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6 TILTING THE MATTRESS PLATE
The bed’s mattress plate can be tilted to
Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg
positions.
Adjusting the tilt of the mattress plate is
supported by a gas spring. This gas spring
only compensates for the weight of the
mattress plate, the mattress plate still needs
to be manually lifted or pressed down.
Adjusting the tilt of the mattress plate is
done by operating the handles located
under the corners of the mattress plate
(marked by the red circles in the picture).
Operate the gas spring by pulling a handle
upward (1). By pulling up or pushing down
the same end of the mattress plate (2) the
mattress plate can be infinitely positioned
in the preferred angle. Letting go of the
handle automatically locks the mattress
plate in the current angle.
The mattress plate can be used in both Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg.
Attention: always lower the mattress plate to horizontal position before switching from
Trendelenburg to reverse Trendelenburg, vice versa.
Caution: Make sure there’s no objects on the bed patients could climb on!
Caution: Don’t place any objects on the bed frame and safety shields underneath the
mattress plate!