard and extendable Min density 38kg m3 5 6 Shipping brackets Transport brackets 1 2 3 4 1567454 A 11...

Page 12: ...ll cabinets for damages Check that mains cable and plug are intact Check the running of the cable Check all remaining cables for damages Also check the running of the cables Check of siderails fixing...

Page 13: ...out wheelie bin symbol is placed on this product to encourage you to recycle wherever possible Please be environmentally responsible and recycle this product through your recycling facility at its end...

Page 14: ...is not running The relay in the control unit makes a clicking noise Control unit is defective Replace the control unit Control unit is defective Replace the control unit Mains indicator lights up but...

Page 15: ...cm 5 5 kg 9 3 Environmental conditions Storage Operation and Transportation Temperature 10 C to 50 C 5 C to 40 C Relative humidity 20 to 75 Atmospheric pressure 800 hPa to 1060 hPa Be aware that when...

Page 16: ...tact 8 kV air 6 kV contact 8 kV air Floors should be wood concrete or ceramic tile If floors are covered with synthetic material the relative humidity should be at least 30 Electrostatic transient bur...

Page 17: ...observed additional measures may be necessary such as reorienting or relocating the medical bed b Over the frequency range 150 kHz to 80 MHz field strengths should be less than V1 V m At 80 MHz and 80...

Page 18: ...Notes...

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