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GF6570B-1 PATRIOT

™

LIBERTY FULL-LENGTH BED RAILS:

INSTALLATION & OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATRIOT

™

BED

PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE

Note: The most current version of these instructions can be found online at www.grahamﬁeld.com

Note: Use these instructions to mount rails on Patriot

™

Bed only. Instructions to mount rails

on WhisperLite

™

Bed can be found online at www.grahamﬁeld.com

GF6570B-1 Full-Length Bed Rails are intended for homecare use or institutional use with

Patriot

™

beds. Ensure that you have read and understood the following safety information

before installing or using the Full-Length Bed Rails.

WARNING: Important! Read and understand these instructions before installing or using

the GF6570B-1 Patriot

™

Liberty Full-Length Bed Rails. If you do not understand any part

of these warnings, cautions or instructions, contact a healthcare professional for direc-

tion in the use of this product. If the bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted,

personal injury and damage to the rails and bed could result.

Entrapment may occur. The bed frame and its components, including the mattress, bed

side 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 monitoring 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. Please read and

understand the following full-length bed rail decal before use:

For information on Bed Rail safety, 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: GF6570B-1 Full-Length Bed Rails are intended to prevent a patient from ac-

cidentally rolling out of bed. The rails are not intended as a restraint device. DO NOT use

the rails as a restraint.

WARNING: DO NOT push or pull the bed by the bed rails.

WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. recommends that GF6570B-1 Full-Length Bed Rails

be used with Lumex

beds, and cannot guarantee their optimal performance with other

manufacturers' beds

WARNING:

If components are damaged or missing, contact your Graham-Field distributor

immediately. DO NOT use substitute parts. Use only Lumex

replacement parts. The use of

non-Lumex

replacement parts could result in personal injury, damage the rails, and void

the warranty.

WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury

caused by improper assembly, installation or use of this product.

INSTALLATION

Remove bedding and mattress. Ensure that the bed deck is in the at position.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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GF6570B-1 PATRIOT™ LIBERTY FULL-LENGTH BED RAILS: INSTALLATION & OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATRIOT™ BED PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE Note: The most current version of these instructions can be found online at www.grahamfield.com Note: Use these instructions to mount rails on Patriot™ Bed only. Instructions to mount rails on WhisperLite™ Bed can be found online at www.grahamfield.com GF6570B-1 Full-Length Bed Rails are intended for homecare use or institutional use with Patriot™ beds.
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Crossbrace Position Please note that crossbrace installation position differs from final position. To facilitate installation, it is necessary to expose the stabilizers that hook the crossbraces to the bed deck angle. The pictures at right will aid you during the following crossbrace installation instructions.
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2. Position the foot end crossbrace so it extends across the bed. Ensure the stabilizers remain at the bottom of the crossbrace and rotate the rail guides so the long ends face upward and the spring buttons face the bed's foot end, as shown at right. 3. Insert one of the crossbrace stabilizers into the slot across the bed from you. Compress the spring-loaded crossbrace until the second stabilizer aligns with the slot closest to you and lower it into the slot.
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OPERATION WARNING: Always ensure the bed rails are securely installed as described before use. Lowering the Rails To lower the rails to the MID position, pull out the spring buttons and lower the rail until the buttons lock in the second holes. Release the spring buttons. To lower the rails to the DOWN position, pull out the buttons and lower the rail until it sits on the two rail rivet stops.