US0208-INS-LAB-RevB09 • Patriot
™
Homecare Bed
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6 ACCESSORIES: BED RAILS
Patriot
™
Homecare Bed decks are equipped with patent-pending slots specifically for bed rail
installation, providing a fixed place to mount GF bed rails. Two styles of Lumex
®
bed rails are de-
scribed in Section 6:
1) The Patriot
™
Liberty bed rail system, designed specifically for Patriot
™
Beds, and
2) Standard Lumex
®
bed rails
Please read the following bed rail safety information.
BED RAIL SAFETY
WARNING: If bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted, personal injury and/or dam
-
age to the bed rail could result.
For information on bed rail safety, please see the following brochure: "A Guide to Bed Safe
-
ty: Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Home Health Care: The Facts" on the FDA's
web site, at http://www.fda.gov.cdrh/beds/
WARNING: The use of non-Lumex
®
replacement parts and/or bed rails will void the warran
-
ty, and could create a hazardous condition resulting in serious personal injury.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury
caused by improper installation of bed rails or unauthorized bed rail use. Only Lumex
®
bed
rails are recommended for use with Patriot
™
beds. Please consult the instructions that ac
-
company your Lumex
®
bed rails for complete rail assembly and installation instructions.
LUMEX
®
PATRIOT
™
LIBERTY BED RAILS
Lumex
®
Patriot
™
Liberty Bed Rails are designed specifically for use with Lumex
®
Patriot
™
Beds.
Developed using the
FDA Hospital Bed System Dimensional Guidance to Reduce Entrapment
and tested to the
Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup and FDA Dimensional Test Methods for Bed
System Zones 1-4
and
International Standard IEC60601-2-38 Requirements for the Safety of
Electrically Operated Hospital Beds
, Lumex
®
Patriot
™
Liberty Bed Rails offer added protection
and reduce the risk of entrapment. For installation of these FDA compliant-bed rails, follow the
installation instructions that accompany them. Patriot
™
Liberty Bed Rail descriptions follow.
GF6500B-1: Assist Bar
A secure handhold and support for active patients
who need assistance getting in and out of bed on
their own, this bar is bolted directly to either side
of the bed frame to support the split frame when a
patient enters or exits the bed. It can also assist pa-
tients capable of grasping the bar and maneuvering
themselves with rotating and turning in bed.
GF6580B-1: Quarter Rail
The Quarter Rail, approximately 18 inches in length when mounted on
the Patriot
™
bed, can be used as a head assist, head rail, or foot rail.
GF6500B-1
Assist Bar
GF6580B-1
Quarter Rail
