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Spirit™ Bed Owner’s Manual – 1-70-001 – Rev D © Carroll Hospital Group Inc. Page 51 of 110
3.9 Side Rail Operation
All of Carroll Hospital Group’s Spirit™ bed siderail assemblies fully comply with FDA and Health Canada
patient entrapment reduction guidelines and have successfully passed rail entrapment testing using test
procedures outlined by the Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup. Spirit™ bed siderail assemblies were qualified
using the Cone and Cylinder Tool as specified by FDA and Health Canada patient entrapment reduction
guidelines. Entrapment Test Kits are readily available so ongoing compliance can be monitored by the
healthcare provider. For further information, refer to the FDA’s website at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/.
3.9.1 Intended Application/Use of Spirit™ Bed Side Rail Assemblies
When locked/latched in the fully raised/closed in the UP or “GUARD” position, the siderails define a
residence area for patients to rest upon the bed. This provides positive patient location/support helping to
protect against the potential for patients to fall from the bed as the siderails give the patient a visual and
physical indicator of the edge of the bed. In the fully open/lowered in the DOWN or “TRANSFER” position,
the siderails permit patient ingress to and egress from the bed. The “ASSIST” position on the Carroll Assist
Rails™ and integral handles on the Quad siderails facilitate patient mobility.
CAUTION
DO NOT use the siderails as a patient lifting device/apparatus.
DO NOT use the siderails as part of a patient restraint mechanism.
CAUTION
DO NOT use the siderails as lifting points for the bed during transportation and/or storage.
DO NOT use the siderails as a means of mechanically restraining the bed during transportation
and/or storage.