Invacare 1150704 SECTION 1GENERAL GUIDELINES

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Jasmine™ Patient Lift 8Part No 1150704
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
 WARNING
SECTION 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES contains important information for the safe operation
and use of this product.
Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,DONOTusetheequipment.ContacttheDealerfor
furtherinstructions.
TheInvacarepatientliftisNOTatransportdevice.Itisintendedtotransferanindividualfromonerestingsurfaceto
another(suchasabedtoawheelchair).
DONOTattemptanytransferwithoutapprovalofthepatient’sphysician,nurseormedicalassistant.Thoroughlyreadthe
instructionsinthisOwner’sManual,observeatrainedteamofexpertsperformtheliftingproceduresandthenperformthe
entireliftprocedureseveraltimeswithpropersupervisionandacapableindividualactingasapatient.
InvacareslingsandpatientliftaccessoriesarespecificallydesignedtobeusedinconjunctionwithInvacarepatientlifts.
SlingsandaccessoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturersarenottobeutilizedasacomponentofInvacare’spatientlift
system.
Ifthepatientliftisusedintheareaofashowerorbath,ensurethatthepatientliftiswipedcleanofanymoistureafteruse.DO
NOTstoretheliftinadampareaorinadampcondition.Periodicallyinspectallcomponentsofthepatientliftforsignsof
corrosion.Replaceallpartsthatarecorrodedordamaged.
Assembling the Lift
DONOTovertightenmountinghardware.Thiswilldamagemountingbrackets.
Weight Limitation
DONOTexceedthemaximumweightlimitationofthepatientlift.TheweightlimitationfortheJasminePatientLiftis500
lbs.
Using the Sling
TheJasminePatient Liftcanbeusedwiththestandardswivelbaroranoptionalcradleattachment.Thetiltingcradle
attachmentenablesasinglecaregivertomoreeasilypositionapatientinanuprightandseatedposition.
UseanInvacareapprovedslingthatisrecommendedbytheindividual’sdoctor,nurseormedicalassistantforthecomfort
andsafetyoftheindividualbeinglifted.
Aftereachlaundering(inaccordancewithinstructionsonthesling),inspectsling(s)forwear,tears,andloosestitching.
Bleached,torn,cut,frayed,orbrokenslingsareunsafeandcouldresultininjury.DiscardIMMEDIATELY.
DONOTalterslings.
Besuretochecktheslingattachmentseachtimetheslingisremovedandreplaced,toensurethatitisproperlyattachedbefore
thepatientisremovedfromastationaryobject(bed,chairorcommode).
Ifthepatientisinawheelchair,securethewheellocksinplacetopreventthechairfrommovingforwardsorbackwards.
Whenconnectingslingsequippedwithcolorcodedstrapstothepatientlift,theshortestofthestrapsMUSTbeatthebackof
patientforsupport.Usinglongsectionwillleavelittleornosupportforpatientʹsback.Theloopsoftheslingarecolorcodedand
canbeusedtoplacepatientinvariouspositions.Thecolorsmakeiteasytoconnectbothsidesoftheslingequally.Makesurethat
thereissufficientheadsupportwhenliftingapatient.
Operating the Lift
AlthoughInvacarerecommendsthattwoassistantsbeusedforallliftingpreparation,transferringfromandtransferringto
procedures,ourequipmentwillpermitproperoperationbyoneassistant.Theuseofoneassistantisbasedontheevaluation
ofthehealthcareprofessionalforeachindividualcase.
Makesurethereisanaudibleclickwhenmountingbatteryonthebatterychargertoconfirmpropermounting.Otherwise,
injuryordamagemayoccur.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.