Hillrom Compella User manual

Compella
™
Bariatric
Bed System
Instructions for Use
Product No. P7800
178951 REV 6

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QUICK VIEW™ LIST OF FEATURES
For more information about a feature, go to the page number shown for the feature in the tables below.
INTELLIDRIVE® XL TRANSPORT SYSTEM—TRANSPORT POD
POWERED WIDTH CONTROLS
Item Feature Page
A Disengage Transport Position—press this control to raise
the drive wheels off the ground.
36
B Transport Position—press this control to lower the bed to
the transport position. Press and hold this control until
the control’s indicator is green and you hear a single
beep.
CSteer Pedal indicator— when this indicator is green, the
bed is in steer mode and can be moved.
D Battery Charge indicator
Item Feature Page
ARetract—with the siderails raised, press and hold this control to retract the width of
the bed. Press and hold the control until the control’s indicator is green and you hear
a single beep.
34
BExtend—press and hold this control to extend the width of the bed. Press and hold
the control until the control’s indicator is green and you hear a single beep.
34
A
B

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CAREGIVER CONTROL POD
NOTE:
There are two scale systems available for the bed, refer to the images and page numbers shown below
to determine which instructions apply to your scale system
Item Feature Page
AWeigh—press this control to take a weight reading. 44 or 47
BZero—with the Enable key active, press this control to zero the bed. 44 or 47
CRaise the Bed—the indicator on this control flashes when you attempt to use a
scale control while the bed is in transport position (power drive wheels on the
ground). Press and hold the control until the bed is no longer in the transport
position (the indicator will turn off, and you will hear a single beep).
43 or 46
DEnable key—when active lets you zero the bed, set the Bed Exit alert, set the 30°
Head Angle alert, and adjust the alert volume and tone.
45
EBed Exit: Patient Position mode—with the Enable key active, press this control
to set the Bed Exit alert to notify you when the patient begins to move.
51
FBed Exit: Bed Exiting mode—with the Enable key active, press this control to set
the Bed Exit alert to notify you when the patient attempts to get out of the bed.
51
GBed Exit: Out-of-Bed mode—with the Enable key active, press this control to set
the Bed Exit alert to notify you when the patient has left the bed.
48 or 51
HAlert Silence—when a Bed Exit alert is armed, press this control to stop
monitoring the patient movement temporarily (30 seconds).
49 or 51
I Alert Volume—with the Enable key active, a patient on the bed, and a Bed Exit
mode armed, press and release this control to adjust the volume of the alert.
50 or 52
J30° Head Angle Alert—with the Enable key active, press this control to be
notified when the bed’s head section goes below 30°.
32
KDigital display—shows the head section angle or patient weight. 43 or 45
LMagnification (Mag) mode—shows the weight in the nearest 0.5 kg. 48
MFrame Setup—puts the bed in the correct position to zero the scale or weigh the
patient.
46
NRelease Brake—this indicator flashes if the brakes are set and you attempt to zero
the scale.The brakes need to be released to accurately zero the scale.
46
OScale Reference—this indicator comes on solid when the bed is correctly in the
Scale Reference Position.
46
P Zero instructions—shows the sequential steps to zero the scale. 47
Scale A Scale B
Refer to page 43. Refer to page 45.

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AIR SUPPLY UNIT
The air supply unit has these controls:
•Menu—selects the Menu options.
•Enter—moves to and from the Patient Setup screen.
•Help—shows the Help screen.
•Arrows—select settings on the Patient Setup screen.
Set Up the Air Surface for the Patient (Refer to page 59)
1. At the Pressure Redistribution screen, press
Enter.
2. Use the arrow keys on the right-side of the
display to select Height or Weight.
3. Press Increase or Decrease as applicable to
enter the correct height or weight.
4. The unit automatically adjusts the pressures for the set height and weight. If necessary, use the
arrow keys to move the cursor to the applicable pressure setting: head, seat, or foot, and use the
Increase and Decrease controls to adjust the settings. To return all pressure settings to the
pressures automatically set by the unit for the set height and weight, press Default.
5. Press Enter to save the pressure settings and return to the Pressure Redistribution screen.
Arrows
HelpEnter
Menu

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Reference Documents
Compella™ Bariatric Bed System Service Manual (178952)
Compella™ Bariatric Bed Unpacking Instructions (187122)

