PART 1 - General information
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VENDLET Basic may be used for moving clients to a lateral,
prone, or supine posion, from one side of the bed to the
other, or, to reposion them further up in bed.
VENDLET Basic protects the caregiver from physical strain
and heavy liing in connecon with the handling of immobile
clients. Clients are turned/handled by pressing a hand control
whereby the caregiver may support the client and ensure their
correct and comfortable posioning. This provides room for
increased awareness in the care, which boosts employee job
sasfacon and client well-being.
To the client, the turning process becomes uniform and steady
as the sheet supports the body over its full length.
The target group is adult clients who are being cared for,
dressed, washed etc. in bed. This will oen be clients who are
lied in and out of bed or clients who are mobilized using a
standing aid. Hence, the user will typically be clients with few
physical and/or cognive resources and palliave clients.
VENDLET Basic is also suitable for clients at risk of developing
pressure ulcers. The uniform and steady transfer with the
sheet minimizes fricon and the associated shear that can
damage the ssue and cause pressure ulcers. Furthermore,
VENDLET Basic is oen seen to have a posive eect on clients
suering from spaal awareness.
The VENDLET Basic is intended for adult clients weighing
between 0 and 150 kg, with a height above 146 cm and a body
mass index (BMI) above 17.
Prior to the rst use of the VENDLET, it is important to assess
whether VENDLET Basic is suitable for the client in queson. It
may be necessary to take special precauons, for example if a
client is very restless in bed or has an untypical anatomy.
Independent living
VENDLET Basic is not designed to be operated by the clients
themselves. However, if a risk assessment made by the respon-
sible healthcare professional evaluate, that the client is able
to take part in the moving and handling procedures, e.g. by
operang the hand control, this can be a part of the rehabilita-
ve eort.
The risk assessment should evaluate the clients physical,
cognive and palliave resources. The risk assessment must be
available by the bed and must be updated on a regular basis.
Vendlet cannot be held responsible for the risk assessment or
conclusions based on this.
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Before using VENDLET Basic, it must be ensured that the car-
egivers/operators have read “Part 2 – User manual” and that
the manual and quick guide are available by the bed.
Environment
VENDLET Basic can be used in all applicaon environment
(1-5), e.g. hospitals, nursing homes and domesc / private
homes.
VENDLET Basic consist of two bars ed with motors. The bar
on the le side of the client has a blue color marking and the
bar on the right side of the client has a red color marking.
Each motorized bar has a groove which makes it possible to at-
tach the edge strip of the turning sheet to the bars. When the
bars are running, the turning sheet will be dragged between
the two bars, making it possible to move it from side to side.
A slide sheet is inserted under the turning sheet in order to
reduce the fricon of the turning sheet against the maress.
The bars are raised manually by liing the bar unl the corner
post clicks leaving the bar locked in the upper posion. The bar
can be raised one end at the me or simultaneously by a grip
on the middle of the bar.
The bars are lowered manually by liing the end of the bar
while clicking the grey buon at the top of the corner post.
This releases the bar which can now be lowered.
To allow the individual adjustment of VENDLET Basic to
any bed and maress, the mounng brackets are height-
adjustable.
Furthermore, VENDLET Basic consist of a control unit and a
hand control. The control unit is placed underneath the bed,
normally on the base frame.
When the bars are raised VENDLET Basic works as side rails.
VENDLET Basic is telescopic in length and can be extended
from 200 to 220 cm.
