Posey Bed 8060 - Manual (Page 15)

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT MATTRESS FOR USE WITH THE POSEY BED
The Posey Bed 8060 mattress compartment is designed to fit either:
• A standard mattress: 6” x 35” x 80” (15 cm x 89 cm x 203 cm).
• An inflatable air-type mattress: 10” x 35” x 80” (25 cm x 89 cm x 203 cm)
The Posey Bed 8040 and 8050 mattress compartments are designed to fit a standard mattress: 6” x 35” x
80” (15 cm x 89 cm x 203 cm).
• NEVER use a mattress of a different size than the compartment is designed to fit. Using a smaller mattress
will result in gaps between the canopy and mattress. Using a larger mattress will stress the fabric and may
damage the zipper.
1. Completely unzip the mattress compartment.
NOTE (8060 only): In order to fit the ten-inch (10”) (25 cm) air-type mattress,
the Posey Bed 8060 mattress compartment must be fully expanded.
a. Locate the expansion zipper behind the Instructions Storage Pouch on the
side panel (Fig. 29).
b. Unzip the mattress compartment using the red zippers around the entire
bed.
• Make sure the expansion zipper (8060 only) is closed when using a six-inch
(6”) (15 cm) mattress.
• NEVER open or close the mattress compartment while the head or knee of
the bed is in the UP position, as this may damage the fabric and/or zippers.
INCOMPATIBLE BEDS
The following bed types should NEVER be used with the Posey Bed. A failure to follow this
warning may result in serious injury or death from ENTRAPMENT or suffocation, or from a fall or unassisted
bed exit:
• Residential-type beds. The canopy system of the Posey Bed is not designed to securely attach to
residential-type beds.
• Any hospital bed that cannot be lowered between sixteen (16”) and seventeen inches (17”) for the 8050
and 8060 model or thirteen (13”) and fourteen inches (14”) for the 8040 model, to keep the canopy taut
and avoid a “blousing” effect and excess material in the patient compartment, which will increase the risk
of entrapment or suffocation;
• Any hospital bed that allows the head to be raised to an angle greater than seventy degrees (>70°). Raising
the head to a greater angle will damage the canopy and increase the risk of serious injury or death from a
fall of unassisted bed exit; or
• Any hospital bed that does not securely attach to the Posey Bed with either (1) the four IV Post Mount
Brackets or (2) the Posey Bed Universal Straps; as this may result in serious patient injury.
NEVER allow patient weight to exceed the maximum load of 300 lbs.
Mattress Installation
Materials:
• Compatible Hospital Bed Mattress (see mattress size below)
• Assembled Bed Frame with Canopy
Bed Assembly
Fig. 29. 8060 Mattress
Compartment Location