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Before operating or servicing the XPRT™ Therapeutic Support Surface it is important to read and understand all
information in this manual. Carefully read and strictly follow the safety guidelines listed in this section. The warnings and
cautions are repeated throughout the manual, where applicable. To ensure safe operation, methods and procedures
must be established for educating and training staff on the safe operation of therapy support surfaces. U.S. Federal
law restricts this device to be sold by or on the order of a physician.
WARNING
• Explosion risk. Do not use in the presence of flammable mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.
• Do not plug into the power source until assembly is complete.
• Electrical shock risk. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
• The support surface is equipped with a hospital grade plug for protection against shock hazard. It must be plugged
directly into the FL27 InTouch three-prong receptacle. Grounding reliability can be achieved only when a hospital
grade receptacle is used.
• Medical electrical equipment requires special precautions regarding EMC and needs to be installed and put into
service according to the EMC information provided within this manual to prevent equipment malfunction.
• Portable and mobile RF communication equipment can affect Medical Electrical Equipment.
• Risk of injury. Use of XPRT therapeutic support surface for stroke victims should be only under physician’s order.
• It is the caregiver’s responsibility to monitor the patient’s condition at regular intervals to ensure patient safety.
• Consult physician if redness or skin breakdown occurs.
• Failure to position the patient along the support surface center line before starting rotation therapy could result in
patient injury. Check patient frequently to assure proper positioning and support surface inflation.
• Rotation angle settings approximate the degrees of rotation achieved by a 165 pound patient with an 18 inch
shoulder width. The actual amount of rotation achieved is dependent on patient size, patient weight and shoulder
width. Monitor the patient for at least one complete cycle to verify the unit achieves the desired angle.
• Ensure that any and all tubing and wiring connected to the patient is long enough, stabilized, and secure to assure
safe and unrestricted lateral rotation/elevation of the patient. Be sure to monitor the patient frequently.
• To avoid possible injury, when using rotation or pulmonary therapy, take care not to extubate intubated patients.
• Always secure the support surface straps to the bed frame to prevent the support surface from sliding and causing
patient injury.
• To ensure patient safety, always raise the bed siderails before beginning therapy.
• Do not leave the patient unattended during Turn Assist. Serious injury could result.
• Deflate the XPRT™ therapeutic support surface or use Max Inflate to inflate it completely before beginning CPR.
• Disinfect the support surface between patients. Failure to properly disinfect could result in cross-contamination
and infection.
• Unplug the support surface power cord before cleaning the support surface. Failure to unplug the unit could cause
equipment damage or personal injury.
• Do not immerse the support surface or foot box in cleaning or disinfectant solutions. Do not allow liquid to pool
on the support surface or foot box. Immersion or liquid pooling could cause malfunction resulting in equipment
damage or patient injury.
• Do not attach the power cord to any moving parts of the bed frame.
• Ensure the power cord is routed to the side of the bed and not out the foot end of the bed. If routed improperly,
the power cord may become pinched and could cause electrical shock.
• Allow the foot box to completely dry before placing the support surface over it. Excess moisture could cause
equipment malfunction resulting in equipment damage or patient injury.
• To reduce risk of patient or user injury and equipment damage, do not exceed the safe working load of the hospital
bed frame when supporting both the patient and XPRT™ therapeutic support surface.
• The service screen and its functions are for use by authorized service personnel only otherwise equipment
malfunction could result.
• Do not perform the Diagnostic Test with a patient on the support surface to ensure patient safety.
• Do not perform Burn In function in the field, this function is for ‘manufacturing’ purposes only.
• To avoid possible injury and to assure proper operation when using the XPRT™ therapeutic support surface on a
bed frame equipped with scales or bed exit follow manufacturer’s instructions for use of these options.
Summary of Safety Precautions