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PART 1 - General information
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INTENDED USE
VENDLET Standard may be used for moving clients to a lateral,
prone, or supine position, from one side of the bed to the oth-
er, or, to reposition them further up in bed. VENDLET Standard
may also be used in connection with mobilization in and out of
bed.
VENDLET Standard protects the caregiver from physical strain
and heavy lifting in connection with the handling of immobile
clients. Clients are turned/handled by pressing a hand control
whereby the caregiver may support the client and ensure their
correct and comfortable positioning. This provides room for
increased awareness in the care, which boosts employee job
satisfaction and client well-being.
To the client, the turning process becomes uniform and steady
as the sheet supports the body over its full length.
Target group
The target group is adult clients who are being cared for,
dressed, washed etc. in bed. This will often be clients who are
lifted in and out of bed or clients who are mobilized using a
standing aid. Hence, the user will typically be clients with few
physical and/or cognitive resources and palliative clients.
VENDLET Standard is also suitable for clients at risk of devel-
oping pressure ulcers. The uniform and steady transfer with
the sheet minimizes friction and the associated shear that can
damage the tissue and cause pressure ulcers. Furthermore,
VENDLET Standard is often seen to have a positive effect on
clients suffering from spatial awareness.
The VENDLET Standard is intended for adult clients weighing
between 30 and 250 kg, with a height above 146 cm and a
body mass index (BMI) above 17.
There are no contraindications for the use of VENDLET Stand-
ard . However, prior to the first use of VENDLET Standard, it
is important to assess whether VENDLET Standard is suitable
for the client in question. It may be necessary to take special
precautions, for example if a client is very restless in bed or has
an untypical anatomy.
Independent living
VENDLET Standard is not designed to be operated by the cli-
ents themselves. However, if a risk assessment made by the
responsible healthcare professional evaluate, that the client is
able to take part in the moving and handling procedures, e.g.
by operating the hand control, this can be a part of the rehabil-
itative effort.
The risk assessment should evaluate the clients physical,
cognitive and palliative resources. The risk assessment must be
available by the bed and must be updated on a regular basis.
Vendlet ApS cannot be held responsible for the risk assessment
or conclusions based on this.
Staff
Before using VENDLET Standard, it must be ensured that the
caregivers/operators have read “Part 2 – User manual” and
that the manual and quick guide are available by the bed.
Environment
VENDLET Standard can be used in all application environments
(1-5), e.g. hospitals, nursing homes and domestic / private
homes.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
VENDLET Standard consist of two bars fitted with motors. The
bar on the left side of the client has a blue color marking and
the bar on the right side of the client has a red color marking.
Each motorized bar has a groove which makes it possible to at-
tach the edge strip of the turning sheet to the bars. When the
bars are running, the turning sheet will be dragged between
the two bars, making it possible to move it from side to side.
A slide sheet is inserted under the turning sheet in order to
reduce the friction of the turning sheet against the mattress.
Four corner posts are fitted with a build-in actuator in order to
raise and lower the bars with the press of a button.
VENDLET Standard can be adjusted in height, which makes it
easy to adapt the system to the individual mattress and bed.
Furthermore, VENDLET Standard consist of a control unit and
a hand control. The control unit is placed underneath the bed,
normally on the base frame.
When the bars are raised VENDLET Standard works as side
rails.
VENDLET Standard is telescopic in length and can be extended
from 200 to 220 cm.