PARAMOUNT BED PK-8000 Series User manual

PK-8000 Series
Emergency Stretcher
Thank you for purchasing the PK-8000 Series Stretcher.
This instruction manual describes precautions and how to safely use and operate
the stretcher.
●Before using this stretcher, please read this instruction manual
to fully understand the safe and proper operating procedures.
●The correct operating procedures should be explained not
only to the persons using the stretcher but also to caregivers.
●After reading this instruction manual, store it where it can be
easily accessed for later reference.
●Users and/or carers are requested to report information about
any serious incident related to this stretcher that occurs within
the EU to the manufacturer and the regulating authority of the
member country of residence. ’Serious incident’means any
incident that directly or indirectly led, might have led or
might lead to any of the following:
a) The death of a user, carer or other person.
b) The temporary or permanent serious deterioration of a
user's, carer's or other person's state of health.
c) A serious public health threat.
●Values in the specification such as working range, dimensions, angles
and mass are subject to normal manufacturing tolerances. Beside some
exemptions, display purpose words such as “approximately”, “about”
etc. are omitted.
●The actual product purchased may differ from detailed
descriptions given in this instruction manual due to
product improvements.
●For any queries, please feel free to directly contact your
distributor.
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INTENDED USE / PART NAMES
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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INSTALLATION
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OPERATION OVERVIEW
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OPERATION PROCEDURES
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1. Back raising
2. Knee raising (PK-8*2*B only)
3. Height adjustment
5. Casters
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7. Transfer board (PK-8**B only)
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4. Tilting
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6. Restraint belt
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SPECIFICATIONS
MATTRESS
SUITABLE PRODUCTS
2. Oxygen cylinder holder
3. IV pole
4. Footboard with writing table
PRODUCT SYMBOL DEFINITIONS
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DAILY MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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LONG-TERM STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
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AFTER-SALES SERVICE
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9. Collapsible side-rail (PK-81**B only)
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10. Transport handle
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11. X-ray imaging (using C-arm; PK-8*1*B/PK-8*2*B only)
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PATIENT TRANSFER
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12. X-ray imaging (using X-ray cassette; PK-8*3*B only)
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8. Base Cover
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13. Urine bag hook
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1. Suitable products table
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Back section base
Transport handle
Back-raising lever
Caster operation pedal
Head down pedal
Foot down pedal
Height up pedal
Center wheel
Base cover
Caster
Height down pedal
Corner bumper
Accessories attachment hole
Handle
Leg section base
Knee section base
Transfer board
Main frame
p.21
p.32
p.25-26
p.23-24
p.23-24
p.23-24
p.23
p.25-26
p.41-43
p.22
p.20
p.28-30
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This stretcher is intended to be used when transporting patients or taking X-rays of patients at medical
facilities.
※Please refer to the 「SPECIFICATION」for the target patient groups and the intended users.
Urine bag hook
Level gauge
p.23
p.36
Knob bolt
p.34
X-ray cassette tray
p.34
【PK-8031B】
【Urethane Mattress】
p.38
2
p.22
p.21
p.25
p.30
【Applied part】
Part of ME EQUIPMENT that in normal use necessarily comes into
physical contact with the patient for ME EQUIPMENT to perform its
function.
【Transfer Board Type】
Each section base is collectively called a mattress base.

Collapsible side-rail
p.31
Urine bag hook
p.36
Knob bolt
p.34
X-ray cassette tray
p.34
【PK-8131B】
3
【Collapsible Side-Rail Type】
X-ray cassette tray
p.35

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Be sure to read these safety precautions before hand to ensure proper
usage.
●The safety precautions described here are intended to ensure safe use of the product and
prevent personal injury and property damage. Precautions are classified as "WARNING" ,
"PROHIBITED" and "CAUTION" to indicate the degree of hazard or injury that may result
from improper use. These are important safety precautions that must be strictly observed.
Indicates actions that may result in death or serious injury
(broken bones, pressure or paralysis) if the indication is ignored.
Indicates prohibited actions. These are decribed as"Prohibited"
in the accompanying documents.
Indicates actions that may result in light personal injury (bruises,
wounds, or cuts) or property damage if the indication is ignored.
Among items described in SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, [Gap related notes] are especially important
because ignoring them could result in serious life-threatening accidents. Be sure to read these notes
and use the product safely and properly. Be especially careful to check patients who might act in
unexpected ways or cannot maintain their posture independently.
※After reading this instruction manual, store it in a place that can be easily accessed for later reference.