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Table of Contents
Quick View™ List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
IntelliDrive® XL Transport System—Transport Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Powered Width Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Caregiver Control Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Air Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Set Up the Air Surface for the Patient (Refer to page 59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Revision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Compella™ Bariatric Bed System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Compella™ Therapy Support Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Quick View™ List of Bed Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Information Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Audible Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake Not Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Visual Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Battery Charge Indicator (for Bed Frame Articulations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Bed Not Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hip Position Locator (earlier bed versions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Head Pivot Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Line-of-Site® Head Angle Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
No Equipment Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CPR Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Use the CPR Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
To Lower the Head of the Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
To Deflate the Air Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To Inflate the Air Surface after CPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cord Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Head and Intermediate Siderails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Line-of-Site® Angle Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
To Lower a Siderail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
To Raise a Siderail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Point of Care® Bed Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Standard Patient Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Head Up/Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Knee Up/Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Standard Caregiver Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Caregiver Controls on the Intermediate Siderail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bed Up/Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head Up/Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Knee Up/Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tilt and Reverse Tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bed Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cardiac Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Battery Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brake and Steer Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
To Activate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Patient Restraint and Drainage Bag Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Patient Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Drainage Bag Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Equipment Sockets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Night Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Head Angle Digital Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
30° Head Angle Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Set the Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Respond to the Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Deactivate the Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bed Width Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Powered Width Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Manual Width Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FlexAfoot™ Bed Length Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Equipotential Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Patient Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intellidrive® XL Transport System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Transport Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
To Prepare the Bed for Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Engage Transport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Disengage Transport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Non-Powered Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Transport a Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Scale Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Scale “A” Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Bed Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
To Zero the Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Weigh the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the Scale Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Scale “B” Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Bed Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Scale Reference Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
To Zero the Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Weigh the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Magnification (Mag) Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Unstable Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Single Mode Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
To Activate the Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
To Silence the Bed Exit Alert System without Deactivating the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
To Deactivate the Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
To Adjust the Alert Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
To Change the Alert Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Three-Mode Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To Activate the Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To Silence the Bed Exit Alert System without Deactivating the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
To Deactivate the Bed Exit Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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To Adjust the Alert Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
To Change the Alert Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SideCom® Communication System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Nurse Call Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
To Activate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Surface Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Support Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Air Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Support Surface Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Install the Surface and Air Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Air Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compella™ Therapy Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Set Up the Unit for the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Surface Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Max Inflate Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fowler Boost Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lock or Unlock the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Turn Assist Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deflate and Inflate the Seat Section for Patient Exit or Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy (CLRT) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Deflate and Inflate the Side Bolsters and Foot Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Automatically (using the Caregiver Width Adjust controls). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Manually (using the Air Supply Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deflate the Side Bolsters and Foot Section for Patient Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Compella™ Foam Surface with Inflatable Side Bolsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Deflate and Inflate the Side Bolsters and Foot Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Automatically (using the Caregiver Width Adjust controls). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Manually (using the Air Supply Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Deflate the Side Bolsters and Foot Section for Patient Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Air Supply Unit—Informational Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Accessories for North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
IV Pole (P2217) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
To Remove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Oxygen Tank Holder, Vertical (P27601) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
To Remove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Patient Helper (P7802). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
To Remove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Patient Pendant (P7803A01/02). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
To Remove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Pressure Transducer Holder (P3670A05) and Respiratory Circuit Holder (P3670A01) . . . . . 74
To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infusion Support System (P158). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Headboard (P7801). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
To Remove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
To install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Line Managers (P7512) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Accessories for International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Oxygen Tank Holders (AC959, AD101, and AD102) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pivoting 3-Liter Cylinder holder (AC962) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Telescopic IV Poles (AD165 and AD148) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
To Use the IV Pole with Four Hooks (AD165). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
To Use the IV Pole with Two Hooks (AD148) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Syringe-Driver Holder (AC963) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
To Adjust the Holder Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cleaning and Disinfecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cleaning and Disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Prepare the Bed for Cleaning and Disinfecting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
STEP 1: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
STEP 2: Disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Prepare the Bed for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Laundry Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Clean the Air Supply Unit Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Preventive Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Bed Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
IntelliDrive® XL Transport System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Air Supply Unit—Filters Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Decommissioning and Disposal Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Expected Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Solve a System Alarm Condition on a Compella™ Therapy Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Solve a System Alarm Condition on a Compella™ Foam Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Surface and Air Supply Unit—Power Failure and Alarm Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Power Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Alarm/Alert System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Notification Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Powered Width Extensions will Not Extend or Retract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The Head section Will not Rise or lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The Bed CPR Handle Does Not Return to the Disengaged Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Service Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Intended Use
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INTENDED USE
COMPELLA™ BARIATRIC BED SYSTEM
The Compella™ Bariatric Bed System is intended to provide patient support in health care environments
and may be used in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, acute care, including critical care,
step down/progressive care, medical/surgical, high acuity sub-acute care, post anesthesia care unit
(PACU), and sections of the emergency department (ED). It is capable of being used with a broad patient
population as determined appropriate by the caregiver or institution and is intended for patients
between 113 kg and 454 kg (250 lb and 1000 lb).
The intended users of the Compella™ Bariatric Bed System are professional healthcare employees who
have the physical strength and cognitive skills to operate and control the bed. Follow facility safety
protocols if a patient does not have the physical strength or cognitive skills to operate and control the
bed.
COMPELLA™ THERAPY SUPPORT SURFACE
The Compella™ Bed System with Therapy Support Surface may additionally be used to assist in
treatment or prevention of pulmonary or other complications associated with immobility, to assist in
treatment or prevention of pressure injuries, or for any other use where medical benefits may be
derived from Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy.
CONTRAINDICATION:
Contraindication—Use of powered air surfaces for patients with unstabilized spinal cord injury could
cause serious injury to the patient.
CONTRAINDICATION:
Contraindication—Use of continuous lateral rotation therapy is contraindicated for patients with
cervical or skeletal traction.
WARNING:
Warning—Do not use the Compella™ Bariatric Bed System with patients who weigh less than 113 kg
(250 lb) or more than 454 kg (1000 lb). Patient injury and/or equipment damage could occur.
INTRODUCTION
This manual contains information necessary for normal operation of the Compella™ Bariatric Bed,
Compella™ Therapy Surface, and Compella™ Foam Surface from Hill-Rom. Before you operate the bed,
make sure you read and understand in detail the contents of this manual. It is important that you read
and obey the aspects of safety contained in this manual.
Any reference to a side of the bed is from the patient’s view lying in the bed on his or her back.
The bed is equipped with a scale intended to weigh the patient in the bed.

