Rehabed Taurus Junior User manual

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................... 4
1.1. CONTACT........................................... 4
1.2. TO WHAT IT CONCERNS........................ 4
1.3. FEATURES.......................................... 5
1.4. USE .................................................. 5
1.5. CONTRAINDICATIONS........................... 6
2. GENERAL WARNINGS .............................. 7
2.1. GENERAL WARNINGS ........................... 7
3. TRANSPORT AND STORAGE .................. 11
4. SYMBOL DEFINITIONS ........................... 13
5. PARTS .................................................... 15
5.1. PARTS SPECIFICATION ........................ 15
6. BED ASSEMBLY AND PREPARING FOR USE
................................................................... 16
6.1. REMOVAL FORM THE TRANSPORT STAND16
6.2. ASSEMBLING THE BED ........................ 17
6.3. FITTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM................ 18
6.3.1. HOLDER ARRANGEMENTS ON
POWER CABLE................................................ 19
6.4. FITTING THE SIDE RAILS ...................... 20
6.5. CHECKING THE BED............................ 22
7. TRAINING............................................... 23
8. FIRST USE............................................... 24
8.1. GENERAL SAFETY............................... 24
8.2. PREPARING FOR START....................... 25
8.3. BRAKE SYSTEM ................................. 26
8.4. SIDE RAILS AND MATTRESSES............... 26
8.4.1. MATTRESS THICKNESS .............. 26
8.4.2. OPERATING THE SIDE RAILS ....... 26
8.5. ELECTRICAL OPERATION...................... 27
8.5.1. HANDSET LOCATION.................28
8.5.2. 9-BUTTON HANDSET OPERATION 29
8.5.3. HANDSET LOCKOUT..................30
8.6. LEG SECTION.....................................30
9. ASSEMBLY ONTO THE TRANSPORT
STAND........................................................ 32
10. POWER FAILURES ................................ 34
10.1. EMERGENCY LOWERING BACKREST AND
LEG SECTIONS.................................................34
11. DECONTAMINATION............................35
12. MAINTENANCE .................................... 37
12.1. GENERAL MAINTENANCE..................37
12.2. SERVICE LIFE ...................................38
12.3. FAULTY FINDING..............................39
13. DISPOSAL OF PARTS ............................40
14. ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
(EMC) .........................................................41
15. SPECIFICATION..................................... 42
15.1. BED DATA ......................................42
15.2. MAXIMUM LOAD ............................42
15.3. TECHNICAL DATA OF SIDE RAILS..........42
15.4. ELECTRICAL DATA ............................44
16. ACCESSORIES ....................................... 45
16.1. MATTRESSES AND SIDE RAILS.............45
16.2. LIFTING POLE ..................................46
17. WARRANTY.......................................... 48
17.1. WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS..48
18. REPAIRS AND SERVICING.....................50
19. REMARKS AND NOTES......................... 51

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your trust and purchase of our product. The user should carefully read
this instruction manual before using the bed. Please ensure that you understand all
instructions. In the case of any doubts concerning the installation, use or maintenance
of the bed, please contact the seller or the manufacturer.
1.1. CONTACT
In order to get help with the installation, use or service of the product, as well as to
report an unexpected operation or to obtain any information regarding service,
warranty, sales or customer service concerning this product, please contact your seller
or the manufacturer at the following address:
Reha-Bed Sp. z o.o.
Spacerowa 1 Street
41-253 Czeladź
Poland
In service matters (including spare parts):
e-mail address: [e-mail]
phone: [phone]
phone: [phone]
Other issues:
e-mail address: [e-mail]
phone: [phone]
Each serious incident connected with the device should be reported to
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Ltd., Reha-Bed Sp. z o.o. and the competent authority of
the Member State, where the device is used. Please provide the product serial number
(LOT) in all correspondence. You can find it on the identification labels, which are
located on the inside of the backrest section frame and the leg section frame, as well
as on the bottom of each bed ends.
In order to receive support outside of Poland, please contact the local distribution
company, which sold you the device.
1.2. TO WHAT IT CONCERNS
This manual covers the scope of the type Taurus Junior, consisting of
4-section mattress platform with metal slats and electrically operated backrest and
knee break.

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All products are CE marked –in accordance with the EC Directive on medical devices
(2017/745 (MDR)).
