Usage; General Safety Information; Locking/Unlocking The Rear Castors; Raising/Lowering An Electric Lift - Invacare Birdie EVO Manual Del Usuario

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 18

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.
Release the button to stop raising or lowering the lift.
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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.

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.
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.
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.
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