Intended Use; Service Life - Invacare Aquatec Ocean User Manual

1.5 Intended use

The shower and toilet commode is designed exclusively as
an aid for showering or bathing, going to the toilet, for use
during personal hygiene (e.g. in front of the basin) or for
transferring patients while indoors. It is intended to be
used by adult patient, with or without caregiver assistance,
who have:
• Difficulty standing or keeping their balance
• Weak legs or lower limb disability
• Medical conditions that impair their balance
The product is intended for institutional and private house
hold use. Any other use is prohibited.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
– Never use the product as an aid for getting into
or out of a bathtub, for climbing or descending,
as a support or for similar purposes.
– Do not use the product outdoors.
As a toilet commode, the product can be used over a
standard toilet or independently with the commode pan
(optional).
The shower and toilet commode may only be used as a
bathing stool in a pool, if the pool does not contain salt
water and an attendant is present at all times.
Temperature for use: 10 - 65 °C

1.6 Service life

We estimate a life expectancy of five years for these
products, provided they are used in strict accordance
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with the intended use as set out in this document and
all maintenance and service requirements are met. The
estimated life expectancy can be exceeded if the product
is carefully used and properly maintained, and provided
technical and scientific advances do not result in technical
limitations. The life expectancy can also be considerably
reduced by extreme or incorrect usage. The fact that we
estimate a life expectancy for these products does not
constitute an additional warranty.
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