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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Get-U-Up

™

Lift 8 Part No 1148115

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).Movingapersonsuspendedinaslingov erANYdistance

isNOTrecommended.

DONOTattempttotransferwithouttheapprov alofthepatient’sphysician,nurseorme dicalassistant.

ThoroughlyreadtheinstructionsinthisOwner’sManual,observeatrainedteamofexpertsperformingthe

liftingprocedures andthenpe rformtheentireliftprocedureseveraltimeswithpropersupervisionanda

capableindividualactingasapatient.

Inv acareStandAssistandTransferslingsarespecificallydesignedtobeusedinconjunctionwithInvacare

patientlif ts.Slingsandacce ssoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturersarenottobeutilizedasacomponent

ofInv acare’spatientliftsystem.Usetheslingthatisrecommendedbytheindividual’sdoctor,nurse or

medicalassistantforthecomfortandsafetyoftheindividualthatisbeinglifted.

Weight Limitation

DONOTexceedthemaximumweightlimitationofthepatientlift.TheGet‐U‐Uplifthasaweightlimitation

of350lbs.

Assembling the Lift

DONOTov ertightenthemountinghardw are. Thiswilldamagethemountingbrackets.

Using the Sling

Individualsth atusetheStandAssistSlingMUSTbeabletosupportthemajorityoftheirownweight,

otherwiseinjurymayoccur.

StandAssistSlings:DONOTusethestandassistslingincombinationwiththepatientliftasatransport

device.It isintendedtotransferanin dividualfromone

restingsurfacetoanother(suchasabedtoa

wheelchair).Movingapersonusingthestandassistslingincombinationwiththepatientliftov erANY

distanceisNOTrecommended.

StandAssistSlings:IndividualsthatusethestandassistslingMUSTbeabletosupportthemajorityoftheir

ownweight,otherwiseinjurycanoccur.Beforeliftingthepatient,makesurethebottomedgeofthestand

supportslingispositionedonthelowerbackofthepatientandthepatientʹsarmsareoutsid ethestandassist

sling.ThebeltMUSTbesnug,butcomfortableonthepatient,otherwisethepatientcanslideoutofthesling

duringtransfer,possiblycausinginjury.

TransferSlings:Beforeliftingthepatient,makesurethebottomedgeofthetransferslingisatthebaseofthe

spineandthepatientʹsarmsareoutsi dethetransportsling.

TransferSlings:DONOTraisethepatient

toafullstandingpositionwhileusingthetransfersling,otherwise

injurymayoccur.

DONOTuseanykindofmaterial(suchasaplasticbackincontinencepadorseatingcushion)betweenthe

patientand slingmaterial thatmaycausethepatienttoslideoutoftheslingduringtransferring.

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.

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