Invacare Essential Care User manual

Invacare®Mattresses
EssentialCare/EssentialBasic/EssentialVisco/
EssentialPlus
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UserManual...............................3
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Gebrauchsanweisung........................19
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Manualed’uso..............................35
esColchones
Manualdelusuario.........................51
ptColchões
Manualdeutilização........................67
nlMatrassen
Gebruiksaanwijzing.........................83
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Contents
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuture
reference.
1General.........................................4
1.1Generalinformation............................4
1.2Symbolsinthismanual..........................4
1.3Warrantyinformation...........................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........................................15
7.1Storage......................................15
7.2Re-Use......................................15
7.3Disposal.....................................15
8TechnicalData....................................16
8.1GeneralData..................................16
8.2Materials....................................16
8.3EnvironmentalParameters........................16

Invacare®Mattresses
1General
1.1Generalinformation
Essentialnursingcareispivotalinpressureulcerprevention.
Thesemattresseswillpositivelycontributetotheoutcome
ofapressureulcerpreventioncareplan.
Education,clinicaljudgementandactionbasedplanning
basedonvulnerabilityarefundamentalfactorsinthe
preventionofpressureulcers.
Arangeofassessmentscalescanbeusedasaformalmethod
ofassessingriskfrompressureulcerdevelopment,and
shouldbeusedinconjunctionwithaninformalassessment
(informednursingjudgement).Informalassessmentis
consideredtobeofgreaterimportanceandclinicalvalue.
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Inordertoensuresafetywhen
usingtheproduct,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollow
thesafetyinstructions.
ForfurtherinformationcontactInvacareinyourcountry
(addressesseebackpageofthisusermanual).
Toaccessvaluableinformationandusefullinksfor
PressureAreaCaretrainingandeducation,referto
www.thinkpressurecare.co.uk.
1.2Symbolsinthismanual
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapply
tohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfor
denitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdate
ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclaration
ofconformity.
Manufactureroftheproduct.
1.3Warrantyinformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
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General
1.4Standardsandregulations
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working
withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.
AllInvacaremattressproductsfeaturetheCEmark,in
compliancewiththeMedicalDeviceDirective93/42/EEC
Class1.
Invacareiscontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.WeonlyuseREACHcompliant
materialsandcomponents.
ThefoamandcoverusedtomanufacturetheInvacare
rangeofmattressesareindependentlytestedandcertied
inaccordancewithEN597-1andEN597-2(Assessmentof
theignitabilityofmattressesandupholsteredbedbases-
ignitionsource:smoulderingcigarette(1)andmatchame
equivalent(2)).
Allproductsintherangeareindividuallytestedasa
compositeinaccordancewithBS7177ignitionsources0,1
andcrib5,bothtopandbottomtestscomply.
ForfurtherinformationcontactyourInvacarerepresentative.
Seeaddressesattheendofthismanual.
1.5Intendeduse
Thispressureredistributionmattressisintendedtobeused
inconjunctionwithanappropriatelysizedbedframe,as
partofanoverallpressureulcerpreventionprogramofcare.
Anyotheruseisprohibited.
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtodelivereffectivepressure
redistributiontousers,whentheproductisinnormaluse
whichisdenedbyInvacareaswhenthesupportsurface
iscoveredwithacotton,cottoncombinationorlinen
bedsheet,andanyoneofthesewouldbetheonlyitem
deployedbetweenthesupportsurfaceandtheuser.
1.6Servicelife
Weestimatealifeexpectancyofveyearsforthese
products,providedtheyareusedinstrictaccordance
withtheintendeduseassetoutinthisdocumentand
allmaintenanceandservicerequirementsaremet.The
estimatedlifeexpectancycanbeexceedediftheproduct
iscarefullyusedandproperlymaintained,andprovided
technicalandscienticadvancesdonotresultintechnical
limitations.Thelifeexpectancycanalsobeconsiderably
reducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimatealifeexpectancyforthese
productsdoesnotconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
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2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheusermanualsupplied.Invacare
productmanualsareavailableonyourlocal
Invacarewebsiteoratyourlocaldealer.Ifyou
areunabletounderstandthewarnings,cautions
orinstructionspleasecontactahealthcare
professional,dealerortechnicalpersonnelbefore
attemptingtousethisequipment–otherwise,
injuryordamagemayoccur.
WARNING!
