Intended Use - Ultimate Healthcare Impulse User Manual

2. Intended Use

The wheelchair is designed for use by adults who require a robust, light and transportable
selfpropelled / transit wheelchair. This wheelchair has been designed for use – both indoors and out -
on flat, even surfaces. .
The Ultimate Healthcare wheelchair has, in its standard self-propelled or transit format (370mm –
580mm seat widths), been designed to accommodate users who weigh up to a maximum of 150kg
(24 stone), have all limbs intact and have sufficient upper body strength to maintain a safe position
within the wheelchair without the addition of supporting aids.
Adaptations from the standard Ultimate Healthcare wheelchair format are available to accommodate
users who do not meet the above criteria; these will only be considered after a suitable risk
assessment has been carried out by the product prescriber. When prescribing wheelchairs for use by
full or partial amputees (above or below knee, single or double) it is important to recognise that lower
limb amputation will affect the sitting centre of balance of the wheelchair. The impossibility of
generalising the individual ability of a wheelchair user means it is imperative that the product
prescriber carries out a full stability evaluation to ensure that the user is safe in the use of the
wheelchair and the risk of the wheelchair tipping is minimised.
The wheelchair should only be used in accordance with the safety advice given within this
Manual. Failure to follow the recommended advice within this
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