E&J 3J01-INS-LAB-RevB13 User Manual

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3J01-INS-LAB-RevB13 • Traveler HTC User Manual
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READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING YOUR WHEELCHAIR
1  INTRODUCTION
Important safety, operating, and maintenance instructions that warrant 
your attention are included in this user manual. Read the entire manual 
carefully before operating your new wheelchair, and refer to it as often as 
necessary to help maintain good performance standards.
Consult your healthcare professional and GF Health Products, Inc. 
(“Graham-Field”) authorized distributor for assistance in developing and 
learning safe and effective techniques for performing your daily activities 
according to your individual physical abilities and needs, and to make 
certain that your wheelchair is properly prescribed and adjusted for your 
use.
The safety precautions in this manual are general warnings intended 
to be used only as basic guidelines. You may find it necessary to 
develop your own methods for safely solving frequently encountered 
challenges. Again, consult your professional medical advisors for their 
recommendations about safety methods, and never hesitate to ask for 
their assistance.
Your wheelchair should receive frequent, regularly scheduled 
maintenance, including an inspection of the mechanical parts, to 
ensure proper operation. Some suggested inspection procedures, 
troubleshooting procedures, and adjustment procedures are included in 
this manual. When it comes to service and repair, remember that your 
Graham-Field authorized distributor knows your wheelchair best.
Thank you for choosing an Everest & Jennings product. We at 
Graham-Field wish to assure you of our continuing commitment to provide 
innovation and quality in our products. The Traveler HTC, intended 
for institutional use, provides the ideal solution to the hospital/clinical 
transport need by incorporating special attendant and inventory control 
features with a heavy duty frame designed to support up to 500 lb users.
The person performing adjustments on the Traveler HTC has the 
responsibility of making certain that the user can safely operate the