GF6580B-1-INS-LAB-RevC10
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GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 PATRIOT
™
LIBERTY QUARTER RAILS:
INSTALLATION & OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATRIOT
™
BED
PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE
Note: The most current version of these instructions can be found online at
www.grahamfield.com
Note: Use these instructions to mount rails on Patriot
™
Bed only. Instructions to mount rails on
WhisperLite
™
Bed can be found online at
www.grahamfield.com
GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails are intended for homecare use or institutional use with Patriot
™
beds. Ensure that you have read and understood the following safety information before installing or
using the Quarter Rails.
WARNING: Important! Read and understand these instructions before installing or using the
GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Patriot
™
Liberty Quarter Rails. If you do not understand any part of these
warnings, cautions or instructions, contact a healthcare professional for direction in the use of this
product. If the bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted, personal injury and damage to the
rails and bed could result.
Entrapment may occur. The bed frame and its components, including the mattress, bed side rails,
head and foot board, bedding, and any accessories added to the bed, can all affect the risk of entrap-
ment. Thorough patient assessment and monitoring are necessary to reduce the risk of entrapment,
including establishing whether the use of a bed rail is in the best interest of the patient. Patients
most vulnerable to entrapment are those who are frail, confused, restless, or who have uncontrolled
body movement. Please read and understand the following bed rail decal before use:
For information on Bed Rail safety, please see the following brochure: “A Guide to Bed Safety:
Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Home Health Care: The Facts” on the FDA website, at
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/
WARNING: GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails are intended for use as assist rails, head rails, or
foot rails. The rails are not intended as a restraint device. DO NOT use the rails as a restraint.
WARNING: DO NOT push or pull the bed by the bed rails.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. recommends that GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails be used
with Lumex
®
beds, and cannot guarantee their optimal performance with other manufacturers' beds.
WARNING: If components are damaged or missing, contact your Graham-Field distributor immediate-
ly. DO NOT use substitute parts. Use only Lumex
®
replacement parts. The use of non-Lumex
®
replace-
ment parts could result in personal injury, damage the rails, and void the warranty.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by
improper assembly, installation or use of this product.
CROSSBRACE ASSEMBLY
Assemble crossbraces: Press the adjustment button, which engages in the long
slot, and slide the two crossbrace sections together as shown at right.
Crossbrace Position
Please note that crossbrace installation position differs from final
position. To facilitate installation, it is necessary to expose the
stabilizers that hook the crossbraces to the bed deck angle. The
pictures at right will aid you during the following crossbrace in-
stallation instructions.
INSTALLATION AS HEAD RAILS
Remove bedding and mattress. Ensure that the bed deck is in the flat position.
bed deck angle
stabilizer
spring button
anti-slide tab
rail guide
crossbrace in
installation position
crossbrace
rotated
to final
position
assemble
crossbrace
adjustment
button
long slot
