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5. WARNINGS
5.1 General warnings
• DO NOT install or use the device before reading and understanding this manual;
If you are unable to understand the warnings, cautions or instructions, contact a healthcare
professional dealer or technical personnel before attempting to install this equipment
to avoid injure or damage;
• The rollator should only be used by patients with a suitable motor capacity
which ensures their use without risks;
• Advise with physician or therapist to determinate the correct adjustment and
the correct use;
• Physician or therapist should contribute to height adjustment for the maximum support,
for a correct brake activation and for a general assembly;
• The rollators are not intended to be used as self-propelled devices.
5.2 Warnings for use
1. Insure the brake cable to be correctly set;
2. Verify the correct operation of the brake after every height adjustment
to avoid a free flexion of the cable;
3. Breaking this simple rules can cause personal damages;
4. The rollator can be used only on a hard, flat surface. Do not use the rollator
to climb the stairs
5. Leaning always on both dumbbells to maintain balance;
6. Pay particular attention to wet, icy or snowy;
7. DO NOT overload the rollator;
8. DO NOT use the rollator seat (where present) to carry persons or property, the seat is
for the user’s session with the parking brake engaged;
9. All wheels must be in contact with the floor at any time during use to ensure the proper
balancing of the rollator and maximum safety;
10. The brake must be engaged before using the seat.
Note
When the rollator is used in steady position, the handbrake must be locked
11. DO NOT use the rollator to walk backwards, down gradients or to climb stairs, curbs, or to
go over obstacles. Serious risk of fall or injury may occur.
12. The backrest is intended to provide back support while seated. The backrest is not intended
to support full body weight. Avoid leaning while sitting as this may result in fall.
13. DO NOT sit on the rollator while it is being loaded into a vehicle or while it is being
transported in a vehicle.
14. DO NOT use the seat to transport people or objects.
15. When rising from a lower position, DO NOT use the rollator to provide assistance to the user.
If the rollator is used to pull the user up to a standing position, the rollator may move even
if the brakes are in the locked position and this could result in a fall.
16. DO NOT push the rollator while brakes are enabled. Brakes are to be used to keep the wheels
from rolling. However, it may not prevent the rollator from moving if it is pushed.
5.3 Stability warnings
• The rollator can provide ambulatory assistance to an individual weighing
up to 113 kg (Mod. RP515) and 130 kg (Mod. RP538), INCLUDING the loading bag/basket;
• The rollator bag/basket has a weight limitation of 4,5 kg.
