Lumex Syatems US0208 Accessories BED Rails, BED Rail Safety, Lumex Patriot Liberty BED Rails

6 ACCESSORIES: BED RAILS

Patriot™ Homecare Bed decks are equipped with patent-pending slots specifically for bed rail installation, providing a fixed place to mount GF bed rails. Two styles of Lumex® bed rails are de- scribed in Section 6:

1)The Patriot™ Liberty bed rail system, designed specifically for Patriot™ Beds, and

2)Standard Lumex® bed rails

Please read the following bed rail safety information.

BED RAIL SAFETY

WARNING: If bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted, personal injury and/or dam- age to the bed rail could result.

For information on bed rail safety, please see the following brochure: "A Guide to Bed Safe-

ty: Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Home Health Care: The Facts" on the FDA's web site, at http://www.fda.gov.cdrh/beds/

WARNING: The use of non-Lumex®replacement parts and/or bed rails will void the warran- ty, and could create a hazardous condition resulting in serious personal injury.

WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by improper installation of bed rails or unauthorized bed rail use. Only Lumex® bed rails are recommended for use with Patriot™ beds. Please consult the instructions that ac- company your Lumex® bed rails for complete rail assembly and installation instructions.

LUMEX® PATRIOT™ LIBERTY BED RAILS

Lumex® Patriot™ Liberty Bed Rails are designed specifically for use with Lumex® Patriot™ Beds. Developed using the FDA Hospital Bed System Dimensional Guidance to Reduce Entrapment and tested to the Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup and FDA Dimensional Test Methods for Bed System Zones 1-4and International Standard IEC60601-2-38 Requirements for the Safety of Electrically Operated Hospital Beds, Lumex® Patriot™ Liberty Bed Rails offer added protection and reduce the risk of entrapment. For installation of these FDA compliant-bed rails, follow the installation instructions that accompany them. Patriot™ Liberty Bed Rail descriptions follow.

GF6500B-1: Assist Bar

A secure handhold and support for active patients who need assistance getting in and out of bed on their own, this bar is bolted directly to either side of the bed frame to support the split frame when a patient enters or exits the bed. It can also assist pa- tients capable of grasping the bar and maneuvering themselves with rotating and turning in bed.

GF6500B-1

Assist Bar

GF6580B-1: Quarter Rail

The Quarter Rail, approximately 18 inches in length when mounted on the Patriot™ bed, can be used as a head assist, head rail, or foot rail.

GF6580B-1

Quarter Rail

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