Britt V And Line Side Rails; Castors And Brakes; Central Brake System - Invacare Octave User Manual

Invacare® Octave®
CAUTION!
Risk of Injury
If the side rail is not locked properly it can fall
down.
– Pull/push the top bar of the side rail to ensure
that the locking system is properly engaged.
CAUTION!
Risk of Injury
There is a risk of entrapment or squeezing while
operating the side rail.
– Pay attention to your fingers and body parts
of the patient.
– Never force or drop the side rail while handling
it.

4.4.1 Britt V and Line side rails

Using a side rail height extender
Line and Britt V side rails can be supplemented by a height
extender. A side rail height extender increases the allowed
mattress thickness by 15 cm.
WARNING!
Risk of injury or death
A misapplied side rail height extender could fall
off. There's an increased risk for the user to fall
out of the bed.
– Make sure that the side rail height extender is
properly attached to the side rail. Refer to the
user manual of the side rail height extender.
– Make sure to use the correct height extender
for your side rail (the shape must match to
the shape of the side rail. A label on the
height extender determines to which side rail it
belongs. See image below.
10
Lock / Upper position
Pull up the top wooden side
rail bar, until the locking pin
locks with an audible click
Release
Lift the top wooden side
rail bar and press the two
locking rings together.
Down / Lower position
Lower the side rail.
Height extender for LINE
side rail:

4.5 Castors and brakes

CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if
brakes are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is
moving in or out of bed or when attending to
the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one
castor in the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of
absorbing floor surfaces - such as untreated or
badly treated floors. To prevent marks, Invacare®
recommends to place a suitable kind of protection
between the castors and the floor.

4.5.1 Central brake system

All the wheels are locked by locking one of the pedals.
Always stand in the middle of the bed's long side
when locking the brakes.
Height extender for BRITT V
side rail:
1567233-H