Invacare Camping Equipment 1143214 User Manual

ICCG Bed Rails  
Assembly, Installation and Operating Instructions  
Part No. 6801A, 6803A, 6808A, 6815A, 6816A and IH5748A  
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS  
NOTE: Check all parts for shipping damage before using. In case of damage, DO NOT use the  
equipment. Contact the Dealer/Carrier for further instructions  
Safety Summary  
WARNING  
DO NOT use this product or any available optional equipment without first  
completely reading and understanding these instructions and any additional  
instructional material such as owner’s manuals, service manuals or instruction  
sheets supplied with this product or optional equipment. If you are unable to  
understand the warnings, cautions or instructions, contact a healthcare  
professional, dealer or technical personnel before attempting to use this equipment  
- otherwise, injury or damage may occur.  
These bed rails are intended to prevent an individual from inadvertently rolling out  
of bed. DO NOT use for restraint purposes.  
DO NOT use the bed rails as push handles for moving the bed.  
ALWAYS test to make sure that the bed rails are properly and securely in place  
before using.  
Invacare products are specifically designed and manufactured for use in conjunction  
with Invacare accessories. Accessories designed by other manufacturers have not  
been tested by Invacare and are not recommended for use with Invacare products.  
Although bed rails are not rated to any specific weight limitation, the bed rails may  
become deformed or broken if excessive side pressure is exerted on the bed rails.  
This bed rail is not an assist rail for getting into or out of bed. DO NOT use the bed  
rails as push handles when moving the bed.  
ENTRAPMENT WARNING  
ENTRAPMENT MAY OCCUR. Proper patient assessment and monitoring, and  
proper maintenance and use of equipment is required to reduce the risk of entrap-  
ment. Variations in bed rail dimensions, and mattress thickness, size or density  
to learn about the risks of entrapment. Review “A Guide to Bed Safety”, published  
located under each bed rail product entry to access this bed safety guide.  
For more information regarding Invacare Continuing Care Group products, parts,  
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4. Install a socket screw into the head end and foot end mounting pins and tighten  
securely.  
5. Securely tighten the hex bolts and locknuts that secure the pivot brackets to the bed  
frame.  
6. Repeat STEPS 3-6 for the opposite bed rail.  
Installing 6815A, 6816A and 6803A Bed Rails  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.  
1. Raise the mattress deck to which the bed rail will be attached.  
2. Locate the proper mounting holes on the bed to install the bed rails. Refer to Detail “B”  
3. Position the mounting bracket on the mattress deck. Refer to Detail “B” of FIGURE 2.  
4. Secure the mounting bracket to the mattress deck with the two hex bolts and locknuts.  
5. Install the bed rail to the mounting bracket by sliding the mounting pin of the bed rail  
through the pivot tube.  
NOTE: Ensure that the release lever is pointing towards the foot end of the bed.  
Release Lever  
(Towards the foot  
end of the bed)  
DETAIL “A” - SIDE VIEW OF BED RAIL  
Bed Rail  
Bed Rail  
Mounting  
Pin  
Mattress  
Deck  
Socket  
Screw  
Mounting  
Bracket  
Mounting Pin  
Mounting  
Hex Bolt  
Pivot  
Tube  
Bracket  
Crossmember  
Mattress  
Deck  
(Head End Only)  
Pivot Tube  
Locknut  
Socket Screw  
Attach Head End Crossmember Here  
DETAIL “B” - MOUNTING HOLE  
LOCATION FOR MOUNTING  
BRACKETS  
Foot End  
Head End  
Mounting Holes for  
Mounting Bracket  
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6. Secure the bed rail to the mounting bracket with the two socket screws.  
7. Head End Mounting Bracket Only - Position the crossmember between the two bed  
rails as shown in Detail A” of FIGURE 2 on page 3.  
8. Repeat STEPS 3-7 to install the other bed rail on the opposite side.  
9. When installing bed rails 6815A, 6816A or 6803A on a bed used with an 80-inch  
mattress, the head board mounting brackets MUST be adjusted. Refer to Changing the  
Using the Epoxy Bed Rails  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 3.  
1. Perform one of the following:  
• Raising - Pull up on the bed rails while rotating towards the head end of the bed  
until the bed rail locks into place.  
• Lowering - Pull up on the release lever and push down on the bed rail while  
rotating towards the foot end of the bed until the bed rail lowers into place.  
