Invacare MA85 User Manual

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© 2011 Invacare Corporation. All rights reserved. Republication, duplication or modification in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from Invacare. Trademarks are identified by ™ and ®. All trademarks are owned by or li...
1 General 4
- Symbols 4
- Limited Warranty 5
2 Overview 6
- Label Location 6
- Typical Product Parameters 7
3 Safety 10
- General Guidelines 10
4 Operation 14
- Installing the Mattress Replacement System 14
- Installing the Side Rails 15
- Installing the Control Unit 16
- Connecting the Hose 16
- Connecting the Power Cord 17
- Using the Front Panel 19
- Powering Up the System 24
- Placing the Patient on the Mattress 25
- Transferring Patient From/To a Gurney 26
- Transferring Patient From/To a Wheelchair 26
- Preparing for CPR Procedure 27
5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 28
- Cleaning the System 28
- Changing the Filter 31
- Troubleshooting 32
1 General
- 1.1 Symbols
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- Gives useful tips, recommendations and information for efficient, trouble-free use.
- 1.2 Limited Warranty
- 2 Overview
  - 2.1 Label Location
  - 2.2 Typical Product Parameters
- 3 Safety
  - 3.1 General Guidelines
- 4 Operation
- Head End of Bed Deck
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- The powered mattress comes with ten nylon buckle straps.
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- Ensure that hose is towards the foot end of the bed.
- Hose
  - FIGURE 1 Installing the Mattress Replacement System
  - 4.2 Installing the Side Rails
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      - Patient entrapment with bed side rails may cause injury or death. Mattress MUST fit bed frame and side rails snugly to prevent patient entrapment. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Monitor patient frequently. Read and understand the Owner’s...
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- Refer to the instructions provided with the side rails for the installation procedure.
  - 4.3 Installing the Control Unit
    - 1. Pull out the bed hook on the back of the control unit.
    - 2. Place the control unit on the footboard.
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- If the bed does not have a footboard, place the control unit on a flat surface, leaving room for the hose to hang down.
- Bed Hook
  - FIGURE 2 Installing the Control Unit
  - 4.4 Connecting the Hose
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- Connector Cover
  - 4.5 Connecting the Power Cord
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- Once the unit is plugged in, an Amber led on the control unit is lit indicating that the system is in stand by mode.
- Power Outlet
  - FIGURE 4 Connecting the Power Cord
  - 4.6 Using the Front Panel
    - DETAIL “B” - MA85 Front Panel
    - Power Button
      - 1. To turn the control unit on or off, press and release the Power button ().
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- Once the unit is plugged in, an Amber led on the control unit is lit indicating that the system is in stand by mode. Once the Power button is pressed and released, a green led illuminates indicating that the control unit is on.
- If the power comes on after a power outage, the control unit will go through its system initialization routine for a few seconds and then resume the desired function.
- Pulse Button (MA80 Power Unit)
  - 1. Press the Pulse button () to turn on Pulse mode and select one of four Pulse Times - 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes.
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- The pulse times are 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. The pulse times indicate the time between each low pulse. For example, if 5 minutes is selected, all the air cushions in the mattress will inflate for 5 minutes (the selected time) to the selected comfort se...
- Alternating Pressure Button (MA85 Power Unit)
  - 1. Press the Alternating Pressure button () to select one of four alternating pressure modes.
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- The alternating pressure times indicate the frequency of deflation or inflation of half of the air cushions (even or odd numbered). For example, 10 minutes is selected. For example, 10 minutes is selected. In this example, the even numbered air cushi...
- Adjusting the Minimum Pressure Setting (A/P Low)
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- The On and Standby LEDs will be lit.
- 4. Press the Soft () or Firm () buttons to toggle between the two settings.
- 5. Press the Power button to save the setting.
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- The control unit will exit this adjustment mode if no button is pressed for 30 seconds.
- Static Button
  - 1. Press the Static button () to select the static mode and maintain the mattress at constant pressure.
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- The Static LED is illuminated Green.
- Firm/Soft Buttons
  - 1. Select comfort pressure settings by pressing Firm () or Soft () buttons.
    - • Soft Button - Pressing this button reduces the pressure in the mattress.
    - • Firm Button - Pressing this button increases the pressure in the mattress.
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- The patient comfort pressure ranges from Soft (level 0 = 6±4 mmHg) to Firm (level 9 = 32±6 mmHg). The Comfort Control LED displays the patient comfort pressure levels from 0 to 9 and provides a guide to the caregiver to set approximate comfort pres...
- Fowler Button
  - Manual Mode
    - 1. Press the Fowler button () to activate the patient fowler mode.
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- The Fowler LED illuminates when in this mode. When this mode is activated, the control unit increases the pressure in the mattress to prevent the patient from bottoming out.
- Automatic Wireless Mode
  - When the bed articulates to 45°, the transmitter in the head of the mattress signals the control unit to add 25% more air into the mattress to prevent the patient from bottoming out.
- Fowler Transmitter Setup
  - 1. Make sure the bed is in the flat position.
