Invacare 6640 Assembly, Installation And Operating Instructions

Reduced Gap Heavy Duty Half-Length Bed Rails
Assembly, Installation and Operating Instructions
Model No. 6640
NOTE: Check all parts for shipping damage before using. In case of damage, DO NOT use the equipment.
Contact your Dealer/Carrier for further instruction.
NOTE: A brochure entitled "A Guide to Bed Safety; Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Home
Health Care: The Facts" can be found on the FDA's website at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/.
In order to ensure the safe installation, assembly and operation of the Bed Rails,
these instructions MUST be followed:
DO NOT install or use this equipment without first reading and understanding these
instructions. If you are unable to understand the Warnings, Cautions or Instructions,
contact a healthcare professional, dealer or technical personnel before attempting to
install this equipment - otherwise, injury or damage may occur.
Invacare recommends the use of two (2) sets of half length bed rails: one (1) set
at the HEAD END of the bed, and one (1) set at the FOOT END of the bed
where permitted.
When used with a manual/electrical bed, the bed rails DO NOT fall under any
weight limitations. Bed rails can be deformed or broken if excessive side pres-
sure is exerted on the bed rails. These bed rails are used for the purpose of
preventing an individual from inadvertently rolling out of bed. The bed rails are
NOT intended nor may be used for restraint purposes. If an individual is capable
of injuring himself/herself, a physician or a healthcare professional should be
consulted for alternative means of safe restraint.
Replacement mattresses and bed rails with dimensions DIFFERENT than the
original equipment supplied or specified by the bed manufacturer are NOT
interchangeable. Variations in bed rail design, width and thickness or firmness of
the mattress could cause/contribute to entrapment. Use ONLY authorized
Invacare replacement parts.
DO NOT use the bed rails as push handles when moving the bed.
This bed rail is NOT a handhold for getting into or out of bed.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION WARNINGS
After ANY adjustments, repair or service and BEFORE use, make sure all
attaching hardware is tightened securely.
Always test to make sure that the bed rails are properly and securely in place
BEFORE using.
On ALL beds EXCEPT the Bariatric Bed, the HEAD-END and FOOT-END
crossbraces MUST be secured BETWEEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH springs
on the bed frame for installation stability. On the Bariatric Bed, the SIDE AD-
JUSTMENT CLAMPS MUST be secured in the bed rail mounting holes in the
HEAD and FOOT ends of the pan deck for installation stability.
Invacare recommends that the mattress be centered on the bed frame. Otherwise,
entrapment may occur between the bed rail and the bed frame.
REDUCED GAP HEAVY DUTY
HALF-LENGTH BED RAILS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY SUMMARY
GENERAL WARNINGS
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