Towards Foot End  
of Bed  
Bed Rail  
Release Lever  
Installing/Using Nylasar Bed Rails  
NOTE: The hardware shown in FIGURE 4 on page 5 is already assembled to the bars and latch  
arms before shipment. It is not necessary to remove the hardware from the bolt or to remove the bolt  
from the bars or latch arms. Holding the bolt in place while removing the hex nuts will prevent the  
hardware from becoming disassembled. In case of disassembly, refer to FIGURE 4 on page 5 for the  
correct placement of the hardware.  
Installing the IH5748A Bed Rails  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 4 on page 5.  
NOTE: Invacare recommends two people perform the following installation procedure. One person  
should hold the bed rail up against the bed and one person should attach the rail to the bed.  
1. Position the bed rail on the bed frame with the release lever towards the foot end of  
the bed.  
2. Loosen and remove the hex nut from the latch arm at the foot end of the bed (Detail  
“B”).  
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3. Carefully push the bolt through the mounting hole in the bed frame (Detail “B”).  
4. Loosely install the hex nut on the bolt to secure the latch arm to the bed frame (Detail  
“B”).  
5. Loosen and remove the hex nut from the bar closest to the latch arm (Detail A”).  
6. Carefully push the bolt through the corresponding mounting hole in the bed frame  
(Detail A”).  
7. Loosely install the hex nut on the bolt to secure the bar to the bed frame (Detail A”).  
8. Repeat STEPS 5-7 for the remaining bars.  
9. Securely tighten all bolts and hex nuts securing the bars and the foot end latch arm to  
the bed frame. Torque to 100-150 inch-pounds.  
Bars  
Release Lever  
Latch Arm  
Bed Frame  
Foot End  
of Bed  
Refer to Detail “A”  
Refer to Detail “B”  
DETAIL “B” - LATCH ARM HARDWARE  
DETAIL “A” - BAR HARDWARE  
Rubber  
Bushing  
Washer  
Bed  
Frame  
Bed  
Frame  
Spacer  
Spacer  
Hex  
Nut  
Hex Nut  
Bolt  
Bolt  
Bearing  
Spacer  
Bearing  
Spacer  
Bar  
Bar  
FIGURE 4 Installing/Using Nylasar Bed Rails - Installing the IH5748A Bed Rails  
Using the IH5748A Bed Rails  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 5.  
1. Perform one of the following:  
Foot End of Bed  
Bed Rail  
• Raising - Lift up on the bed rail until  
the rail locks into place.  
• Lowering - Press in on the release  
lever and push down on the rail.  
Release Lever  
FIGURE 5 Using the IH5748A Bed Rails  
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Changing the Head Board Mounting Position  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 6.  
NOTE: When using bed rails 6815A, 6816A or 6803A in conjunction with an 80-inch mattress,  
the head board mounting brackets MUST be adjusted.  
1. Remove the two mounting screws that secure head board mounting bracket to the bed  
frame. See Detail A”.  
2. Secure the head board mounting bracket to the bed frame as shown in Detail “B” using  
two mounting screws and locknuts. Securely tighten.  
NOTE: Ensure mounting brackets are perpendicular to the floor.  
3. Repeat STEPS 1-2 to install remaining head board mounting brackets.  
DETAIL “B”  
DETAIL “A”  
NOTE: Mounting position of head board  
mounting bracket for use with 80-inch mattress  
- using side rails 6815A, 6816A, or 6803A  
NOTE: Mounting position of head  
board mounting bracket for use with  
80-inch mattress - without side rails  
2-inch Gap  
1-inch Gap  
Bed Frame  
Bed Frame  
Mounting Screws and  
Locknuts  
Mounting Screws and Locknuts  
Head Board Mounting Bracket  
Head Board Mounting Bracket  
Changing the Mounting Position of the Mattress  
Keepers  
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 7 on page 7.  
NOTE: When using bed rails 6815A, 6816A or 6803A in conjunction with an 80-inch mattress,  
the mattress keepers on the head end of the mattress deck MUST be adjusted.  
1. Remove the two mounting screws that secure the mattress keeper to the head end of  
the mattress deck. See Detail A”.  
2. Secure the mattress keeper to the head end of the mattress deck as shown in Detail “B”  
using two mounting screws and locknuts. Securely tighten.  
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3. Repeat STEPS 1-2 to adjust the remaining mattress keeper on the head end of the  
mattress deck.  
