Anti-Tipper/Tip-Assist; Anti-Tipper - Otto Bock Start M1 Instructions For Use Manual

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7.11 Anti-tipper/tip-assist

WARNING
Incorrectly adjusted anti-tipper
Risk of falling as a result of incorrectly adjusted anti-tipper.
► The anti-tipper may only be adjusted by qualified personnel.
WARNING
Incorrectly adjusted anti-tipper
Tipping over, falling of the user due to errors in handling the product
► If only one attendant helps in overcoming steps, the attendant must first deactivate the anti-tipper so that it
cannot collide with the steps during transport.
► The attendant must activate the anti-tipper again after overcoming the steps.
WARNING
Anti-tipper not activated
Tipping over, falling of the user due to improper operation of a safety device
► Ensure that an installed anti-tipper is activated before travelling over obstacles and on inclines.
► The anti-tipper has to engage audibly prior to use. Proper engagement must be checked by the user or an
attendant.
► The use of an anti-tipper is highly recommended for transfemoral amputees and inexperienced users.
The anti-tipper prevents the wheelchair from tipping backwards when overcoming obstacles and going uphill. It is
set for a maximum ground clearance of 50 mm and so that the anti-tipper rollers, as a minimum, project fully bey­
ond the largest diameter of the drive wheels.
The tip-assist makes overcoming obstacles easier for the attendant.

7.11.1 Anti-tipper

A mounted anti-tipper must always be active.
When overcoming obstacles (such as steps and curbs that are not lowered) upwards, the anti-tipper rollers con­
tact the ground.
When overcoming obstacles (such as steps and curbs that are not lowered) downwards, the anti-tipper has to be
deactivated by the user or attendant to avoid damaging the anti-tipper.
Activation
1) Depress the spring button on the upper tube section of the anti-tipper (see fig. 33, item 1).
2) Rotate the anti-tipper down by 180° (see fig. 33, item 2).
3) Allow the spring button to engage.
→ The anti-tipper is activated.
Deactivation
1) Depress the spring button on the upper tube section of the anti-tipper (see fig. 33, item 1).
2) Rotate the anti-tipper upwards by 180° (see fig. 33, item 2).
3) Allow the spring button to engage.
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