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Precautions requiring special attention by persons using the stretcher are affixed as
pictured in the figure.
●If the safety label is removed or defaced, replace it with a new one obtained from your
distributor.
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[Safety label]
3A10173600A0
3A10083600A0
3A10147400A0
3A10070600A1
3A10173600A0
3F07459400A0 3F07459500A0
3A10118700A0

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Be careful with gaps
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There are gaps in this stretcher, trasnfer board and collapsible side-rail. When any part of
the body (especially the head or neck) enters the gap, the patient might not be able to
withdraw, and there is a risk of injury.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
①
Gaps in the transfer board/collapsible side-rail
②Gaps between the transfer board / collapsible side-rail and the transport handle
③Gaps between the trasnfer board / collapsible side-rail and the mattress
④Gaps in the foot board
⑤Gaps between the foot board with writing table and the mattress
⑥Gaps between the mattress base, the transfer board / collapsible side-rail and the
mattress
※The foot board is optional.
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Do not operate the stretcher with a body part placed in the gap.
●
If the stretcher is operated with a body part placed in the gap, the part may get caught,
resulting in injury.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
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Do not insert a hand (fingers) or legs between the frame and the mattress base
during operation.
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The body part may get caught in the gap between the lowered mattress base and the
frame, resulting in injury.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
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Do not crawl under or place your hands or legs under the stretcher.
●
There is a risk of getting caught between
the moving part on the stretcher and the
frame or the transfer board, resulting in
injury. Check to make sure there are no
people or object around the stretcher before
operating the stretcher.
●Be especially careful to check patients
who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
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Be careful not to allow any part of the body to enter the gap between the
stretcher and wall or surrounding obstacles.
●
There is a risk that a part of the body may get caught, resulting in injury.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
■
Check the patient's conditions when adjusting the base angle or the stretcher
height or operating the transfer board.
●
If the patient on the stretcher moves when the base angle or the bed height is adjusted
or the transfer board is operated, the patient may fall off the stretcher or get caught in the
gap, resulting in injury.Perform the adjustment while supporting patients who cannot
maintain their posture independently.
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Make sure that there is nothing in the accessories attachment holes, when
mounting the optional items.
●
If there are obstacles in the accessories attachment holes, you cannot mount the
optional items, and the patient may fall off the stretcher or get caught in the gap,
resulting in injury.
■Pay attention to prevent tubes (drains) from getting caught.
●
Pay attention to prevent tubes (drains) from getting caught in the gap between the
transfer board and the mattress. The tubes might be squashed.
■
Take care to prevent a patient from falling off the stretcher even when
transfer boards are raised.
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The patient may fall off the stretcher from the end of transfer board or the head end or
the foot end of the stretcher, resulting in injury.
●If the patient bends forward over the transfer board, and may fall off the stretcher,
resulting in injury.
●It is not effective enough to prevent the patient from falling off the stretcher when
raising the back section base.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
■
When leaving the stretcher area temporarily taking your eyes off the
patient, check the mattress base angle and the stretcher height, and raise the
transfer boards.
●
If a physician, nurse or caregiver leaves the stretcher area or temporarily takes their
eyes off the patient, adjust the mattress base angle and the stretcher height accoding to
the patient's condition, and raise the transfer boards because there is a slight chance that
the patient could fall off the stretcher.
●As necessary, use the restraint belts.
■Use the stretcher in the correct orientation.
●
Lying down on the stretcher with the
feet at head end and the head at the feet
end induces and unnatural posture
during stretcher operation (base angle)
which may result in injury.
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Do not perform any angle adjustment when the patient is lying face down
or on their side (in any posture other than lying face up).
●There is a risk of injury caused by extending the joints backward.
■Lock the casters at all times except when moving the stretcher.
●
The stretcher may move when a patient gets into or out of the stretcher, resulting in an
unexpected injury.
●When moving the stretcher, operate the caster operation pedal and unlock the casters.
(See p.25)
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Pay attention to the casters which face outward .
●
If the casters face outward, the patient may fall over the casters, resulting in injury.
●As necessary, force the casters face inward when locking the casters.
■When moving the stretcher, watch your step.
●
Your leg may bump into the caster operation pedal or your foot may get caught by a
caster, resulting in injury.
■
When transporting a patient, fasten the two pairs of restraint belts, raise
the transfer boards, and continuously monitor the patient.
●
The patient may fall off the stretcher,
resulting in injury.
■Be careful moving the stretcher on a steep slope.
●
The stretcher may tip over, causing an injury. Prevent it by moving the stretcher with
two people or taking other measures according to the situation.
■
Pay attention to prevent the patient from being compressed by the back
section base and the knee section base.
●
If the angle between the back section base and the knee section base may be low by
operating the mattress base, the patient might be compressed, resulting in injury.
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Do not sit down on the end of the stretcher.
●
The stretcher may incline, and there is a
risk of injury caused by the patient falling
off the stretcher.