  - 2. Make sure fowler transmitter is in the mattress cover pocket in the orientation indicated on the transmitter.
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- The mattress cover pocket is on the inside of the lower mattress cover on the left side of the head end of the mattress.
- 3. Press and hold the Fowler () and Max Inflate () buttons.
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- The Fowler LED is lit and L displays in the LCD Display.
- 4. Raise the bed to 45°.
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- The control unit will beep and will return to Standby.
- 5. Perform one of the following:
  - • Cancel - Press the Fowler button to exit Fowler Transmitter Setup without linking to a transmitter.
  - • Save - Wait 60 seconds without pressing a key.
- Max Inflate Button
  - 1. Press the Max Inflate button () to select the max inflate mode and inflate the mattress rapidly to maximum firmness (pressurized to 35 ± 6 mmHg). A series of beeps sound every three minutes as a reminder that the Max Inflate mode is active. After...
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- It takes 25-60 seconds for the mattress to inflate fully (inflation time depends on size of mattress).
- It is recommended that Max Inflate setting be used during patient ingress/egress, patient wound care, patient turning or patient cleaning.
- 2. Press the Max Inflate button again to manually disengage Max Inflate mode.
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- This will deactivate the Max Inflate LED.
- Lock/Alarm Silence Button
  - 1. Press the Lock/Alarm Silence button () to select one of the following modes:
    - • Lock Mode - Pressing this button locks out all control unit functions, including the On button, to prevent any tampering with the settings. Press the button for approximately 3-5 seconds for the Lock LED to activate.
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- The Lock LED illuminates when in this mode.
  - • Alarm Silence mode - Pressing this button silences the alarm that sounds in the event of power failure or when the hose is disconnected from the control unit.
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- The Alarm LED illuminates when in this mode.
- Power Fail LED
  - In the event of power outage, an alarm sounds and the Power Fail LED flashes Amber. The control unit has internal memory and retains the previous settings during the power outage.
- Low Pressure LED
  - In the event that the mattress hose disconnects, an alarm sounds and Low Pressure LED flashes Amber. Once the low pressure problem is fixed, the control unit resumes operation in the previously set mode.
- 4.7 Powering Up the System
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- For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 5 on page 19.
- 1. Turn on the power to the system by pressing the Power button on the control unit.
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- Once the button is released, a green led illuminates when the unit is on.
- 4.8 Placing the Patient on the Mattress
  - 1. Press the Max Inflate button to turn on the control unit to maximum flow.
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- In this mode, the Max Inflate Led lights up.
- 2. After the mattress is fully inflated, place the patient on the bed.
- 3. Ensure that the patient’s feet are towards the foot end of the mattress (the end with the hose).
- 4. Center the patient on the bed from side-to-side and head-to-foot.
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- Special positioning may be required with contracted patients to provide comfortable positions.
- 5. After placing the patient, make certain no objects will fall under the patient, such as feeding tubes, IV's etc.
- 6. Wait five minutes for the mattress pressure to stabilize.
- 7. Set the comfort pressure to the desired comfort level.
- 8. Verify that the patient has not bottomed out by performing the following steps:
- 9. If the patient feels that the bed is too soft/hard, press the Soft or Firm button to adjust the comfort settings.
- 10. Use a regular pillow to help support and stabilize the patient's head.
- 4.9 Transferring Patient From/To a Gurney
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- 4.10 Transferring Patient From/To a Wheelchair
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- 4.11 Preparing for CPR Procedure
  - 1. Lift the connector cover (Detail “A”).
  - 2. Pull the hose connector (Detail “B”) from the control unit connector.
- Connector Cover
  - 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
    - 5.1 Cleaning the System
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        Before cleaning or disassembling the MA80 series, check the underside of the mattress folds for sharp objects such as scissors, needles, etc. These objects should be removed and discarded before proceeding with further cleaning or disassembly; otherw...
        Because of potential risk of infectious exposure, cleaning with the patient on the bed is not recommended.
        All equipment should be inspected. Any item that is visibly soiled with the patient's blood or other body fluids should be properly cleaned or removed.
        Laundry workers should treat all soiled bedding as if it were contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms.
        1. Remove the bedding.
        2. If necessary, inflate the mattress.
        3. Ensure that the control unit is off.
        4. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
        5. Ensure that the underside of the mattress is clear of all sharp objects.
        6. Examine the surface of the control unit and mattress assembly components for visible blood or body fluids.
        7. Perform one of the following:
        • If blood is present, decontaminate the product.
        • If blood is not present, remove any soil from the cover with paper towels.
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- If soiled, the cover should be removed, cleaned and decontaminated.
- 8. Perform the following steps to clean the mattress cover:
  - a. Using a clean sponge or paper towel, wipe down the cover surface with a dilute detergent solution of quaternary cleaner disinfectant or other germicidal detergent solution.
  - b. Remove the cover and launder it using the following method:
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- Storing the System
- 5.2 Changing the Filter
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- Clean the filter every 5 months or whenever it is dirty.
- Filter Cover
  - FIGURE 1 Changing the Filter
  - 5.3 Troubleshooting
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