Standards And Regulations; Intended Use; Service Life - Invacare Essential Care User Manual

The Warranty of your Invacare® product is valid from time of
shipping.
If a defect or fault is discovered the Invacare® customer 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.

1.4 Standards and regulations

Quality is fundamental to the company's operation, working within
the disciplines of ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
All Invacare® Mattress products feature the CE mark, in compliance
with the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC Class 1.
Invacare® is continuously working towards ensuring that the
company's impact on the environment, locally and globally, is reduced
to a minimum. We only use REACH compliant materials and
components.
The foam and cover used to manufacture the Invacare® range of
mattresses are independently tested and certified in accordance with
EN 597-1 and EN 597-2 (Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses
and upholstered bed bases - ignition source: smouldering cigarette
(1) and match flame equivalent (2)).
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All products in the range are individually tested as a composite in
accordance with BS 7177 ignition sources 0, 1 and crib 5, both top
and bottom tests comply (UK models only).
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
conjunction with an appropriately sized bed frame, as part of an
overall pressure ulcer prevention program of care.
Any other use is prohibited.
This product has been designed to deliver effective pressure
redistribution to users, when the product is in normal use which is
defined by Invacare 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,
provided 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 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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