Invacare Essential Care User manual

Invacare®Mattresses
EssentialCare/EssentialBasic /
EssentialVisco/Essential Plus
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UserManual................................3
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Manualed’uso...............................17
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Manualdelusuario...........................31
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Manualdeutilização.........................45
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Gebruiksaanwijzing..........................59
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BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture
reference.
1General........................................4
1.1Generalinformation.............................4
1.2Symbolsinthisusermanual.......................4
1.3Warranty....................................4
1.4Standardsandregulations.........................5
1.5Intendeduse..................................5
1.6Servicelife....................................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1Safetyinformation..............................6
2.2Symbolsontheproduct..........................7
3Components....................................8
3.1Productdescription.............................8
3.2Components..................................8
4Usage..........................................9
4.1Preparingthemattressforuse.....................9
4.2Safetyinformation..............................9
5Transport......................................11
5.1Safetyinformation..............................11
6Maintenance....................................12
6.1Inspection....................................12
6.2Cleaningandcare..............................12
7AfterUse.......................................14
7.1Storage......................................14
7.2Re-Use......................................14
7.3Disposal.....................................14
8Technicaldata...................................15
8.1GeneralData..................................15
8.2Materials.....................................15
8.3EnvironmentalParameters........................15

Invacare®Mattresses
1General
1.1Generalinformation
Essentialnursingcareispivotalinpressureulcerprevention.These
mattresseswillpositivelycontributetotheoutcomeofapressure
ulcerpreventioncareplan.
Education,clinicaljudgementandactionbasedplanningbasedon
vulnerabilityarefundamentalfactorsinthepreventionofpressure
ulcers.
Arangeofassessmentscalescanbeusedasaformalmethodof
assessingriskfrompressureulcerdevelopment,andshouldbe
usedinconjunctionwithaninformalassessment(informednursing
judgement).Informalassessmentisconsideredtobeofgreater
importanceandclinicalvalue.
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthehandling
oftheproduct.Inordertoensuresafetywhenusingtheproduct,
readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthesafetyinstructions.
ForfurtherinformationcontactInvacare®inyourcountry(addresses
seebackpageofthisusermanual).
ToaccessvaluableinformationandusefullinksforPressureArea
Caretrainingandeducation,refertowww.thinkpressurecare.co.uk.
1.2Symbolsinthisusermanual
InthisUserManualwarningsareindicatedbysymbols.Thewarning
symbolsareaccompaniedbyaheadingthatindicatestheseverity
ofthedanger.
WARNING
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhichifnot
avoidedcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhichifnot
avoidedcouldresultinproductdamage,minorinjury
orboth.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoided
couldresultindamagetotheproduct.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation
forefficient,trouble-freeuse.
Thisproductcomplieswiththedirective93/42/EEC
formedicalproducts.Thelaunchdateforthisproduct
isspecifiedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
Manufacturer
1.3Warranty
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproductinaccordance
withourGeneralTermsandConditionsofBusinessintherespective
countries.Guaranteeclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheappliancewasobtained.
StandardInvacare®Terms
ThisistocertifythatyourInvacare®Mattressiswarrantedby
InvacareLtdforaperiodstatedintheTable“TechnicalData”of
thisuserguide.
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General
TheWarrantyofyourInvacare®productisvalidfromtimeof
shipping.
IfadefectorfaultisdiscoveredtheInvacare®customerorLocal
BusinessDevelopmentManagerfromwhomtheappliancewas
obtainedmustbenotifiedimmediately.Themanufacturerwillnot
acceptresponsibilityfordamagecausedbymisuseornon-observance
oftheinstructionssetoutinthisuserguide.
Duringtheperiodofthewarranty,anyproductsthathave
becomedefectiveduetofaultyworkmanshipormaterialswillbe
renewedwithoutcharge.Thewarrantywillbeforfeitedshouldany
unauthorizedalterationbemadetotheequipment.Bothwarranty
andfireretardancyCertificationwillbecomenullandvoidif
non-Invacare®sparesareusedonanyInvacare®Mattressproducts.
