6.1 Intended Purpose
x Essential Performance: This bed is designed for positioning and transporting patients, as an
aid to diagnosing, monitoring, treating, and alleviating illnesses or compensating for injuries or
disabilities.
x The bed itself is not life sustaining or life supporting.
x The bed has no medical indication.
6.2 Designated Use
x The bed may only be used in hospitals and comparable medical facilities with qualified person-
nel within closed rooms.
x Qualified personnel must be skilled in handling the beds through being thoroughly conversant
with the instruction manual.
x If the owner of the hospital bed changes, the instruction manual must be handed over with the
bed.
x The bed with its stable, smooth-running castors is designed for being moved within the room as
well as frequently in corridors and across thresholds with a height of up to 2 cm.
x This bed may be operated without restrictions and with a permanent maximum
load of 225 kg (= safe operating load, consisting of occupant and accessories)
x The permitted weight of the patient depends on the total weight of the acces-
sories attached at the same time (e.g. respirators, infusions,…)
The information applicable for your bed is given on a sticker with the above symbol which is lo-
cated on the chassis of the bed.
Example:
x This bed is designed for multiple re-use. When re-using the bed, observe the following re-
quirements:
Cleaning and Disinfection (see Chapter 5)
Maintenance / Repeat Inspections (see Chapter 6).
x This bed may not be used in explosive environments caused, for example, by cleaning agents
or anaesthetics.
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