New NOVUS PUSH-CHAIR USE AND MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK

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1 New NOVUS PUSH-CHAIR USE AND MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK

2 INDEX INDEX...2 WARNINGS...3 LABELS AND PLATES...4 SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT SHOULDN T BE DONE WHILE USING NewNOVUS..5 HOW TO INCLINE THE PUSH-CHAIR AND GO ON A PAVEMENT...5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...6 INITIAL PREPARATION...7 HOW TO ASSEMBLE NewNOVUS...8 OPEN AND BLOCK THE PUSH-CHAIR...8 FIX THE UPHOLSTERY TO THE SEAT...9 FIX THE WHEELS...10 HOW NewNOVUS WORKS AND HOW TO USE IT...11 BRAKING the PUSH-CHAIR...11 ADJUSTMENT of the BACKREST...11 ADJUSTMENT of the SEAT WIDTH...12 ADJUSTMENT of the SEAT DEPTH...12 ADJUSTMENT of the BACKREST HEIGHT...13 REMOVING the WHEELS...13 ADJUSTMENT of the LEGREST...14 ADJUSTMENT of the FOOTREST...14 FOLDING the PUSH-CHAIR...15 FIXING THE ACCESSORIES...16 WHEEL DIRECTION LOCKS INGUINAL STRAPS THERMIC COVER CANOPY RAINCOVER TRAY FOOTSTRAPS ABDUCTION BLOCK SIDE SUPPORTS FRONT HANDLE SIDE PROTECTING COVERS HEADREST with PARIETAL SUPPORTS HEADREST with OCCIPITAL PARIETAL SUPPORTS PADDED VEST HARNESS NET BASKET FLEXIBLE and WRAPABLE SIDE SUPPORTS for the TRUNK PELVIS BELT POINT VEST HARNESS MANUAL BRAKE POINT HARNESS CHEST STRAP MAINTENANCE and CLEANING OF NewNOVUS...32 ASSISTANCE and SPARE PARTS of NewNOVUS / 32

3 WARNINGS - Before using the push-chair carefully read the instructions in this handbook, because it was written for your safety and to guide you in the necessary learning process of the right use and Maintenance of this product. It is integrant part of the product and it must be kept with care for future references - This handbook is for Dealers, Retailers Assistants and Users; it gives instructions about the correct use of the product and it has to be integrated by an adequate knowledge of the aid by the prescribing technician - The handbook reflects the kind of technique at the moment of putting the aid on the market. - ORMESA reserves the right to carry out any modification to the aid and to its handbook which can be suggested by the experience, by technical considerations or by the change of standards. These modifications will be made without being obliged to update the previous production and its handbooks - THE USE OF NewNOVUS AND ITS ACCESSORIES MUST BE CONTROLLED BY THE DOCTOR according to the legislation, rules and laws in force - THE PUSH-CHAIR HAS TO BE USED BY PEOPLE WHOSE BODILY SIZE AND WEIGHT ARE JUST LIKE THE ONES specified in the paragraph «TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS» at page 6 - NewNOVUS is available in three sizes : change the push-chair as soon as the child grows up - NewNOVUS has to be driven by people whose height and size enable them to control its movements - NewNOVUS CAN BE ONLY USED BY THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXAMINED THE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS HANDBOOK - Before each use always check the brake efficiency, the wheel wear, the lock mechanism of the frame, backrest and footrest - Before each use ALWAYS CHECK THAT ALL ADJUSTABLE PARTS ARE WELL LOCKED - GO ON A PAVEMENT MOVING FORTH AND GO DOWN IT MOVING BACKWARDS (see p. 5) - ALWAYS LOCK BRAKES WHENEVER YOU STOP, even on flat ground - CLEAN THE PUSHCHAIR AND ITS UPHOLSTERY by following the instructions in the chapter MAINTENANCE, page 32 - The operative environment does not have a particular influence on the aid unless IT IS USED IN THE SEA SURROUNDINGS. This because the saltness may damage the varnishing and its sliding parts. In this case WE SUGGEST TO CLEAN, THE FRAME SCRUPULOUSLY by following the specification in the chapter «MAINTENANCE» on page 32 - ORMESA guarantees NewNOVUS for 2 years : If the push-chair is defective, contact the local dealer who sold it to you - ORMESA is not responsible for any damages caused in the following cases : - use by unsuitable personnel; 3 / 32

4 - - incorrect assembly of parts or accessories; - unauthorized modifications or operations; - use of spare parts that are not original and parts subject to wear and tear (such as upholstery, wheels..); - incorrect or wrong use of the aid (such as carrying objects or children whose weight is more than the one specified in this Use and Maintenance handbook); - damages caused by an incorrect use or by the failure of ordinary maintenance as specified in this exceptional events; - non compliance with the instructions in this Handbook Use and Maintenance Handbook. LABELS AND PLATES Name of the model Series number Article number Max load LOT code Date of production Warning! Read the use and maintenance handbook before use Conformity with the European safety standards THE CE MARKING CERTIFIES THAT THE NEWNOVUS PUSH-CHAIR IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SAFETY STANDARDS FIXED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE EEA/93/42 STANDARD ABOUT MEDICAL DEVICES. 4 / 32