Thepurchaser’sstatutoryrightsundertheConsumerProtection
Actarenotaffected.
1.4Standardsandregulations
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,workingwithin
thedisciplinesofISO9001andISO13485.
AllInvacare®MattressproductsfeaturetheCEmark,incompliance
withtheMedicalDeviceDirective93/42/EECClass1.
Invacare®iscontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,isreduced
toaminimum.WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsand
components.
ThefoamandcoverusedtomanufacturetheInvacare®rangeof
mattressesareindependentlytestedandcertifiedinaccordancewith
EN597-1andEN597-2(Assessmentoftheignitabilityofmattresses
andupholsteredbedbases-ignitionsource:smoulderingcigarette
(1)andmatchflameequivalent(2)).
Allproductsintherangeareindividuallytestedasacompositein
accordancewithBS7177ignitionsources0,1andcrib5,bothtop
andbottomtestscomply(UKmodelsonly).
ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactInvacare®inyourcountry
(addressesseebackpageofthismanual).
1.5Intendeduse
Thispressureredistributionmattressisintendedtobeusedin
conjunctionwithanappropriatelysizedbedframe,aspartofan
overallpressureulcerpreventionprogramofcare.
Anyotheruseisprohibited.
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtodelivereffectivepressure
redistributiontousers,whentheproductisinnormalusewhichis
definedbyInvacareaswhenthesupportsurfaceiscoveredwitha
cotton,cottoncombinationorlinenbedsheet,andanyoneofthese
wouldbetheonlyitemdeployedbetweenthesupportsurfaceand
theuser.
1.6Servicelife
Weestimatealifeexpectancyoffiveyearsfortheseproducts,
providedtheyareusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceandservice
requirementsaremet.Theestimatedlifeexpectancycanbe
exceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperlymaintained,and
providedtechnicalandscientificadvancesdonotresultintechnical
limitations.Thelifeexpectancycanalsobeconsiderablyreduced
byextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimatealifeexpectancyfortheseproductsdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
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2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutfirstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheusermanualsupplied.Invacare®
productmanualsareavailableatyourlocalInvacare
websiteoryourlocaldealer.Ifyouareunableto
understandthewarnings,cautionsorinstructions
pleasecontactahealthcareprofessional,dealeror
technicalpersonnelbeforeattemptingtousethis
equipment–otherwise,injuryordamagemayoccur.
WARNING!
Riskofdevelopingpressureulcers
Bedsheetsmustbelooselyfitted,withcreases
smoothedout.Caremustalwaysbetakentoensure
thatthesupportsurfaceincontactwiththeuseris
keptfreefromcrumbsandotherfooddebris,andthat
dripcables,stents,andotherforeignobjectsdonot
becomeentrappedbetweentheuserandthepressure
reducingsurfaceofthemattress,asthismayresultin
thedevelopmentofpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Invacare®productsarespecificallydesignedand
manufacturedforuseinconjunctionwithInvacare®
accessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyother
manufacturershavenotbeentestedbyInvacare®and
arenotrecommendedforusewithInvacare®products.
Theintroductionofcertainthirdpartyproductsbetween
thecushionsurfaceandtheusermayreduceorimpede
theclinicaleffectivenessofthisproduct.
’Thirdpartyproducts’mayinclude,butarenotlimited
toitemsincludingunderblankets,plasticsheetsand
sheepskins,etc.Heatedoverblanketsmustonlybe
usedinconsultationwithasuitablyqualifiedhealthcare
professional,asanincreaseintemperaturecanincrease
theriskofdevelopingpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Riskoffireorexplosion!
Acigarettecanburnaholeinthebedsurfaceand
causedamagetothemattress.Also,patientclothing,
bedsheets,etc,maybecombustibleandcauseafire.
Failuretoobservethiswarningcanresultinasevere
fire,propertydamageandcausephysicalinjuryordeath.