■Prevent the patient from slipping off the stretcher.
●
The patient may slip off the stretcher and get injured. The
attendant should support the patient's body to prevent the
patient from slipping off the stretcher. When the stretcher
tilting operation is performed, fasten the restraint belts to
the patient and monitor.
■
Do not combine the stretcher with products other than suitable products
(including mattresses) specified by Paramount Bed.
●
For options directly attached to the stretcher such as mattresses or foot board, use
suitable product specified by Paramount Bed. Using other products may create
unintended gaps, cause interference between products, or lower the product safety,
which may result in injury or operational failure.
■Do not operate the transfer board from inside the stretcher.
●
The transfer board may drop suddenly and there is a risk of injury caused by the
patient falling off the stretcher.
■
Fasten the setscrews when any optional attachments are mounted in the
accessories attachment holes.
●
Otherwise, there is a risk of injury
from falling off the stretcher if options
unexpectedly comes loose and tips
over.
Option
Setscrew
■Be careful with the gas spring on the back section base.
●
If the gas spring on the back section base is took apart or burned, the gas spring might
be broken or inner gas may belch, resulting in injury.
■Use the stretcher accordingly to the patient's medical condition.
●
The stretcher operations may adversely affect the medical conditions of patients with
specific symptoms. Before the patient or a family member operates the stretcher, make
sure that the physicians or nurses explained details given in the instruction manual and
proper usage to suit the patient's medical condition.
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■Keep the stretcher away from fire.
●
Do not use thermal appliances such as heaters near the stretcher. Otherwise, the
stretcher may be damaged or deformed, or even catch fire.
■Do not jump on the stretcher.
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This may cause fall or injury

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Pay attention to prevent the clothes from tangling in the stretcher.
●
The patient may fall off the stretcher when getting on or off the stretcher, resulting
in injury.
●If you operating the strether when the clothes tangle in the strether, the clothes are
plucked, resulting in injury.
■Inspect the stretcher regularly.
●
The product exhibits wear and deterioration according to the frequency and
conditions of use. Inspect for loose parts, the operation of moving parts on the stretcher,
and the presence of damage regularly. There is a risk of an unexpected injury.
■
Prevent patients from holding the transfer boards during transport (use) or
operation of the transfer boards.
●
The patient's hand may hit the wall during transport or get caught during the operation
of the transfer boards, resulting in an injury.
■Do not use the stretcher in the oxygen tent.
●
There is a risk of fire.
●When using oxygen administration device, use mask type or artificial respirator type
only.
■
Do not use the stretcher when using flammable anesthetic agent.
●There is a risk of fire.
■
When locking the transfer boards in the horizontal level position, be sure
that the two pairs of restraint belts are properly fastened.
●
Otherwise, the patient may fall off or the stretcher may tip over, resulting in an injury.
■
After raising the transfer boards or locking them in the horizontal level
position, use the safety lock and confirm that they are properly locked
(green in the indicator window)
●
If not properly locked (red shows), the transfer boards may lower and the patient may
fall off and get injured.
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When side rail is folded, be careful not to let tubes (drain) to be caught.
●
There is a risk of pinching tubes (drain).
PK-81**B (Collapsible Side-Rail Type) Only
PK-80**B (Transfer Board Type) Only

