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This manual assists you with the operation or maintenance of the Stryker Model FL27 (2131/2141)
InTouch
®
Critical
Care bed. Read this manual thoroughly before operating or maintaining this product. Set methods and procedures to
educate and train your staff on the safe operation or maintenance of this product.
WARNING
• Improper usage of the product can cause injury to the patient or operator. Operate the product only as described
in this manual.
• Do not modify the product or any components of the product. Modifying the product can cause unpredictable
operation resulting in injury to patient or operator. Modifying the product also voids its warranty.
Notes
• This manual is a permanent part of the product and should remain with the product even if the product is sold.
• Stryker continually seeks advancements in product design and quality. This manual contains the most current
product information available at the time of printing. There may be minor discrepancies between your product and
this manual. If you have any questions, contact Stryker Customer Service or Technical Support at 1–800–327-0770.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
InTouch
is an AC-powered, adjustable hospital bed designed to position human patients for procedures, therapy, and
recovery in a healthcare environment, and transport patients between bays and procedural rooms.
InTouch
measures
and displays patient weight. The scale output is not intended to be used to determine diagnosis or treatment. The nurse
call allows patients to alert an operator when the patient requires assistance. There is a 30-degree head of bed (HOB)
button that puts the patient at a 30-degree angle that is calculated relative to the base to assist in ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) prevention. When the Chaperone bed exit system is active, it monitors a chosen zone, and alerts the
operator of a deliberate or non-deliberate bed exit. The bed has 39 prerecorded clinical phrases in 24 languages and
a sound feature that offers various environmental and musical selections.
INTENDED USE: INTOUCH CRITICAL CARE BED
InTouch
is intended for use by patients in an acute care setting. The safe working load (the sum of the patient, the
mattress, and accessory weight) for InTouch is 550 lb (249 kg).
InTouch
is intended to support a human patient. The frame can come in contact with human skin, but a patient should
never be on the frame without a support surface in use.
InTouch
is intended for use in acute care. These settings may include critical care, step down, progressive care, med/
surg, sub-acute care, and post anesthesia care unit (PACU), or other locations, as prescribed. Intended operators are
healthcare professionals (nurses, nurse aids, doctors) that can use all bed operations (such as bed motion functions,
nurse call, siderail communications, bed exit, therapy options), patient and bystander that can use bed motion functions,
nurse call and siderail communications, and trained professionals for installation, service, and calibration.
The product is intended for use in a healthcare environment, including hospitals, surgery centers, long term acute care
centers, and rehabilitation centers.
The product is compatible with 35 in. x 84 in. support surfaces, the facility nurse call system, standard med/surg
equipment, and the facility infrastructure.
InTouch
is intended for use with a 6 in. to 8.5 in. support surface. You may
use a support surface or overlay greater than 6 in. that offers therapeutic value with added patient supervision.
The Chaperone bed exit system is intended only to aid in the detection of a patient exiting the unit. It is not intended
to replace patient monitoring protocol.
Introduction