5 SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT SHOULDN'T BE DONE WHILE USING NewNOVUS - NEVER GET ON A WALK ON UNEVEN SURFACES, STEEP SLOPES OR STAIRS - NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO USE THE PUSH-CHAIR, NOT EVEN TO PLAY WITH IT - DON'T PUT ANYTHING TOO HOT ON THE TRAY BECAUSE THE WOOD OR COVERING COULD BE HARDLY DAMAGED AND BECAUSE IT COULD FALL - NEVER LEAVE THE USER ALONE IN THE PUSH-CHAIR - NEVER LEAVE NewNOVUS ON A SLOPE - NEVER USE NewNOVUS WITH FLAT WHEELS: IT COULD LOSE ITS STABILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF OVERTURNING (SEE "ORDINARY MAINTENANCE" at page 32) - DON'T LET ANYBODY GET ON THE FOOTREST OR STAND ON IT, AT THE BACK OF THE PUSH-CHAIR - NEVER LIFT THE PUSH-CHAIR BY TAKING IT FROM THE LEGREST FRAME OR FROM THE FOOTREST WHENEVER YOU HAVE TO OVERCOME AN OBSTACLE - DON'T GET ON OR DOWN STAIRS HAVING THE USER ON THE NewNOVUS : THE FRAME OF THE PUSH-CHAIR HAS NOT BEEN DESIGNED TO THIS AIM - DON'T USE THE PUSH-CHAIR IF ANY PARTS ARE DAMAGED OR MISSING. ALWAYS ASK FOR THE USE OF ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS. IF NOT OUR GUARANTEE IS NOT CONFIRMED HOW TO INCLINE THE PUSH-CHAIR AND GO ON A PAVEMENT 5 / 32

6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Folding aluminium frame. It is varnished with non-toxic epoxy varnish - Padded, breathable, ergonomic, removable upholstery. It is covered with a material that is wear and water proof. It is fixed to the seat thanks to buttons. It was designed to make it possible to change the position of the supports and to fix or unfix the accessories without causing any problem to the child. Holes for accessories - Rigid backrest. it is adjustable in height and it can be reclined - Seat adjustable in width and depth - Padded protecting covers for knees - Tip-up footrest. It is adjustable in height; leg rest adjustable in tilt - Detachable wheels. They can be detached from the frame thanks to a release mechanism.: front unpierceable wheels, cm. 17,5 on ball bearings and back pneumatic wheels cm. 30 on ball bearings - Independent drum brakes 6 / 32

7 INITIAL PREPARATION 7 / 32

8 HOW TO ASSEMBLE NewNOVUS OPEN AND BLOCK THE PUSH-CHAIR 8 / 32

9 FIX THE UPHOLSTERY TO THE SEAT 9 / 32

10 FIX THE WHEELS FIX THE WHEELS AS IT IS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE. A CLICK MEANS THAT THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN WELL LOCKED 10 / 32

11 HOW NewNOVUS WORKS AND HOW TO USE IT BRAKING the PUSH-CHAIR BEWARE! BEFORE POSITIONING OR TAKING THE CHILD OUT FROM THE PUSHCHAIR AND BEFORE ANY ADJUSTMENT OF ITS PARTS IT IS NECESSARY TO BRAKE THE AID ADJUSTMENT of the BACKREST 11 / 32

12 ADJUSTMENT of the SEAT WIDTH ADJUSTMENT of the SEAT DEPTH 12 / 32

13 ADJUSTMENT of the BACKREST HEIGHT - LOOSEN THE TWO SCREWS ON THE BACK OF THE BACKREST USING THE SUPPLIED ALLEN KEY - SET THE BACKREST HEIGHT TO THE REQUIRED POSITION - TIGHTEN THE SCREWS REMOVING the WHEELS 13 / 32

14 ADJUSTMENT of the LEGREST ADJUSTMENT of the FOOTREST 14 / 32

15 FOLDING the PUSH-CHAIR 15 / 32

16 FIXING THE ACCESSORIES WHEEL DIRECTION LOCKS 812 INGUINAL STRAPS / 32

17 THERMIC COVER 818 CANOPY / 32

18 RAINCOVER / 32

19 TRAY 824 FOOTSTRAPS 827 ABDUCTION BLOCK / 32

20 SIDE SUPPORTS / 32

21 FRONT HANDLE 839 SIDE PROTECTING COVERS / 32

22 HEADREST with PARIETAL SUPPORTS 852 It is adjustable in height and width 22 / 32

23 23 / 32

24 HEADREST with OCCIPITAL PARIETAL SUPPORTS 863 It is adjustable in height, width, tilt, forwards and backwards 24 / 32

25 25 / 32

26 PADDED VEST HARNESS 853 NET BASKET / 32

27 FLEXIBLE and WRAPABLE SIDE SUPPORTS for the TRUNK 868 They are wrapable for the trunk, and adjustable in height and width 27 / 32

28 45 PELVIS BELT / 32

29 5 POINT VEST HARNESS / 32

30 MANUAL BRAKE / 32

31 5 POINT HARNESS 906 VIEW FROM THE BACK 1 FIXING THE STRAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT FIXING THE STRAPS ON 2 3 THE UPPER PART OF THE BACKREST FIXING THE BACK BUCKLES 4 FIXING THE FRONT BUCKLES CHEST STRAP ASSEMBLED HARNESS 31 / 32

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