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| 3080 2080 S 280 and S 380 |
Benefit:
Design. Innovative
design brings benefits in money's worth.Investments decisions for new healthcare beds are often taken with a view to the budget only. In the course of the bed's service life - which easily reaches ten years - this has just as often negative impacts. Because an essential aspect to be considered with every new purchase are add-on costs which, depending on the relevant model, turn out to be more or less high and which may quickly exceed the cost price of a healthcare bed. Add-on costs, in turn, are mainly the result of the design of a healthcare bed and its features. It's easy to see that the possibilities provided by a bed through its electrical or manual adjustment have an essential impact on the timewise maintenance effort. The design, in turn, is an important factor for maintenance, object care and, more or less, for the need for repair. With it, the simple rule applies that the less components there are, the less can get broken. It's not easy to follow this rule with a healthcare bed designed as a medical product with comprehensive functionality for optimal handling. Völker healthcare beds show that this is possible, anyway. Following their development approximately 15 years ago, the complex design of scissors mechanisms was replaced by a lifting jack column design which today is standard with high-end healthcare beds. Together with further design details and adjustment options provided by an electrical drive unit, demands of nursing care facilities, expectations of occupants and requirements of caregivers were taken as an example for the first time with this bed. It's just another benefit that with this bed the typical sickbed appearance could be dispensed with. The Völker healthcare bed design in detail. Let us briefly deal with the bed's most important features. There is, for one, an extremely distortion-free undercarriage in corrosion-resistant aluminum design. A three-stage spindle-type lifting element is integrated into each of the four bed legs in a well-protected and maintenance-free way. Basically, the bed stands solidly on wide feet which has a positive effect on its total stability and thus also of the safety. The four special casters extend not before the hand control unit is operated. The bed can then easily be moved by one person. The heavy-duty casters come with double encased ball bearings. They measure 25 mm and their almost indestructible Vulcolan tread with very good maneuverability is designed to accommodate a weight of 150 kg. The columns of the telescopic height adjustment are in three-stage design in order to quickly and safely adjust the height from 39.5 cm to 80 cm (optional 35 cm to 70 cm). The height adjustment allows for all positionings, including Trendelenburg/reverse-Trendelenburg. The drives for the height adjustment are located maintenance-free in the upper chassis cross-members which at the same time support the lying surface frame. A synchronization control unit always ensures precise retraction into the horizontal position. Using the hand control unit, the lying surface can be electrically operated and infinitely adjusted to all desired positionings. Leg and back sections are operated via two separate, independent drives which are designed for a safe working load of up to 175 kg. The back section can be adjusted to a maximum angle of 70°, and the upper leg section to an angle of 45°. For safety reasons, the angle between back and upper leg section will not become less than 90°. In combination with the telescopic height adjustment, the so-called comfort sitting position can also be set. In the event of power failure, a 9 V battery enables the lying surface to be put into a flat position via the hand control unit or the caregiver control box (optional). The four-section lying surface that can be individually adjusted using two motors is available in two different surface designs. The standard design is the new Völker MiS® Micro-stimulation System which through a specific adaptation of butterfly springs, support profiles and suspension units promotes the caregiver in implementing the concept of basal stimulation, for example. The patient's own movement is maintained and promoted. As a result, microcirculation in tissue is maintained, thus avoiding pressure sores or creating the basic prerequisite for pressure sore healing. As an option, all healthcare beds are available with and aluminum lying surface that is also supported by suspension units. The two-part assist rails represent the last, but very important element of Völker 3080 healthcare beds. They are split in the middle to form a central opening that is wide enough for patients to leave the bed unaided. All four assist rail elements can be raised in two stages which is why they only require little space at the bed to be pulled out. Völker assist rails hide away beneath the lying surface when not needed. That way, accessories can be easily attached to the slide rails ensuring the possibility to underride the bed. On balance, Völker healthcare beds are hygienically designed beds: All driving units are integrated into waterproof, encased components (IPX 4). All components feature as smooth surfaces as possible, and all materials used can be easily cleaned and maintained. These technical details also provide benefits to bed management. Fast cleaning, little maintenance, and nearly none repairs, and if it comes to it, easy and fast replacement of complete components. |
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