Safety Instructions - Seating Matters MONACO Operation Manual & Product Specification

SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
All instructions must be read and understood before the product
may be used.
Terminologies
Patient: The person sitting in the chair
User: Competent person with responsibility for the persons sitting in the chair as
well as the suitability of the equipment for the Patient. The User is responsible for
checking the chair for faults during the course of its use.
• When the MONACO™/MONACO ASSIST™ is not in transit, all the braking castors
on the product must be engaged to prevent risk of injury when being used.
• Under no circumstances must the User or Patient stand or sit on the footplate or
legrest of the MONACO™/MONACO ASSIST™
• Where possible, the patient specific adjustments should be made when the
Patient is not in the chair to avoid injury. These include seat depth and seat height
adjustments.
• Care must be taken when making the adjustments on the chair to avoid injury to
the User and Patient. Only a competent person should make adjustments to the
chair. If in doubt as to any of the adjustments, feel free to contact Seating Matters
direct at technical@seatingmatters.com.
• Keep all body parts away from the mechanisms under the chair. Repairs and
maintenance should only be carried out by trained technicians.
• Exercise care in using the release lever for the reclining mechanisms and
adjustments to avoid injury.
• The User must ensure that the patient has a period out of the chair after
pro-longed sitting to raise tissue oxygenation levels. Although the chair offers
maximum pressure management, the body tissue still needs time to recover. A
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