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To identify which revision of bed you have, look at the serial number label. The label is under the foot
end of the bed.
For example, PXXXXMXXXX identifies an M revision bed.
SYMBOLS
This manual contains different typefaces and symbols to make the content easier to read and
understand:
• Standard text—used for regular data.
•Boldface text—emphasizes a word or phrase.
•NOTE:—sets apart special data or important instruction clarification.
• CONTRAINDICATION, WARNING, or CAUTION
– A CONTRAINDICATION identifies situations or actions that may have an effect on the
patient’s safety.
– A WARNING identifies situations or actions that may have an effect on patient or user safety.
To ignore a warning could cause patient or user injury.
– A CAUTION identifies special procedures or precautions that persons must obey to help
prevent equipment damage.
PRODUCT SYMBOLS
Symbol Description
CPR
CPR instruction label (on earlier versions of the bed)—shows how to
operate the CPR function on the air supply unit (1) and bed frame (2)
(page 21)

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CPR instruction label—shows how to operate the CPR function on
the bed frame (1) and air supply unit (2) (page 21)
CPR mechanism label for the air surface—shows the direction to
turn the CPR mechanism to deflate the surface (page 21)
CPR control label for the bed frame—shows how to operate the
CPR control to lower the head section (page 21)
Caregiver Control Panel
Nurse Call control (page 53)
Service Required indicator (page 20)
Bed battery charge status (page 19)
Chair position control (page 29)
Bed flat control (page 29)
Tilt control (page 29)
Reverse tilt control (page 29)
Symbol Description

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Width retract control and indicator (page 34)
Width extend control and indicator (page 34)
Err 6 (Bed width alert)—Fully expand or retract the bed width
(page 34)
FlexAfoot™ bed length adjustment (page 35)
Bed Up and Down controls (page 28)
Bed Not Down indicator—comes on when the upper frame is not in
the lowest position (page 28)
Head Up and Down controls (page 28)
Symbol Description

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Knee Up and Down control (page 28)
Lockout control—Lock out articulation controls (page 27)
Caregiver Control Pod
Scale Weigh control (page 44 and page 47)
Zero control (page 44)
Zero control—Scale B (page 47)
Magnification Mode control—Scale B (page 48)
Frame Setup control and indicator—Scale B (page 46)
Raise Bed control and indicator—Scale B (page 46)
Scale Reference indicator—Scale B (page 46)
Symbol Description

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Release Brake indicator—Scale B (page 46)
30° Head Angle Alert control (page 33)
Raise Bed control and indicator (page 43)
Alert Silence control and indicator (page 49 and page 51)
Enable key (page 43, page 48, and page 51)
Bed Exit Alert System—Patient Position mode (page 51)
Bed Exit Alert System—Bed Exiting mode (page 51)
Bed Exit Alert System—Out-of-Bed mode (page 48 and page 51)
Bed Exit Alert System Volume and Tone Control (page 50 and page
52)
Symbol Description