1.3. FEATURES
▪4 separate sections (adjustable head and foot sections)
▪Electrically operated backrest and thigh section
▪Mechanically adjustable lower leg section
▪Auto contour – simultaneous adjustment of backrest and knee-break sections
▪Variable electrically operated bed’s height and foot down tilt (reverse
Trendelenburg)
▪Lockable handset (remote control)
▪Available LOW version with a reduced minimum and maximum height of the
mattress platform compared to the standard bed
▪Possibility of disassembling into four separate parts stored and/or transported
on the transport stand
▪Wooden full length 3 bar side rails
▪Transport stand to aid storage and bed transportation
▪Electrical system IPX4 rated – Splash resistant
1.4. USE
Taurus JUNIOR has been designed to provide users with optimum independence and
freedom of movement whilst aiding the manual handling requirements of the carer.
The bed is operated by 9 button handset. Taurus Junior beds are intended for use
within domestic and long term care environment (e.g. care homes, rehabilitations
homes). The bed largely relieves the care person owing to fully electrically contoured
mattress platform allowing for matching position to the needs of the patient.
Taurus Junior bed is designed for users with a minimum height from 125 to 166 cm
and a maximum weight up to 178 kg. The lower (or upper) age limit is not defined. The
usability of the bed depends on the physical size of the patient inrelation to the various
proportions and spaces around the bed’s frame.
The bed is intended for one person only!
The bed is designed to support the patient’s weight (as described above) while
sleeping or resting. It assists in the care and/or ensures comfort for the patient or
caregiver –when the bed is used in long-term care facilities.
▪For patients who fall outside of the stated patient parameters
the Taurus Junior bed is unlikely to be suitable for use due to
its proportions and could create an entrapment hazard. Ensure
a risk assessment is performed on a patient by patient basis to
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▪If there are any doubts to use the product should be consulted
with a health care professional (e.g. physiotherapist, doctor).
Make sure the product is suitable for your condition or
dysfunction.
1.5. CONTRAINDICATIONS
The contraindications for using the Taurus Junior bed include:
▪Cervical or skeletal traction,
▪Unstable fractures of the spine –if the bed’s functions remain unlocked,
▪General fractures of the skeleton –if the bed’s selected functions remain
unlocked,
▪Level of mental development that makes it impossible to safely operate the
bed’s functions – if the bed functions remain unlocked,
▪Confusion, agitation or unstable emotional state of the patient –if side rails
are installed and/or they are in the highest position,
▪Exceeding the maximum patient’s weight,
▪Inadequate height of the patient (below 125 cm or above 166 cm).
Consider the presence of other contraindications that are specific for the patient of
the care environment.

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2. GENERAL WARNINGS
Warnings in this instruction manual are potential hazards that if
neglected, can lead to injury or death.
Cautions in this instruction manual are potential hazards that if
neglected, can lead to damage of the device.
2.1. GENERAL WARNINGS
▪Before you use or installation please read the instruction
manual carefully.
▪The user is obliged to observe these instructions.
▪The bed is to be installed and put into service in accordance
with the information provided in these instructions for use.
▪The bed should be used according to its intended purpose.
▪The bed is not suitable for users with a height less than 125 cm
–in case of doubt, please contact thelocal distributor, importer
or manufacturer.
▪The bed is not suitable for users weighting more than 178 kg –
in case of any doubt, please contact the local distributor,
importer or manufacturer.
▪Misused electrical equipment may be hazardous.
▪Accessories that have not been designed for use with the bed
should not be used.
▪The use of additional mechanical or electrical devices not
intended for use with the bed is unacceptable.
▪Only original spare parts supplied by the manufacturer are
allowed.
▪The bed cannot be used in case any screws are missing.
▪During transport, hold only the constant, massive parts of the
bed ends!
▪During assembly / disassembly and regular operation,
particular attention should be paid to the risk of hand injury.
▪Start and use of the defective device that could pose a risk to
patients or others is forbidden.
▪Actuators should not be used in the presence of flammable
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▪The bed should be used and kept away from heat sources and
open flames (e. g. cigarettes, electric fire, heaters, etc.) –risk
of explosion / fire.
▪It is forbidden to open covers/lid of actuators, control box and
power supply! Disassembly and seal break will void the
warranty and create risk of electric shock!
