Product Manual

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BEDRAILSAFETY
WARNING:Ifbedrailsarenotproperlyinstalledandadjusted,personalin-
juryand/ordamagetothebedrailcouldresult.
 Thebedframeanditscomponents,includingthemattress,bedrails,head
andfootboard,bedding,andanyaccessoriesaddedtothebed,canallaf-
fecttheriskofentrapment.Thoroughpatientassessmentandmonitor-
ingarenecessarytoreducetheriskofentrapment,includingestablishing
whethertheuseofabedrailisinthebestinterestofthepatient.Patients
mostvulnerabletoentrapmentarethosewhoarefrail,confused,restless,
orwhohaveuncontrolledbodymovement.ForinformationonBedRailsafe-
ty,pleaseseethefollowingbrochure:“AGuidetoBedSafety:BedRailsin
Hospitals,NursingHomesandHomeHealthCare:TheFacts”ontheFDA
website,at
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/
WARNING:Theuseofnon-Lumex
®
replacementpartsand/orbedrailswill
voidthewarranty,andcouldcreateahazardousconditionresultinginseri-
ouspersonalinjury.
WARNING:GFHealthProducts,Inc.assumesnoresponsibilityforanydam-
ageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallationofbedrailsorunauthorized
bedrailuse.OnlyLumex
®
bedrailsarerecommendedforusewithLumex
®

beds.PleaseconsulttheinstructionsthataccompanytheLumex
®
bedrails
forcompleterailassemblyandinstallationinstructions.