Invacare Rea Assist, Manual

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REA® ASSIST 

Rea

®

 Assist is a wheelchair with many adjustment options and accessories. To 

ensure that you benefi t as much as possible from Rea

®

 Assist , and in order 

to do its options justice, the chair must be tested and adjusted by competent 
personnel. We hope that you have also received instructions for using your 
Rea

®

 Assist in everyday life. 

This manual includes a description of the parts of the chair, simple adjustment 
options, how to use the Rea Assist safely and how to transport it. The manual 
must be read thoroughly before the chair is used. 

Also included in this manual is a description of how all accessories are fi tted 
and slightly more advanced settings.

As the Rea

®

 Assist has many different components and accessories, 

the 

appearance of the accessories you have for your chair may differ from those 
shown. 

The Rea

®

 Assist’s wheels, seat frame, push handles and certain other compo-

nents subjected to strain are made of steel. Legrests and backrest shafts are 
made of high quality aluminium.

Castor suspension and the jointed parted of the frame are made of polyamide 
reinforced with fi breglass. The armrests are made of ABS plastic and steel. 
The seatplate is made of vacuum formed ABS-plastic ande the backrest plate 
is made of wood and the upper part of plastic. Plastic details are marked for 
recycling. Seat and backrest cushions are made of  polyether, and the uphol-
stery is made of washable plush or elastic polyurethane cloth.

The Rea

®

 Assist is a carer-operated wheelchair with an angle-adjustable seat 

unit. The angle of the backrest unit can be adjusted independently of the seat. 
The controls for the seat and backrest angle adjustment are included on the 
push handles. The Rea

®

 Assist is available in two seat widths. The seat width, 

seat depth, backrest height, armrest height, legrest height and legrest width of 
each chair can be adjusted.
The rear wheels are 16” with carer-operated brakes and the castors are 140-
200 mm. The wheels can be pneumatic or semi solid. Brake handles are fi tted 
on the push handles.
The seat and backrest cushions have been ergonomically designed for the user. 
They are to provide as much stability and comfort as possible, as well as good 
pressure distribution.  

Product description

Rea

®

 Assist