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Congratulations
You have chosen an Invacare®Etude
TM
nursing bed. Etude
TM
is the dismantleable nursing bed from Invacare®
EC-Høng designed especially for home nursing. The Etude
TM
nursing bed provides ease of handling combined with
good functionality.
Invacare®EC-Høng is certified according to DS/EN ISO 9001 / ISO 1348 which ensures that our customers are
always supplied with products of uniform quality.
Throughout the entire production process our materials/products are quality controlled by the operators.
Moreover, a final test is carried out prior to packaging and shipping.
The operator carrying out the final test, which comprises of checking all moveable
parts, motors and castors, issues a QA number on the product thereby
confirming its quality.
If the product does not correspond to the quality demands of Invacare®EC-Høng,
it will be discarded.
If, contrary to our expectations, a problem should arise in connection with the delivered product, please contact
your Invacare®supplier.
Invacare®reserves the right to alter product specifications without prior notice.
Invacare®accepts no liability for any use, change or assembly of the product other than as
stated in this User’s Manual.
Accessories not mentioned in this manual must not be used.
1. General information
• The Etude bed is marked with the CE mark in accordance with directive 93/42/EEC concerning Medical
Apparatus.
• The Etude bed has been tested and approved according to EN 1970:2000.
• The motors and control of the Etude bed have been approved according to
EN 001:199-03.
• The Etude bed has been approved and marked with the TÜV mark.
• Beds provided with tilt function cannot be approved according to EN 1970:2000.
• The Etude bed has undergone a risk analysis according to EN 14971.
• The control and motors are protected according to IP 4. The hand control is protected
according to IP .
• Max. weight: Etude Basic: 180 kg - Etude Classic: 220 kg.
• Max. patient weight: 14 kg (Etude Basic) - 18 kg (Etude Classic) provided that the weight of the mattress
and the accessories do not exceed 3 kg.
• Standard size of mattress for the Etude Basic is 90x200x12, Etude Classic 90x200x10.
• If the patient height exceeds 2 meters it is recommended to use a mattress support extension.
• The Etude bed has loose cables, which have to be exchanged when damaged.
• The bed is not intended for children under 12 years and psychiatric patients.
• Remove the plug from the mains voltage before moving the bed. The cable must be kept clear off the floor
and the castors during transportation.
• The adjustment area of the mattress support is Basic: 40-80 cm or 33-73 cm, Classic: 40-80 cm
(30-70 cm/Low height version), Classic Extra Low: 19-9 cm.
• Only accessories described in this manual may be mounted on the Etude bed.
• The angle between the lower leg section and horizontal is adjustable from 0º to 1º.
The bed is not intended for use together with MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
It can be dangerous to roll over the mains cable.
Do not bring mains cable into moving parts.
