M-Rail installation instructions
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CAUTIONS and WARNINGS
• PleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullybeforeinstallingandusingtheM-Rail
• PleasereadthewarningtotheM-railparts.
• TheM-Railisanassistivebalancehandrailforbeds.
oItistoassistpersonswhoaremobile,butrequiresomeassistancetomoveorsitupinbed
oItalsohelpswithbalancewhenthepersongetsinandoutofbed.
oItfurtherhelpsthepersonwithbalancewhenstandingbesidethebedorduringtransfersbythebed.
• TheM-Railisnotintendedtosupportthefullweightofapersonandissuitableforpeoplewhoweighupto300pounds(135kg).
• Narrowbedsmaytiltiffullbodyweightisapplied.
• Suitableforallhomestylebedswithboxsprings
• May beusedwithsometypesofCare,InstitutionalandHospitalstyleadjustablebeds.
WARNING:ENTRAPMENT BETWEEN AN ASSISTIVE BEDSIDE HANDRAIL DEVICE AND A MATTRESS CAN BE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
• Entrapmentcanoccurwhenthereisagapbetweenthesideofthemattressandtheassistivehandrail.
• Itispossibleforaperson’shead,neck,arm(s),leg(s)orbodytobecomewedgedbetweenthesideofthemattressandtheassistive
handrailhorizontalcrossbarsorverticalsidebars.
• Themattressmustbetightagainsttheassistivehandrail,withnogapsatalltimes.Thisshouldbecheckedfrequently-atleastdaily.
• ForaddedsafetywerecommendinstallingtwoM-Rails,oneoneachsideofthebed,toassistwithkeepingthemattressinplace,with
nogaps.
• Thehorizontalcrossbarsmustbeusedatalltimes.
CAUTION:Ifthebedbaseiswiderthanthemattress,twoM-RailswillNOTwork.
• TheM-RailisNOTintendedforpeoplewithpoormobility,orforpeoplewhoarepermanentlybedridden.Extrasafetymeasuresand
precautionsmustbeusedwithhigherriskpatients
• THEM-RailISNOTTOBEUSEDASARESTRAINTandNOTTOBEUSEDTOPREVENTUSERSFROMFALLINGOUTOFBED.
• Pleasereadthefollowinglink:
ohttp://www.fda.gov/cdrh/bedrails.html
ohttp://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/bed_brochure.html
ItisveryimportantthattheM-RailisnotattachedtoanypartofaCare,InstitutionalorHospitalbedthatcanmoveorbeadjusted,
anditisveryimportantthattheM-Railattachmentstrapsarenottouchinganypartofthebedthatmoves
M-Rail installation instructions
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M-Rail Low Profile
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail High Profile
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail Low Profile
with 2 bars
[Fully Assembled]
M-Rail High Profile
with 3 bars
[Fully Assembled]