DETAIL “A”  
DETAIL “B”  
NOTE: Mounting position of the mattress keeper  
for use with 80-inch mattress - using side rails  
6815A, 6816A, or 6803A  
NOTE: Mounting position of the  
mattress keeper for use with 80-inch  
mattress - without side rails  
2-inch Gap  
Mattress Keeper  
1-inch Gap  
Mattress Keeper  
Head End  
ofMattress  
Deck  
Mounting Screws and Locknuts  
Head End  
ofMattress  
Deck  
Mounting Screws and Locknuts  
APPENDIX  
SPECIAL NOTE  
For your convenience, the March 2006 version of the FDA’s bed safety guidelines are  
provided in this section. The information from the FDA’s brochure, published by  
Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup, is reproduced verbatim, the latest revision of  
A Guide to Bed Safety Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing  
Homes and Home Health Care: The Facts  
Bed Rail Entrapment Statistics  
Today there are about 2.5 million hospital and nursing home beds in use in the United  
States. Between 1985 and 2005, 691 incidents of patients* caught, trapped, entangled, or  
strangled in beds with rails were reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Of  
these reports, 413 people died, 120 had a nonfatal injury, and 158 were not injured because  
staff intervened. Most patients were frail, elderly or confused.  
*NOTE: In this brochure, the term patient refers to a resident of a nursing home, any individual  
receiving services in a home care setting, or patients in hospitals.  
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Patient Safety  
Patients who have problems with memory, sleeping, incontinence, pain, uncontrolled  
body movement, or who get out of bed and walk unsafely without assistance, must be  
carefully assessed for the best ways to keep them from harm, such as falling. Assessment  
by the patients health care team will help to determine how best to keep the patient safe.  
Historically, physical restraints (such as vests, ankle or wrist restraints) were used to try  
to keep patients safe in health care facilities. In recent years, the health care community  
has recognized that physically restraining patients can be dangerous. Although not  
indicated for this use, bed rails are sometimes used as restraints. Regulatory agencies,  
health care organizations, product manufacturers and advocacy groups encourage  
hospitals, nursing homes and home care providers to assess patients’ needs and to  
provide safe care without restraints.  
The Benefits and Risks of Bed Rails  
Potential benefits of bed rails include:  
• Aiding in turning and repositioning within the bed.  
• Providing a hand-hold for getting into or out of bed.  
• Providing a feeling of comfort and security.  
• Reducing the risk of patients falling out of bed when being transported.  
• Providing easy access to bed controls and personal care items.  
Potential risks of bed rails may include:  
• Strangling, suffocating, bodily injury or death when patients or part of their body are  
caught between rails or between the bed rails and mattress.  
• More serious injuries from falls when patients climb over rails.  
• Skin bruising, cuts, and scrapes.  
• Inducing agitated behavior when bed rails are used as a restraint.  
• Feeling isolated or unnecessarily restricted.  
• Preventing patients, who are able to get out of bed, from performing routine activities  
such as going to the bathroom or retrieving something from a closet.  
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Meeting Patients' Needs for Safety  
Most patients can be in bed safely without bed rails. Consider the following:  
• Use beds that can be raised and lowered close to the floor to accommodate both patient  
and health care worker needs.  
• Keep the bed in the lowest position with wheels locked.  
• When the patient is at risk of falling out of bed, place mats next to the bed, as long as  
this does not create a greater risk of accident.  
• Use transfer or mobility aids.  
• Monitor patients frequently.  
• Anticipate the reasons patients get out of bed such as hunger, thirst, going to the  
bathroom, restlessness and pain; meet these needs by offering food and fluids,  
scheduling ample toileting, and providing calming interventions and pain relief.  
When bed rails are used, perform an on-going assessment of the patients physical and  
mental status; closely monitor high-risk patients. Consider the following:  
• Lower one or more sections of the bed rail, such as the foot rail.  
• Use a proper size mattress or mattress with raised foam edges to prevent patients from  
being trapped between the mattress and rail.  
• Reduce the gaps between the mattress and side rails.  
Which Ways of Reducing Risks are Best?  
A process that requires ongoing patient evaluation and monitoring will result in  
optimizing bed safety. Many patients go through a period of adjustment to become  
comfortable with new options. Patients and their families should talk to their health care  
planning team to find out which options are best for them.  
Patient or Family Concerns About Bed Rail Use  
If patients or family ask about using bed rails, health care providers should:  
• Encourage patients or family to talk to their health care planning team to determine  
whether or not bed rails are indicated.  
