How do I Troubleshoot Ritter Medical Chairs?

Ritter Medical chairs allow medical professionals to treat patients who are elderly or who have either less mobility or special needs. As medical equipment, maintaining these chairs to ensure they work properly is essential. Ritter Medical Inc. offers medical chairs, power chairs and lift chairs as options for those needing assistance.Troubleshooting basic issues with a Ritter Medical chair requires working through general maintenance and care steps.

Instructions

• 1

  Complete an overall assessment of your medical chair to make sure all components of the chair are working properly. Clean the medical chair with a hospital-grade solution that kills viruses and wipe down all components including base rails, facial pads, restraint straps, wrist supports and IV pole with clamp. For power chairs, clean the chair itself with a mild cleaning agent and check all the battery and wire connections. When dealing with a lift chair, use a gentle fabric cleaner to spot-treat any stains.

• 2

  Test the components on your medical chair, power chair or lift chair. For the medical chair, test the position options including lithotomy, flat, knee-chest, trendelenburg, low entry and rotation to determine that the foot petal controls and chair locks are working properly. When testing the lift chairs, ensure the lift itself as well as the heat and massage functions are working efficiently.

• 3

  Check the chair's power source. For example, while the Pride Lift Chairs are electronic, they are also equipped with an integrated battery backup in the event of a power outage. Ensure that battery is properly charged. When working with a medical chair, the hospital-grade outlets on each side of the chair keep the power cords in one centralized location for easy access. With power chairs, test the standard battery charger as well as the optional charger, if your chair is equipped with this feature.

• 4

  Order any replacement parts or pieces by contacting Ritter Medical Inc (see Resources). For all repairs, it is important to use the parts made by Ritter Medical Inc. to stay consistent with the product itself.