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Summary of Safety Precautions
WARNING (CONTINUED)
• Do not use the Zoom motorized drive when the batteries become discharged. Press N/Brake Off to place the drive
wheel in neutral and push the product manually. Recharge the batteries before using the Zoom motorized drive
again to avoid the risk of battery damage and the drive wheel getting stuck in the down position.
• Use caution while maneuvering the product with the drive wheel activated. Always make sure that there are no
obstacles near the product while the Zoom motorized drive is activated. Injury to the patient, user or bystanders or
damage to the frame or surrounding equipment could occur if you collide with an obstacle.
• Make sure that the brakes are completely released before attempting to move the product. Attempting to move the
product with the brakes applied could result in injury to the patient or operator.
• Do not attempt to move the product manually when you activate the Zoom motorized drive. Always place the drive
wheel into the neutral position and release the brakes before attempting to move the product manually.
• Always make sure that all persons and equipment are away from the area below and around the product before
you activate the CPR release. The CPR release is for emergency use only.
• Always determine the proper use of the restraint straps and restraint strap locations. Improperly adjusted restraint
straps can cause serious injury to a patient. Stryker is not responsible for the type or use of restraint straps on
any of Stryker’s products.
• Only use hospital-grade electric equipment consuming 5A or less with the auxiliary power outlet (optional). The
use of standard electric equipment may bring the current leakage to a level unacceptable for hospital equipment.
• Always keep the siderails in the fully raised position and the sleep surface horizontal in its lowest position unless
the patient’s medical condition dictates otherwise.
• Do not use siderails, with or without their padded covers, as restraint devices to keep patient from exiting the
product. Siderails are designed to keep a patient from inadvertently rolling off the product. It is the responsibility
of the attending medical personnel to determine the degree of restraint necessary to ensure a patient’s safety.
Failure to use the siderails properly could result in serious patient injury.
• Always keep the siderails outside of the oxygen tent.
• The scale system is intended to assist in the monitoring of the patient’s weight variation. Under no circumstances
should its reading be used as sole reference for medical treatment.
• Bed exit is intended only to aid in the detection of a patient exiting the product. It is not intended to replace patient
• onitoring protocol.
• Bed exit is not designed to be used with patients weighing less than 50 lb (23 kg).
• Do not use extension cords with support surfaces. Support surfaces are only intended to be powered by InTouch
with the power cord supplied.
• Do not route cables between the support surface and InTouch.
• Always make sure that all of the patient’s limbs are within the raised and locked siderails when the support surface
is articulating to avoid the risk of patient injury.
• Always center the patient on the support surface. Align the patient’s head toward the headboard before starting
functions. Check the patient frequently to make sure that you maintain the proper positioning.
• Always make sure that the tubing and wiring that is connected to the patient is long enough, stable, and secure
during Lateral Rotation or Turn Assist.
• Always raise all of the InTouch bed siderails before starting Turn Assist or Lateral Rotation functions.
• Do not exceed the safe working load of the
Isolibrium
support surface. Excess weight could cause unpredictable
safety and performance of this system.
• Always use extra caution when reading radiology images taken of a patient on a support surface because internal
components can cause artifacts and distort readings.
• Do not extubate or intubate patients during Lateral Rotation or Turn Assist. The functions could interfere with the
performance of the ancillary devices.
• Do not zero the bed scales or weigh the patient with Lateral Rotation or Turn Assist active. Motion from the support
surface functions may adversely affect the scale system performance.
• Do not arm bed exit with Lateral Rotation or Turn Assist active. The patient motion and position that results from
the support surface may adversely affect bed exit system performance.
• Do not leave the patient unattended during Turn Assist.
• Always deflate the
Isolibrium
support surface before beginning CPR.