• Reassure patients and their families that in many cases the patient can sleep safely  
without bed rails.  
• Reassess the need for using bed rails on a frequent, regular basis.  
To report an adverse event or medical device problem, please call FDAs MedWatch  
Reporting Program at 1-800-FDA-1088.  
For additional copies of the brochure, see the FDAs website at  
For more information about this brochure, contact Beryl Goldman at 610-388-5580 or by  
e-mail at [email protected]. She has volunteered to answer questions.  
For information regarding a specific hospital bed, contact the bed manufacturer directly.  
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Developed by the Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup  
Participating Organizations:  
• AARP  
• ECRI  
• ABA Tort and Insurance Practice  
Section  
• Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan  
Society  
• American Association of Homes and  
Services for the Aging  
• Hill-Rom Co., Inc.  
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of  
Healthcare Organizations  
• American Health Care Association  
• American Medical Directors  
Association  
• Medical Devices Bureau, Health  
Canada  
• American Nurses Association  
• National Association for Home Care  
• American Society for Healthcare  
Engineering of the American Hospital  
Association  
• National Citizens’ Coalition for  
Nursing Home Reform  
• National Patient Safety Foundation  
• RN+ Systems  
• American Society for Healthcare Risk  
Management  
• Stryker Medical  
• Basic American Metal Products  
• Beverly Enterprises, Inc.  
• Care Providers of Minnesota  
• Carroll Healthcare  
• Sunrise Medical, Inc.  
• The Jewish Home and Hospital  
• Untie the Elderly, The Kendal  
Corporation  
• DePaul College of Law  
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration  
Updated March 2006  
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LIMITED WARRANTY  
PLEASE NOTE: THE WARRANTY BELOW HAS BEEN DRAFTED TO COMPLY WITH  
FEDERAL LAW APPLICABLE TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AFTER JULY 4, 1975.  
This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser who purchases this product when new  
and unused from Invacare or a dealer. This warranty is not extended to any other person or  
entity and is not transferable or assignable to any subsequent purchaser or owner. Coverage  
under this warranty will end upon any such subsequent sale or other transfer of title to any  
other person.  
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights which vary  
from state to state.  
Invacare warrants this product when purchased new and unused to be free from defects in  
materials and workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase from Invacare or a  
dealer, with a copy of the seller’s invoice required for coverage under this warranty. If within such  
warranty periods any such product shall be proven to be defective, such product shall be repaired  
or replaced, at Invacare's option. This warranty does not include any labor or shipping charges  
incurred in replacement part installation or repair of any such product. Invacare's sole obligation  
and your exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be limited to such repair and/or  
replacement.  
For warranty service, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased your Invacare  
product. In the event you do not receive satisfactory warranty service, please write directly to  
Invacare at the address on the back cover, provide dealer's name, address, and the date of  
purchase, indicate nature of the defect and, if the product is serialized, indicate the serial  
number. Do not return products to our factory without our prior consent.  
LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS: THE FOREGOING WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO  
SERIAL NUMBERED PRODUCTS IF THE SERIAL NUMBER HAS BEEN REMOVED OR  
DEFACED, PRODUCTS SUBJECTED TO NEGLIGENCE, ACCIDENT, IMPROPER  
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE OR STORAGE, PRODUCTS MODIFIED WITHOUT  
INVACARE'S EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  
MODIFICATION THROUGH THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED PARTS OR ATTACHMENTS;  
PRODUCTS DAMAGED BY REASON OF REPAIRS MADE TO ANY COMPONENT  
WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC CONSENT OF INVACARE, OR TO A PRODUCT DAMAGED BY  
CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND INVACARE'S CONTROL, AND SUCH EVALUATION WILL BE  
SOLELY DETERMINED BY INVACARE. THE WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO NORMAL  
WEAR AND TEAR OR FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS.  
THE FOREGOING EXPRESS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER  
WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE  
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  
PURPOSE, AND THE SOLE REMEDY FOR VIOLATIONS OF ANY WARRANTY  
WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE  
PRODUCT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS CONTAINED HEREIN. THE APPLICATION OF  
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY WHATSOEVER SHALL NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE  
DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PROVIDED HEREIN. INVACARE SHALL NOT  
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER.  
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR  
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR LIMITATION OF HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY  
LASTS, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE.  
THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE EXTENDED TO COMPLY WITH STATE/PROVINCIAL LAWS  
AND REQUIREMENTS.  
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