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Do not allow the stretcher to be operated by a child aged 12 or under, or
someone deemed incapable of comprehending the operation of the
stretcher.
●There is a risk of unexpected injury by mistake.
■
Do not use the stretcher for infants or small children.
●
This stretcher is not designed for infants or small children. There is a risk of injury
caused by the infant or small child getting caught in the gap.
●There is a risk that infants may fall off the stretcher, even when the transfer boards
are used.
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Do not stand on the stretcher.
●
There is a risk of injury caused by the person
falling off the stretcher or falling down, or the
strether could be damaged or deformed. Pay close
attention to children.
■
Do not use the stretcher in a heavily electrically-charged area such as
near an MRI.
●
Using the stretcher in such an area may cause abnormal operation which may result
in an injury or stretcher damage or deformation.
■Do not attach a restraint belt to the transfer board.
●
The belt could unexpectedly come off, resulting in injury, or the stretcher could get
damaged or deformed.
■
Do not perform the stretcher operation such as raising the back or knee
section base with a restraint belt attached.
●
The patient's body may be squeezed resuting in injury or the stretcher may get
damaged or deformed.
■Do not repair or modify the product or its components.
●
This may create unintended gaps or may cause abnormal operation, resulting in
injury.
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The stretcher should not be used by two or more persons.
●
This stretcher is designed for use by one person. When used by two or more persons,
the bed could be damaged, resulting injury. User's maximum weight is 174kg. If a
physician, nurse, or caregiver needs to get on the stretcher for a short time, confirm the
following conditions before hand.
○
The total weight of the person to get on the stretcher must not exceed174kg.
○The mattress base has been lowered all the way and is flat.
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Do not apply more than the safe working load on the stretcher.
●
The stretcher could be damaged, resulting in injury. The safe working load of this
stretcher is 2450N (250kgf). The safe working load is the maximum load with which
the stretcher can be operated and is the total load of the user's weight and incidental
items including the mattress and options.
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Do not climb on the back section base in the raised position.
●
The back section base supports are subjected
to excessive weight, and may be damaged or
deformed.
■
Do not stand on the operation pedals.
●
The stretcher may tip over, causing an injury or the stretcher may break.
■
Do not place an object weighing 15 kg or more on the base cover.
●
The base cover deform or get damaged.
■
Do not place an object that sticks out from the base cover.
●
When the stretcher is lowered, object may get caught between the frame and the
base cover, and object and the base cover may get deformed or damaged.
■
Do not climb on the base cover.
●
There is a risk of injury from falling
off the stretcher, and a risk damage to or
deformation of the stretcher.
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Do not place the stretcher on the inclination which angle is 5 degree or
more.
●The stretcher may tip over, resulting in an injury.
■Do not use the mattress when the fastener is open.
●If liquid get inside of the mattress from fastener, urethane foam may deteriorate.
■
Do not place something cold (ex. ice pack or refrigerant) on the mattress
directly.
●If the mattress gets cold, urethane foam may deteriorate by condensation.
■Do not sleep face down.
●
If the patient sleeps face down for a prolonged time, there is a risk of asphyxiation
because the mattress cover is not breathable.
■Do not spray a spray-type insecticide directly on the stretcher.
●
There is a risk that the solvents contained in insecticide may damage, discolor, or
dissolve casters or other resin parts of the stretcher. Check for damage caused by
insecticide because damaged or dissolved parts may cause an unexpected injury.
■Do not sit on the transfer boards or lean against them.
●
The stretcher may tip over, resulting in an
injury or stretcher damage.
■Do not use the transfer board as a support to stand up.
●
The person may fall down or the stretcher
may tip over, resulting in an injury or stretcher
damage.
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■
Do not place an object weighing 10 kg or more on the transfer board
when it is locked in a horizontal level position.
●Doing so may result in an injury, malfunction or deformation.
PK-80**B (Transfer Board Type) Only

