Foreword; Use; Area Of Application - Quickie Nitrum Directions For Use Manual

Foreword

Dear Customer,
We are very happy that you have decided in favour of a high-
quality product from SUNRISE MEDICAL.
This owner's manual will provide numerous tips and ideas so
that your new wheelchair can become a trustworthy and reliable
partner in your life.
For Sunrise Medical, it is very important that we have a good
relationship with our customers. We like to keep you up-to-date
about new and current developments at our company. Keeping
close to our customers means: fast service, as little red tape as
possible, working closely with customers. When you need
replacement parts or accessories, or if you just have a question
about your wheelchair – we are there for you.
We want you to be satisfied with our products and service. At
Sunrise Medical we are constantly working to develop our
products further. For this reason, changes can occur in our
palette of products with regard to form, technology and
equipment. Consequently, no claims can be construed from the
data or pictures contained in this user's manual.
The management system of SUNRISE MEDICAL is certified
to EN ISO 13485 and ISO 14001.
As the manufacturer, SUNRISE MEDICAL,
declares that the lightweight wheelchairs
conform to the Medical Device Regulation
(2017/745).
NOTE:
General user advice.
Not following these instructions may result in physical injury,
damage to the product or damage to the environment!
Notice to the user and/or patient: Any serious incident that has
occurred in relation to the device should be reported to the
manufacturer and the competent authority of the Member State
in which the user and/or patient is established.
B4Me special adaptations
Sunrise Medical strongly recommends that in order to ensure
that your B4Me product operates, and performs as intended by
the manufacturer; all the user information supplied with your
B4Me product is read and understood, before the product is first
used.
Sunrise Medical also recommends that the user information is
not discarded after reading it, but it is kept safely stored for
future reference.
Medical Device Combinations
It may be possible to combine this Medical device with one or
more other Medical Device or other product. Information on
which combinations are possible can be found at
www.Sunrisemedical.co.uk. All combinations listed have been
validated to meet the General Safety and Performance
Requirements, section 14.1 of the Medical Device Regulation
2017/745.
Guidance on the combination, such as mounting, can be found
at www.SunriseMedical.co.uk
Nitrum / Nitrum Hybrid Rev.C
Please contact your local, authorised SUNRISE MEDICAL
dealer if you have any questions concerning the use,
maintenance, or safety of your wheelchair.
In case there is no authorised dealer in your area,
or you have any questions about product safety and product
recalls, contact Sunrise Medical either in writing or by telephone
or find the information on www.sunrisemedical.co.uk
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT USE YOUR WHEELCHAIR UNTIL THIS
MANUAL HAS BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.
Sunrise Medical
Thorns Road
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 2LD
England
Phone: 0845 605 66 88
Fax: 0845 605 66 89
www.SunriseMedical.co.uk

Use

Wheelchairs are exclusively for children and adults who are
unable to walk or have limited mobility, for their own personal
use, when self-propelling and being moved by a third party
(pushed by attendant), within the home and outdoors.
The maximum weight limit (includes the user and any
weight of accessories fitted to the wheelchair) is marked on
the serial number label, which is affixed to the Axle Tube
below the seat.
Warranty can only be taken on if the product is used under the
specified conditions and for the intended purposes.
The intended lifetime of the wheelchair is 5 years.
Please DO NOT use or fit any 3rd party components to the
wheelchair unless they are officially approved by Sunrise
Medical.

Area of Application.

The variety of fitting variants as well as the modular design
mean that it can be used by those who cannot walk or have
limited mobility e.g. because of:
• Paralysis
• Loss of extremity (leg amputation)
• Extremity defect deformity
• Joint contractures/joint injuries
• Illnesses such as heart and circulation deficiencies,
disturbance of equilibrium or cachexia as well as for elderly
people who still have the strength in the upper body.
When considering provision, please also note the body size,
weight, physical and psychological constitution, the age of the
person, living conditions and environment.
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