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The comfort/nursing care bed is not suitable for the use in hospitals. It is also not designed
to transport patients. The comfort/nursing care bed can only be moved within the pa-
tient's room - even during a patient positioning - for example, for cleaning or to provide a
better access to the patient.
The comfort/nursing care bed is suitable for the re-use. Please observe the instructions
for cleaning, care and disinfection in these assembly and operation manual. Special atten-
tion must also be paid to the information regarding the inspections.
Attention: The comfort/nursing care bed has no special connection options for an poten-
tial equalisation. Electrical medical devices connected to the patient intravascular or in-
tracardiac may not be used. The operator of the medical products has to ensure that the
combination of the equipment meets the requirements of EN 60601-1.
This user manual contains safety instructions. All persons working with the com-
fort/nursing care beds must be acquainted with the contents of these instructions. Im-
proper operation can result in personal injuries.
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Definition of person groups
Operator
Operators (e.g. medical supply stores, specialist dealers, facilities and cost units) include
all physical or juridical persons, who use the comfort/nursing care bed, or have the com-
fort/nursing care bed used upon their order. The briefing on the use of the product shall
generally be conducted by the operator.
User
Users are persons whose training, experience or briefing on the product allows them to
operate the comfort/nursing care bed or carry out works on it. The user is able to recog-
nize possible hazards and/or to avoid them and to assess the health condition of the pa-
tient.
Patient/resident
Person with one or more disabilities, one or more activity restrictions, one or more par-
ticipation restrictions or a combination thereof.
Qualified personnel
Employees of the operator are referred to as qualified personnel. They are entitled to
deliver the comfort/nursing care bed, assemble, dismantle and transport it, on the basis
of their training or instructions. Besides knowing how to operate, mount and demount
the comfort/nursing care bed, these persons must be instructed according to the guide-
lines concerning the cleaning and disinfection of the comfort/nursing care bed.
