Usage; General Safety Information; Locking/Unlocking The Rear Castors; Raising/Lowering An Electric Lift - Invacare Kirilos User Manual

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 14

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 Raising/Lowering a Hydraulic Lift

The pump handle and control valve are used to raise or
lower the hydraulic lift.
Refer to the safety information in the Introduction of
the Usage section before performing this procedure.
There are two controls on the pump assembly:
• The control valve A
• The pump handle B
To raise the lift:
1. Turn the control valve A clockwise to the CLOSED
position.
2. Move the pump handle B up and down to elevate the
boom C.
To lower the lift:
1. Turn the control valve A counterclockwise to the OPEN
position.
2. The weight of the patient in the sling D will cause the
boom to descend.
3. If there is no patient in the sling, pull down on the
boom C.
The rate of descent of the boom is controlled by the
amount that the control valve is open.
A safety gate is part of the hydraulic system
that controls the maximum descent of the boom
regardless of how far the control valve is opened.

5.5 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.
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