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Care and Maintenance
Inspections
WARNING
Failure to properly maintain your bed may decrease
the life expectancy of your product, increase product
maintenance requirements and costs, and increase
risk to residents and staff.
Always service the bed
at the required intervals.
Initial Inspection
• Inspection of
all components – receipt of
assembled bed
• Check bed components for obvious damage.
• Inspect power supply cords for cuts and/or damage.
• Check that actuator cords are connected properly
to the controller.
• Verify proper functionality of all features.
Quarterly Inspection
• Check bed for proper function
• Inspect all welds for cracks.
• Inspect bed and
assist rail bolts. If loose,
tighten; if missing, replace.
• Lubricate clevis pins at hinge points.
• Lubricate tracks of bed for smooth travel.
• Ensure cables routed in the medical bed will not
be squeezed between parts of the medical bed.
• Check all electrical cable strain reliefs to ensure
there are no cracks or breaks.
Control Box
• Check power cord for chafing, cuts or wear.
• Ensure all attachment hardware and brackets
are tight.
• Check electrical connections for wear or fractures.
• Verify all actuator connections are tight.
• Ensure all electrical connections are fully engaged.
Pendant
• Check pendant cord for chafing, cuts or wear.
• Check all pendant buttons for proper function.
Actuators
• Check to make sure actuators do not bind at any
point throughout their full range of motion.
Authorized Accessories
• Inspect all fasteners for looseness and wear.
Replace or tighten as necessary.
• Ensure welds do not have cracks
, and visually
inspect for stress.
• Ensure no tubes are bent.
• If the bed has a battery, unplug bed from wall
outlet and check for proper function.
• Check staff control panel for proper function.
• Ensure proper function of all accessories.
Semi-Annual Inspection
• Perform all
quarterly inspections plus:
• Check that all casters roll properly.
• Check caster locks for proper function.
Control Box
• Check power cord for chafing, cuts or wear.
• Check electrical connections for wear or fractures.
• Verify all actuator connections are tight.
Actuators
• Check actuator cords for chafing, cuts or wear.
• Verify all clevis pins and bowtie clips are in place.
• Check to make sure actuators do not bind at any
point throughout their full range of motion.
Authorized Accessories
• Ensure proper function of accessor
ies.
• Ensure no tubes are bent.
Annual Inspection
•
Perform all Quarterly and Semi-Annual
inspections, plus:
Mattress Support Surface, Frame and
Base Assemblies
• Inspect welds on the mattress support surface,
frame and base assemblies for stress fractures.
• Verify all fasteners are tight.
• Inspect fasteners for wear or damage.
• Inspect bed and
assist rail bolts. If loose, tighten; if
missing, replace.
• Lubricate clevis pins at hinge points.
• Lubricate Hi-Lo tracks of bed for smooth travel.
Actuators
• Inspect push tubes and end connections of all
actuators for excess wear or bending.
