General Information; Preface; Intended Use; Field Of Application - Otto Bock BRAVO Racer Bedienungsanleitung

1 General Information

1.1 Preface

With the purchase of the BRAVO Racer active wheelchair, you have selected a quality product
for versatile use during everyday life, both indoors and outdoors. Before you start using the
wheelchair, please make sure you read the following: The chapter "Delivery / Preparing the
Wheelchair for Use" and the safety instructions.
The chapter "Options" presents various additional components of the BRAVO Racer, which can
expand its field of application and improve comfort for the wheelchair user. The chapter "Adjust-
ment/Assembly Instructions" provides an overview of the ways the wheelchair can be customized
to your child's requirements. The model as described in these Instructions for Use is subject to
technical changes without notice.

1.2 Intended Use

The BRAVO Racer active wheelchair is designed solely for individual indoor and outdoor use
by persons who are unable to walk or who have a walking impediment, and can be operated by
the patient or by another person.
The BRAVO Racer active wheelchair may only be combined with the options specified in these
instructions. Otto Bock assumes no liability for combinations with medical products and/or ac-
cessories from other manufacturers outside of the modular system.

1.3 Field of Application

The versatility of this power wheelchair and its modular design make it suitable for patients who
have walking impediments or walking inabilities, for example due to:
• Paralysis (paraplegia / tetraplegia or tetraparesis)
• Loss of limbs (dysmelia/lower limb amputation)
• Infantile/spastic cerebral palsy
• Spina bifida
• Muscle and nerve disorders
• Imperfect osteogenesis
• Poliomyelitis
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