Instruction manual
VitalFlex Elite LTC Bed
Last update:03.16.2021
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User
The user is anyone who uses a medical device on a patient.
User requirements
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Use the VitalFlex Elite healthcare bed only as intended and in accordance with these
instructions for use.
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Only use this product if you have been properly instructed in its use and have the necessary
training or knowledge and experience.
(e.g. nursing staff).
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Before using the VitalFlex Elite, make sure that it is in good working order and condition.
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Observe the Instruction Manual and other safety-related information enclosed.
Patient / Resident
In these instructions for use, a patient is defined as a person who needs nursing care due to his or
her illness, disability or age and is lying in a healthcare bed.
Qualified personnel
The operator's employees who are authorized to deliver, assemble, dismantle and transport the
healthcare bed on the basis of their training or instruction are referred to as qualified personnel. In
addition, these persons are instructed in the instructions for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare
bed.
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Intended purpose
2.1
Intended use (application environment)
The VitalFlex Elite nursing bed is designed for the storage of adults with a body height from 150cm
and a body weight from 40kg to max. 200kg. It is suitable for use in retirement homes, nursing
homes and in home care - and may only be operated under the operating conditions described in
these operating instructions.
VitalFlex Elite beds are intended to alleviate or compensate for disability or incapacity and to
facilitate working conditions for the caregiver. Any other use is considered improper and is
excluded from possible responsibility.
Attention
: The VitalFlex Elite nursing bed is
not
designed for use in
hospitals
and is
not
suitable for
applications with
medical electrical equipment
.
It is not EX-protected and must not be operated in hazardous areas.
The nursing bed is only suitable for transporting patients within the patient's room and with the lying
surface adjusted to the lowest horizontal position.
The VitalFlex Elite can under certain circumstances be operated for medical purposes with other
electrical medical devices such as anti-decubitus systems, oxygen concentrators, nutrition systems,
etc. In this case, all
bed functions
must be
deactivated
for safety reasons for the duration of use
via the
integrated locking device
on the hand control.
If cables from other devices are routed in the care bed, precautions must be taken to prevent these
cables from being crushed between parts of the care bed.
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