▪Particular attention should be paid to current wiring not being
among movable parts of backrest / leg section and high / low
system of the bed, which may cause malfunction.
▪All lines must be suspended on dedicated brackets, so they are
not frayed and do not touch the floor.
▪Ensure the mains cable is plugged into an appropriate power
source at all times.
▪The mains plug is the disconnect device for the means of
isolating the bed from the mains supply, the plug must be
accessible at all times.
▪Pulling the plug out of the socket is permissible only for holding
the body of the plug / adapter, not the cord.
▪Inappropriate handling / positioning of the mains cable could
cause kinking or shearing of the cable which may lead to
exposed live wires - Risk of electrocution.
▪If you cannot plug the main power cable directly into a wall
socket, only the CE marked extension cables may be used.
▪If the product is connected to the power supply with an
extension cable, never overload the product by connecting
devices that exceed the maximum rating of the extension cable
–risk of fire.
▪Make sure that there are not many sockets under the frame –
liquids that may seep into such a socket during normal use of
the bed may pose electrical/fire hazard.
▪The place of use of the bed there should be no obstacles to the
proper operation or installation.
▪Setting up and using the bed should be on flat, horizontal
surfaces so that all the castors touch the ground.
▪Before each use, check the bed and lock all four wheels.
▪Wheels should be locked / unlocked by foot, not by hand.
▪The bed should be in the lowest position if the patient is left
unattended, in order to minimize the risk of injury caused by a
fall.
▪A handset must be locked if the patient should not change the
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are doubts concerning the patient’s ability to safety control the
functions of the bed.
▪In the absence of supervision of the patient (if such
circumstances occur), the bed should be set to the highest
position of railings on both sides of the bed. Unlocking and
lowering them can be done only by the person responsible
(care person or nurse).
▪The patient should not be left in the reverse Trendelenburg
position!
▪The bed is not intended for patient’s transportation. The
manufacturer allows moving the bed with patient within the
room to clean or gain access to the patient. The transportation
should take place in the lowest position of the mattress
platform while maintaining the patient in the horizontal lying
position.
▪Safe working load of the bed and lifting pole should not be
exceeded!
▪In the case of the event of lifting pole’s deformation, it should
be immediately replaced with a new one.
▪Side rails must be installed on both sides of the bed (on the side
of the wall as well).
▪With standard length side rails, the height of the mattress is
115 mm to 140mm.
▪Side rails may only be used with proper size mattresses
intended for the bed –otherwise there is a risk of the user
entrapment.
▪Leaning against or resting on rails may cause accidents!
▪Leaning out of the bed is a threat of injury!
▪In case of damage to the rails (bending, breaking, cracking etc.),
they should be immediately replaced with new ones due to the
risk of an accident.
▪Placing limbs between the moving elements of the bed may
cause injury and accidents.
▪Maximum operating time of actuators is 2 minutes for 18
minutes break. Failure to comply with the afore-mentioned
will result in permanent damage to the actuator.
▪During the adjustment and maintenance attention should be
paid to ensure that no part of the body is found in the
potentially hazardous section (movable: backrest section, leg
section, high / low system, side rails) - risk of injury to the limbs!
▪Particular attention should be paid to small children, the
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▪in a space between mattress platform and the chassis and be
damaged or injured.
▪Do not sit on the raised sections of the back, thigh and lower
leg.
▪Bear in mind that self-repair poses a risk of accidents or
damage to the bed!
▪Maintenance, repair and disinfection may be conducted only
by specially trained persons.
▪It is forbidden to modify the bed’s frame without the consent
of the manufacturer –this poses a risk of danger.
▪Precautions are to be taken when routing cables from external
equipment around the bed to ensure that they do not become
squeezed, trapped or damaged - risk of electric shock and/or
fire.
▪All electrical components that are a part of the bed and/or
related accessories, which are damaged, must be immediately
withdrawn from service and replaced –damaged electrical
components may present a risk of electric shock/fire.
▪If the bed will be used with a hoist, make sure that there is
enough space under the bed to lower the bed to the lowest
possible position of the mattress platform –risk of crushing of
the bed’s frame.
▪The RF emissions from the electrical system are very low and
are not likely to cause any interference to nearby electronic
equipment, however interference to sensitive equipment is
possible (see section 14 for further detail).
▪ALL THE ABOVE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS SHOULD BE STRICTLY ADHERED
TO.