M-Rail installation instructions
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CAUTIONS and WARNINGS
• Please read these instructions carefully before installing and using the M-Rail
• Please read the warning to the M-rail parts.
• The M-Rail is an assistive balance handrail for beds.
o It is to assist persons who are mobile, but require some assistance to move or sit up in bed
o It also helps with balance when the person gets in and out of bed.
o It further helps the person with balance when standing beside the bed or during transfers by the bed.
• The M-Rail is not intended to support the full weight of a person and is suitable for people who weigh up to 300 pounds (135 kg).
• Narrow beds may tilt if full body weight is applied.
• Suitable for all home style beds with box springs
• May
be used with some types of Care, Institutional and Hospital style adjustable beds.
WARNING:
ENTRAPMENT BETWEEN AN ASSISTIVE BEDSIDE HANDRAIL DEVICE AND A MATTRESS CAN BE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
• Entrapment can occur when there is a gap between the side of the mattress and the assistive handrail.
• It is possible for a person’s head, neck, arm (s), leg (s) or body to become wedged between the side of the mattress and the assistive
handrail horizontal cross bars or vertical side bars.
• The mattress must be tight against the assistive handrail, with no gaps at all times. This should be checked frequently- at least daily.
• For added safety we recommend installing two M-Rails, one on each side of the bed, to assist with keeping the mattress in place, with
no gaps.
• The horizontal cross bars must be used at all times.
CAUTION:
If the bed base is wider than the mattress, two M-Rails will NOT work.
• The M-Rail is NOT intended for people with poor mobility, or for people who are permanently bedridden. Extra safety measures and
precautions must be used with higher risk patients
• THE M-Rail IS NOT TO BE USED AS A RESTRAINT and NOT TO BE USED TO PREVENT USERS FROM FALLING OUT OF BED.
• Please read the following link:
o http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/bedrails.html
o http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/bed_brochure.html
It is very important that the M-Rail is not attached to any part of a Care, Institutional or Hospital bed that can move or be adjusted,
and it is very important that the M-Rail attachment straps are not touching any part of the bed that moves
M-Rail installation instructions
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M-Rail Low Profile
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail High Profile
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail Low Profile
with 2 bars
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail High Profile
with 3 bars
[Fully Assembled]