■
Do not move the stretcher with the transfer boards locked in the
horizontal level position.
●
The patient may fall off, the stretcher may tip
over, or the patient's hand may hit the wall,
resulting in an injury.
■
Do not transfer a patient to a bed with the transfer boards locked in the
horizontal level position.
●
The patient may fall off or the stretcher may
tip over, resulting in an injury or stretcher
damage.
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■Do not sit on the side-rails or lean against them.
●
The stretcher may tip over, resulting in an injury or stretcher damage.
PK-81**B (Collapsible Side-Rail Type) Only
PK-80**B (Transfer Board Type) Only

■
When performing the height adjustment or inclination angle adjustment,
pay attention not to hit the wall, beam, or power outlet on the wall.
●
The stretcher or wall may be damaged or
deformed. Make sure that the stretcher
does not hit the wall, beam, or power outlet
during the height adjustment or inclination
angle adjustment.
■
When setting up the stretcher, make sure that there is at least15 cm
clearance from the wall.
●
The main frame moved back and forth
during inclination angle adjustment and
could hit the wall, causing damage or
deformation of the stretcher.
■Check around the stretcher before operating the stretcher.
Secure at least 15 cm clearance from the wall.
●
The stretcher operations may damage objects located around the stretcher, or may
cause the stretcher to be damaged or deformed.
■Avoid transporting over uneven floors.
●
This may cause damage to the stretcher,
or deformation of failure of the stretcher. If
moving on uneven floor is necessary, move
the stretcher as slow as possible.
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The angle of the leg section base must be adjusted by at least two
persons from both sides of the stretcher. (PK-8*2*B only)
●
If only one person attempts to adjust the
angle, the person may get caught between
the leg section base and main frame,
resulting in injury.
■
Do not excessively turn the handle for adjusting the angle of knee
section base. (PK-8*2*B only)
●
Be careful when adjusting the angle of
knee section base. Turning the handle
excessively may result in the handle
damage or malfunction.
■
Do not move the stretcher by holding onto the transfer board or
collapsible side-rail only.
●
Otherwise, this will apply a large force
to the stretcher board and there will be a
risk of damage or deformation.
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PK-81**B (Collapsible Side-Rail Type) Only
■
When operating the releasing lever, pay attention not to allow the hands
or fingers to get caught.
●
There is a risk of injury as a result of being caught by
the rotation parts or locking parts.
■
Do not to place hands, and fingers on supportive bars, when using
collapsible side-rail.
●
There is a risk of being caught in the part, resulting in injury.

●
When performing the height adjustment or inclination angle adjustment, pay attention
not to hit the wall, beam, or power outlet on the wall. The stretcher or wall may be
damaged or deformed. Make sure that the stretcher does not hit the wall, beam, or power
outlet during the height adjustment or inclination angle adjustment.
●
When setting up the stretcher, make sure that there is at least15 cm clearance from the
wall.The main frame moved back and forth during inclination angle adjustment and
could hit the wall, causing damage or deformation of the stretcher.
Secure at least 15 cm clearance from the wall.
■
To avoid possible malfunctions, do not install the stretcher in the following
locations.
●
Locations expose to direct sunlight
●Locations near heat sources such as a stove or heater
●Locations which is heavily electrically charged such as near an MRI.
●Locations that has a high oxygen level
●Locations exposed to excessive amounts of water vapor or oil vapor
●Locations that tend to be exposed to high temperatures, high humidity, low
temperatures or dry conditions
※The optimum ambient conditions for the stretcher are as follows.
Temperature 10℃to 40℃/ Humidity 30%RH to 75%RH / Atmospheric pressure
700hPa to 1060hPa.
●Locations with large amount of dust, smoke, salt, sulfur, or corrosive substances
●Locations with poor ventilation
●Locations exposed to vibrations or shocks (including during transportaion)
●Locations where the floor is not strong enough
●Locations where the floor is not level
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The back section base can be manually
adjusted from an angle 0°to 90°.
(see p.21)
56cm to 89cm
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The knee section base can be manually
adjusted from an angle 0°to 30°.
(see p.22)
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The stretcher height can be adjusted from
56cm to 89cm, measured from the floor to the
mattress base.
(see p.23)
※In the case of PK-8*3*B, the stretcher
height can be adjusted from 57cm to 90cm,
measured from the floor to the mattress base.
19
00to 900
00to 300