Riskofdevelopingpressureulcers
Bedsheetsmustbelooselytted,withcreases
smoothedout.Caremustalwaysbetakento
ensurethatthesupportsurfaceincontactwith
theuseriskeptfreefromcrumbsandother
fooddebris,andthatdripcables,stents,and
otherforeignobjectsdonotbecomeentrapped
betweentheuserandthepressurereducing
surfaceofthemattress,asthismayresultinthe
developmentofpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Invacareproductsarespecicallydesigned
andmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith
Invacareaccessories.Accessoriesdesignedby
othermanufacturershavenotbeentestedby
Invacareandarenotrecommendedforusewith
Invacareproducts.
Theintroductionofcertainthirdpartyproducts
betweenthemattresssurfaceandtheusermay
reduceorimpedetheclinicaleffectivenessofthis
product.
’Thirdpartyproducts’mayinclude,butare
notlimitedtoitemsincludingunderblankets,
plasticsheetsandsheepskins,etc.Heatedover
blanketsmustonlybeusedinconsultationwitha
suitablyqualiedhealthcareprofessional,asan
increaseintemperaturecanincreasetheriskof
developingpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Riskofreorexplosion!
Acigarettecanburnaholeinthebedsurface
andcausedamagetothemattress.Also,patient
clothing,bedsheets,etc,maybecombustible
andcauseare.Failuretoobservethiswarning
canresultinaseverere,propertydamageand
causephysicalinjuryordeath.
–Donotuseinoxygenrichenvironments.
–Donotsmoke.
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Safety
IMPORTANT!
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentis
subjecttochangewithoutnotice.
–Checkallpartsforshippingdamageandtest
beforeusing.
–Incaseofdamage,donotuse.
–ContactInvacareforfurtherguidance/informa-
tion.
2.2Symbolsontheproduct
Donotpierceor
cut
Linedry
DonotdrycleanCEconform
xxx kg
Userweightlimit*
80°
Recommended
80°C
Donotputnear
ame
Donotiron
DonotbleachTumbledrylow
heat
Dateof
manufacture
*Maximumuserweightaspersection8TechnicalData,
page16.
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3Components
3.1Productdescription
Themattressofferspressurereducingqualities,specic
totheindividualsneeds.Bypromotingevenweight
distribution,theyreducetissuepressureatpotentially
vulnerableareas.
Thewater-resistantcoverprovidesavapour-permeable,
multistretchsurface,topromotepatientcomfortandto
maximisetheeffectivenessofthefoamcore.
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
IMPORTANT!
Compressrolledmattressesmustbeleftto
recoverforaminimumof24hoursbeforeuse.
–Openzipfully(all3sides)toexposeupperpart
ofthefoam,allowingtorecoverandaerate.
–After24hoursreplacecoverensuringthe
cornersofthefoamarettedtothecorners
ofthecoverandzipupfully.
Mattressesthataredeliveredatpackedcanbe
placeddirectlyontobedframeandusedimmediately.
4.2Safetyinformation
1.Removeallpackagingbeforeuse.
2.Placethemattressdirectlyontheframeofthebed.
Themattressisdesignedforbedswithadjustablelying
surface.
WARNING!
Itisveryimportantforthepatienttoreposition
themselves,ortoberepositioned,onaregular
basis.Thismustbebasedontheclinical
judgementofaqualiedhealthcareprofessional.
Thisrelievespressurewhichhelpspreventboth
tissuecompressionandpotentialulcerformation.
–Alwaysconsultaqualiedhealthcare
professionalbeforeusingtheproduct.
–Monitorthepatientfrequently.
CAUTION!
–Makesurethattheprintedsideofthemattress
coveralwaysfacesupwards.
–Ensurethatthedistancebetweenthesurface
ofthemattressandthetopofthesiderailis
atleast220mm.Ifthisisnotachievablearisk
assessmentmustbecarriedout.
IMPORTANT!
Ifholesarepresentinthemattresscover,
thereisadangerthatliquidsmayingressand
contaminationmayoccur.
–Medicalequipmentincludinginfusionpumps
andmonitorsshouldbeattachedtoappropriate
bedaccessories.
–Forhomeusecommoncausesofdamage
includecigaretteburnsandtheclawsofpets
thatpuncturesheets,allowinguidingressand
staining.
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IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamagetothemattresscover
–Topreventaccidentaldamage,donotplace
hypodermicneedles,venons,scalpelsorother
similarlysharpobjectsontothemattress.
–Ensurethatallvenonsaretapeddown
correctlywithnosharpedgesexposed.
–Whenusingpatienttransferaids,careshould
betakennottodamagethemattress.All
transferaidsshouldbecheckedforanysharp
edgesorburrsbeforeuseasthesecandamage
themattress.
–Makesurethatthemattressesarenotjammed
ordamagedbysharpedgeswhenusedon
bedswithanadjustableframe.
–Whenusingthemattressonaprolingbed
ensurethatthekneebreakisusedbeforethe
backrest.
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