SR EN 12183:2014

Manual wheelchairs - Requirements and test methods

This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs intended to carry one person of mass not greater than 250 kg. It also specifies requirements and test methods for manual wheelchairs with electrically powered ancillary equipment. This European Standard does not apply in total to: - wheelchairs intended for special purposes, such as sports, showering or toileting, - manual wheelchairs with handrim-activated power-assisted propulsion, - custom-made wheelchairs, - stand-up wheelchairs, and - manual wheelchairs with add-on power kits used for propulsion. NOTE Requirements for electrically powered wheelchairs are specified in EN 12184.

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General information

Status : Withdrawn
Approval date : 8/29/2014
Withdrawal date : 10/31/2022
Number of pages : 46
ICS : 11.180.10 Aids and adaptation for moving
Technical Committee : 377 - Medical devices

Relations with other standards:

Replaces SR EN 12183:2010
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-1:1999
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-3:1999
Normative reference SR EN 12184:2014
Normative reference SR ISO 8191-2:1995
Normative reference SR EN 1021-2:2006
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-13:1995
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-22:2002
Normative reference SR EN ISO 14971:2012
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-8:2002
Normative reference SR EN 12182:2012
Normative reference SR ISO 7176-15:1999
Replaced by SR EN 12183:2022