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- Page 1 Joerns Healthcare User-Service Manual Joerns Support Surface ® DermaFloat ® To avoid injury, read user’s manual before using. transforming wound management...
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Page 2: Important Precautions
• Do not place or store the product where it can fall Joerns Healthcare, if anything in this manual is or be pulled into a tub or sink. unclear. Joerns will not be held responsible for any •... - Page 3 As the leading manufacturer of long-term care beds contact Joerns Healthcare at 800.826.0270 or and a frontrunner in addressing this critical issue, consult the FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/ Joerns Healthcare can offer you the expertise, MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ assistance and products to bring your facility into GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/ compliance.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
APM meets the comfort and clinical requirements of Resident Positioning and Comfort your residents up to 350 lbs. Incontinence Safety information ..........10 We have ensured that the DermaFloat APM addresses Resident Migration Traction the four key areas in the treatment of compromised Skin Care... -
Page 5: Shear And Friction Reduction
Spinal Cord Injury minutes • Five therapeutic comfort control settings to maximize The DermaFloat APM is not recommended for use by resident compliance and promote healing. residents with unstable spinal fractures. Advice should • Closed loop pressure sensor control system... -
Page 6: Therapy Pads
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® • Lower mattress therapy enclosure is constructed at electrical outlets can occur even if there is a from 100% heavy weight 1680 Denier nylon with ground wire. Wires can become loose over time at the 1.5 oz Urethane coating and incorporates bed connection to the outlet. -
Page 7: Operation
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® • Select the appropriate Comfort Adjust level to prevent bottoming out (i.e., providing greater than one inch of air between the resident’s sacral area/ buttocks and the lower safety mattress) as outlined below: 1. Begin by placing the head of the bed in the appropriate position based on the resident’s clinical condition. -
Page 8: Additional Features
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® Lockout This feature is to prevent any unauthorized changes to the resident settings. To unlock and make adjustments to the settings press both up and down comfort arrows at the same time to disengage the Lockout function. The Lockout function will return in approximately three minutes. -
Page 9: Cairrails
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® power failure, cells should remain inflated for up to 12 Troubleshooting hours. In case of an extended power failure, transfer the resident to a hospital mattress or other surface. Therapy Surface is Not Inflating In an extended power fail and if the mattress has been in alternate mode, we recommend equalization of the •... -
Page 10: Resident Positioning And Comfort
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® Resident Positioning and Comfort Skin Care Monitor skin conditions regularly, particularly in areas General Repositioning where incontinence and drainage occur or collect, Residents should be turned and repositioned per and consider adjunct or alternative therapies for high individual turning schedule or per facility policy. -
Page 11: Disinfecting
Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® • Resident care equipment that is used in isolation Maintenance areas should be disinfected in accordance with all internal policies and procedures regarding such Warning: Only facility-authorized personnel trained equipment. by Joerns should perform preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance performed by unauthorized Disinfecting personnel could result in personal injury or equipment... -
Page 12: System Specifications
Call for Assistance If you have any questions or require service on a 120V AC, 60 Hz, 0.6A Joerns product, please call Joerns Healthcare at 800.826.0270. * Mattress weight capacity only; total weight must not exceed bed frame manufacturers’ specified load capacity. - Page 13 Joerns Support Surfaces ® DermaFloat ® Notes...
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Page 14: Warranty
Joerns Product Service Department can dispatch Any modification, repair or alteration done to authorized technicians. the DermaFloat APM that was not authorized in writing by Joerns will void this warranty. Damage caused by use in unsuitable environmental conditions, abuse or failure to maintain the product in accordance with user and service instructions is not covered.