Re-use / Disposal
8 re-use / Disposal
8.1 Information on Re-use
Attention!
Riskduetoimproperuse.Seatpaddingsthatcomedirectlyintocontactwiththeskin
cancausefunctional
andhygienicrisksiftheproductisusedbyanotherperson.Theymustbereplacedfor
re-use.
Theproductissuitableforre-use.
Similartosecond-handmachinesorcars,productsthatarebeingre-usedaresubjecttoin-
creasedstrain.Featuresandfunctionsmustnotchangeinawaythatcouldendangerpatients
orotherpersonswithintheproduct'slifecycle.
Basedonmarketobservationsandthecurrentstateoftechnology,themanufacturerhascalcu-
latedthattheproductcanbeusedforaperiodof4 years,providedthatitisusedproperlyand
thattheserviceandmaintenanceinstructionsareobserved.Periodsduringwhichthewheelchair
isstoredatthedealerorwiththethirdpartypayerarenotincludedinthisperiod.Itshouldbe
clearlypointedout,however,thattheproductisreliablefarbeyondthisdefinedperiodoftime,
providedthatitiscaredforandmaintainedappropriately.
Incasesofre-use,thecorrespondingproductmustfirstbethoroughlycleanedanddisinfected.
Subsequently,theproductmustbeexaminedbyanauthorizedspecialisttocheckthecondi-
tion,wear,andpossibledamages.Anywornanddamagedcomponentsaswellascomponents
whichdonotfitorarenotsuitablefortheusermustbereplaced.
Theservicemanualincludesaserviceschedule,detailedinformation,andalistoftherequired
tools.
8.2 Information on Disposal
Ifaproductistobedisposedof,allcomponentsoftheproductmustbedisposedofproperlyin
accordancewiththeapplicableenvironmentalprotectionregulationsintherespectivecountry.
40 | Ottobock
Eco Buggy