Intended Use
Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed Instructions for Use (USR025 REV 13) 1
INTENDED USE
The Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed is intended to be used as a birthing bed for women of child bearing age in
an LDR (Labor, Delivery, Recovery) or LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum) setting within the
acute care Labor and Delivery market. It is not intended for use as a general hospital bed.
The intended users of this product are healthcare employees who have been trained to use the product,
and who have the physical strength and cognitive skills to operate and control the product. There are
some controls and features on the bed intended to be used by the patients and family members upon
appropriate orientation by the caregiver. Follow facility safety protocols if an intended user does not
have the physical strength or cognitive skills to operate and control the product safely.
The maximum patient weight is 470 lb (213 kg).
The bed safe working load is 500 lb (227 kg).
Safe working load: includes mattresses, headboard, patient weight, any accessories or equipment on
the bed, caregiver weight, and any visitors sharing the bed.
There are no known Contraindications for this product.
INTRODUCTION
This document provides the information required for normal operation of the Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed
from Hill-Rom. Before operating the Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed, be sure that you have read and understood
in detail the contents of this document. It is important that you read and strictly adhere to the aspects of
safety contained in this document. Any reference to a side of the bed is from the patient’s view lying in
the bed on their back.
In this document, there are references to different bed models. To identify which model of bed you have,
look at the serial number label. The label is located on the main frame at the head end. For example,
P3700BXXXX identifies a B model bed.