Donotuseinoxygenrichenvironments(Asmall
electricalsparkinsidepumpmaycauseexplosion).
–Donotsmoke.
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Safety
IMPORTANT!
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubject
tochangewithoutnotice.
–Checkallpartsforshippingdamageandtestbefore
using.
–Incaseofdamage,donotuse.
–ContactInvacare®/Carrierforfurtherinstructions.
2.2Symbolsontheproduct
Donotpierceor
cut
Linedry
Donotdryclean
CEconform
xxx kg
Userweightlimit*
80°
Recommended
80°C
Donotputnear
flame
Donotiron
Donotbleach Tumbledrylowheat
Dateofmanufacture Refertousermanual
*Maximumuserweightaspersection8Technicaldata,page15.
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3Components
3.1Productdescription
TheInvacare®mattressofferspressurereducingqualities,specificto
theindividualsneeds.Bypromotingevenweightdistribution,they
reducetissuepressureatpotentiallyvulnerableareas.
Thewater-resistantcoverprovidesavapour-permeable,multi
stretchsurface,topromotepatientcomfortandtomaximisethe
effectivenessofthefoamcore.
3.2Components
Thefollowingcomponentsareincludedwithinthescopeofdelivery:
EssentialCare
A
B
C
EssentialBasic
A
B
C
EssentialVisco
A
B
C
EssentialPlus
A
B
C
AMulti-stretchwaterproofpolyurethanecover
BFoaminsert
CUserManual
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Usage
4Usage
4.1Preparingthemattressforuse
1.Removeallpackagingbeforeuse.
2.Placethemattressdirectlyontheframeofthebed.
IMPORTANT!
Compressrolledmattressesmustbelefttorecoverfor
aminimumof24hoursbeforeuse.
–Openzipfully(all3sides)toexposeupperpartofthe
foam,allowingtorecoverandaerate.
–After24hoursreplacecoverensuringthecornersof
thefoamarefittedtothecornersofthecoverand
zipupfully.
Mattressesthataredeliveredflatpackedcanbeplaced
directlyontobedframeandusedimmediately.
Themattressisdesignedforbedswithadjustablelyingsurface.
4.2Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Itisveryimportantforthepatienttoreposition
themselves,ortoberepositioned,onaregularbasis.
Thismustbebasedontheclinicaljudgementofa
qualifiedhealthcareprofessional.Thisrelievespressure
whichhelpspreventbothtissuecompressionand
potentialulcerformation.
–Alwaysconsultaqualifiedhealthcareprofessional
beforeusingtheproduct.
–Monitorthepatientfrequently.
CAUTION!
–Makesurethattheprintedsideofthemattresscover
alwaysfacesupwards.
–Makesurethatthedistancebetweenthesurfaceofthe
mattressandthetopofthesiderailisatleast220mm.
IMPORTANT!
Ifholesarepresentinthemattresscover,thereisa
dangerthatliquidsmayingressandcontaminationmay
occur.
–Medicalequipmentincludinginfusionpumpsand
monitorsshouldbeattachedtoappropriatebed
accessories.
–Forhomeusecommoncausesofdamageinclude
cigaretteburnsandtheclawsofpetsthatpuncture
sheets,allowingfluidingressandstaining.
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IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamagetothemattresscover
–Topreventaccidentaldamage,donotplace
hypodermicneedles,venflons,scalpelsorother
similarlysharpobjectsontothemattress.
–Ensurethatallvenflonsaretapeddowncorrectlywith
nosharpedgesexposed.
–Whenusingpatienttransferaids,careshouldbetaken
nottodamagethemattress.Alltransferaidsshould
becheckedforanysharpedgesorburrsbeforeuse
asthesecandamagethemattress.
–Makesurethatthemattressesarenotjammedor
damagedbysharpedgeswhenusedonbedswithan
adjustableframe.
–Whenusingthemattressonaprofilingbedensure
thatthekneebreakisusedbeforethebackrest.
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