Posey Bed 8060 - Manual (Page 10)

10 Posey Bed 8060
Compatible Hospital
Beds
Beds with removable
head and footboards
Fitting the Posey
Bed 8060 through
doorways
Beds with non-
removable head
and footboards
The Posey Bed 8060 is an A-Frame canopy that attaches to a compatible hospital bed. Because the
canopy does not include a bed, it is very important to choose the correct hospital bed for proper
and safe use. Using the wrong bed may result in serious injury or death to the patient. There are a
number of hospital beds in use today, from many manufacturers, which are fully compatible with
the Posey Bed 8060. Hospital beds come with either removable head and footboards, or non-
removable head and footboards.
Compatible hospital beds must meet the following requirements:
• Length of bed frame must be ≤ 96” and does not
retract < 76”
• Width of bed frame must be ≤ 36”
• The height of the bed platform (deck of the bed)
from the floor must be able to adjust between 16
and 25 inches.
Depending on the features of the bed, operational limits must also be observed when a Posey
Bed canopy is in use as described in the User Manual. For example, the head of bed angle can
only be raised to ≤ 70°.
It is important to keep the bed platform in the lowest position to keep the canopy tight and
avoid excess material in the patient area when the patient is alone.
NEVER use any of the features listed below while using the Posey Bed 8060 canopy:
• NEVER lower the deck of the bed below sixteen inches (16”)
from the floor to prevent suspending the mattress above the
bed deck. The bottom of the canopy must be fully supported by
the bed deck to prevent canopy damage; or
• NEVER raise the hospital bed above twenty five inches (25”)
from the floor to the deck of the bed; or
• NEVER tilt the hospital bed surface head-to-foot or foot-to-
head (Trendelenburg feature); or
• NEVER allow the hospital bed to transform into a “chair”
shaped position, where the foot of the bed can be lowered
to an angle greater than five degrees (5°).
Using these features will damage the canopy system and bed motors and will increase the risk
of serious injury or death from entrapment, suffocation from excess material in the patient
compartment, or from an unassisted bed exit, which could result in a fall.
ALWAYS use the IV Post Mount Brackets (comes standard with the Posey Bed 8060) on a hospital
bed with removable head and footboards. Mounting the IV Post Mount Bracket to the IV Post
Socket will firmly attach the A-Frame to the bed.
Do NOT lower the deck of the
bed below sixteen inches (16”)
from the fl oor. The bottom
of the canopy must be fully
supported by the bed deck to
prevent canopy damage.
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Deck
of bed
16” or
17”
Choosing the Right Bed for use with the Posey Bed 8060
ALWAYS put the top rail back into the higher position, with the silver
metal detent pin in the top hole, to keep the canopy taut and avoid excess
material in the patient compartment, which could pose an entrapment risk.
The Posey Bed 8060 may not always fit through doorways. In this situation,
lower the top piece to the lowest position, push the silver metal detent pin
into the bottom hole, then return it back to the top hole after transport.
Corner
Pads
Top Hole
Bottom Hole
16” - 25”
Deck of Bed
ALWAYS use the Posey Bed Universal Straps (Cat. 8018, sold separately) for a hospital bed with
non-removable head and footboards to firmly attach the frame to the bed. NEVER attach the
Universal Straps to a bed with removable head and footboards. Doing so will cause the A-Frame to
detach from the hospital bed when the bed is raised, and may result in serious injury or death from
a fall or unassisted bed exit. ALWAYS use Posey Bed Headboard/Footboard Pads (Cat. 8002, Sold
separately) to cover the head and footboards to help prevent injury from direct contact with solid
head and footboards. Failure to do so may result in serious patient injury.