Vector Gait & Safety System Safety Information
Intended Use
The Vector Elite system is a body weight support system designed to accelerate physical rehabilitation of patients with severe gait and/or balance impairment. The system unloads a programmed amount of weight to enable the patient to practice walking with less than his or her full body weight
Contraindications
Prior to use all patients need to be deemed medically stable and appropriate by a Vector trained healthcare professional. Patients with the following diagnoses or symptoms should not use the Vector Gait and Safety System:
- Patients that weigh more than 400 lbs
- Unstable fractures
- Halo neck supports
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Seizures
- Severe osteoporosis
Precautions
- The spreader bar is low and can cause injury for the patient or therapist; use caution especially with tall patients.
- For correct usage, ensure that the spreader bar is not too narrow or too wide.
- Use care when assisting patients into/out of the harness as they can get tangled and fall.
- Carefully measure and fit the harness to the patient. Incorrect sizing may cause discomfort and/or injury to the patient.
- Use care when attaching the harness to the rope. If not attached correctly, there is a risk of the patient falling.
Warnings
- Do not use device on a patient that weighs more than 400 lbs.
- Do not exceed recommended weight limits or otherwise misuse the equipment as the equipment can dislocate and fall causing serious injury up to and including death.
- Do not use equipment if maintenance is required; serious injury and/or death can occur.
- Do not use equipment if the rope knot appears loose.
Intended Use
The Vector Elite System is a body weight support system designed to accelerate physical rehabilitation of patients with severe gait and/or balance impairment. The system unloads a programmed amount of the patient’s weight thus enabling the patient to practice walking with less than a full body weight.
Contraindications
Prior to use all patients need to be deemed medically stable and appropriate by a Vector Gait and Safety System trained healthcare professional. Patients with the following diagnoses, symptoms or findings should not use the Vector Elite System:
- Weight more than 400 lbs (181.4 kg)
- Unstable fractures
- Halo neck supports
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Severe osteoporosis
Precautions
- Pulling down on the spreader bar and then letting go could cause injury; use with caution.
- For correct usage, ensure that the patient harness connection to the spreader bar is not too narrow or too wide.
- Use care when assisting patients into/out of a harness as they can get tangled and fall.
- Follow instructions carefully to prevent pulling or jerking of the patient in the equipment.
- Carefully measure and fit a harness to the patient. Incorrect sizing may cause discomfort and/or injury to the patient.
- Use care when attaching a patient harness to the spreader bar. If not attached correctly, there is a risk of the patient falling.
Warnings
- Incorrect patient data entry or incorrect patient retrieval may cause the patient to fall and/or serious injury.
- Do not place a patient that weighs more than 400 lbs (181.4kg) in the Vector Gait and Safety System.
- Do not exceed recommended weight limits or otherwise misuse the equipment as the equipment can dislocate and fall causing serious injury.
- Do not lift the patient too high or have the patient ascend/descend high stairs where they might be injured from the trolley.
- Do not touch the motorized Elite trolley during a training session. The trolley contains moving parts that could cause injury if touched.
- In an emergency such as an electrical outage, stop exercise immediately to avoid injury and turn off the power switch located on the power station.
- Do not attempt to service or repair the Vector Elite System or electrocution may occur.
- Do not modify the Vector Elite System equipment; doing so would void the warranty.
- Do not use the Vector Elite System if maintenance is required; serious injury may occur.
- In the event of power failure, carefully remove patient from the harness and step away from the equipment.
- Do not use equipment if the Elite trolley has become wet (e.g. with sprinklers) as there is a risk of electrocution. Servicing is required before the equipment may be used.
- To avoid risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be connected to a supply main with protective earth.
- The Vector Elite System is not intended for patient transport. Using the system as a transport could cause serious patient injury.
- Do not manually move the trolley along the track by pulling on the trolley rope as this could damage the Vector Elite System.
- The Vector Gait and Safety System may only be operated by a trained healthcare professional.
- The use of accessories not specified by the manufacturer may result in risk of injury and/or increased emissions, or decreased immunity of the equipment, affecting its performance.
- There is a possibility of electromagnetic interference with other devices. When there is suspicion of possible EMC interference to Vector Gait and Safety System, it is recommended to shut down the electrical devices nearby, one-by-one, to locate the possible interference source.
