Intended Use; Service Life - Invacare Viscomixt User Manual

General
Standard Invacare Terms
This is to certify that your Invacare Viscomixt®Mattress is warranted
by Invacare Ltd for a period stated in the Table "Technical Data" of this
user guide.
The Warranty of your Invacare product is valid from time of shipping.
If a defect or fault is discovered the Invacare dealer or Local Business
Development Manager from whom the appliance was obtained must
be notified immediately.
The manufacturer will not accept responsibility for damage caused
by misuse or non-observance of the instructions set out in this user
guide.
During the period of the warranty any products that have become
defective due to faulty workmanship or materials will be renewed
without charge.
The warranty will be forfeited should any unauthorized alteration be
made to the equipment.
Both warranty and fire retardancy Certification will become null and
void if non-Invacare spares are used on any Invacare Mattress products.
The purchaser's statutory rights under the Consumer Protection Act
are not affected.
Quality and flame retardancy
Quality is fundamental to the company's operation, working within the
disciplines of ISO 13485.
The Invacare Viscomixt®Mattress features the CE mark, in compliance
with the Medical Device Directive.
The foam and covers used to manufacture the Invacare Viscomixt®
Mattress are independently tested and certified in accordance with
EN 597-1 and EN 597-2.
For further information please contact Invacare in your country
(addresses see back page of this manual).

1.5 Intended use

This pressure redistribution mattress is intended to be used in con-
junction with an appropriately sized bed frame, as part of an overall
pressure ulcer prevention program of care.
This product has been designed to deliver effective pressure reduction
to users, when the product is in normal use which is defined by
Invacare Ltd as when the support surface is covered with a cotton,
cotton combination or linen bed sheet, and any one of these would be
the only item deployed between the support surface and the user.

1.6 Service life

We estimate a life expectancy of five years for these products, pro-
vided they are used in strict accordance 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 expec-
tancy 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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