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10.3. Maintenance
Quality control of medical beds will be made by technical staff or trained biomedical and taking into account
the normal conditions of use specified in the user guide, on a bed equipped with its accessories, including its
barriers if necessary.
The bed must be available to perform all quality control at least once a year, but also on special request and
corrective maintenance on the performance that could be affected by the intervention. However, to save time
this may be associated with preventive maintenance. In this case, it is not useful to make a further examination
of already controlled performance.
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ECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
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Preventive maintenance should be carried out in accordance with our specifications and at least once a year
by the organisation or person who installed the bed.
Between two maintenance sessions and at least once a year, the following should be carried out:
- Verification that the electrical leads are connected all along the metal jambs to prevent shearing of these
leads when the variable height is being activated.
- Verification that all of the electrical leads and plugs are in good condition. Replacement if there is the
slightest alteration (wear, shearing, damage, etc.).
- Verification of the external appearance (traces of damp and good overall condition of protective covers in
particular) and that the motors and jacks function properly.
- Verification that the bed is in good working order (test all functions).
- Verification that the frame, bed base and mechanical joints are all in good condition.
When maintenance is carried out at the patient’s home as part of a long-term contract, the installer must also:
- Check that the bed is properly installed (check to see that there hasn’t been any modification contrary to the
safety instructions made by the user since the bed’s installation).
- Remind the users of the safety instructions.
- All installation and preventive maintenance operations must be recorded. See table model below. This record
must be kept in a designated area throughout the bed’s lifetime.
