Posey Bed 8060 - Manual (Page 14)

Choosing the Right Bed for Use with the Posey Bed 8040, 8050 or 8060
The Posey Bed is an A-Frame Canopy that attaches to a compatible hospital bed. Because the canopy does
not include a bed, it is very important to select the correct hospital bed for proper and safe use. Using the
wrong bed may result in serious injury or death to the patient. There are a number of hospital beds in use
today, from many manufacturers which, are fully compatible with the Posey Bed canopy. Hospital beds come
with either removable head and footboards, or non-removable head and footboards.
Compatible hospital beds must meet the following requirements:
• Length of the bed frame must be ≤ 96” and does not retract < 76”
• Width of bed frame must be ≤ 36”
• The height of the bed platform (deck of the bed) from the floor
must be able to adjust between 16 and 25 inches for the 8050 and
8060 models, and between 13 and 22 inches for the 8040 model.
Depending on the features of the bed, operational limits must be also
be observed when a Posey Bed canopy is in use as described in the User
Manual. For example, the head of bed angle can only be raised ≤ 70”.
It is important to keep the bed platform in the lowest position to
keep the canopy tight and avoid material in the patient area when the
patient is alone.
BEDS WITH REMOVABLE HEADBOARDS AND
FOOTBOARDS
ALWAYS use the IV Post Mount Brackets (Part Q) on a hospital bed
with removable head and footboards. Mounting the IV Post Mount
Bracket to the IV Post Socket will firmly attach the A-Frame to the bed.
BEDS WITH NON-REMOVABLE HEADBOARDS AND FOOTBOARDS
ALWAYS use the Posey Bed Universal Straps (Cat. 8018) for a hospital bed with non-removable head and
footboards to firmly attach the frame to the bed.
NEVER activate any of the features listed below while using the Posey Bed Canopy:
• NEVER lower the deck of the bed below sixteen inches (16”) (8050 and 8060 Models), or below thirteen
inches (13”) (8040 Model) from the floor to prevent suspending the mattress
above the bed deck. The bottom of the canopy must be fully supported by the
bed deck to prevent canopy damage; or
• NEVER raise the hospital bed above twenty-five inches (25”) (8050 and 8060
Models), or above twenty-two inches (22”) (8040 Model) from the floor to the
deck of the bed; or
• NEVER tilt the hospital bed surface head-to-foot or foot-to-head
(Trendelenberg feature); or
• NEVER allow the hospital bed to transform into a “chair” shaped position,
where the foot of the bed can be lowered to an angle greater than five
degrees (5°).
Using these features will damage the canopy system and bed motors and will
increase the risk of serious injury or death from ENTRAPMENT, suffocation from excess material in the patient
compartment, or from an unassisted bed exit, which could result in a fall.
Deck of Bed
16” - 25”
Fig. 28. Deck of Bed Dimensions 8050/8060
Deck
of bed
16” or
17”
Deck of bed 13” or 14”
8050/8060
8040
Deck of Bed
13” - 22”
Fig. 28A. Deck of Bed Dimensions 8040

14 Posey Bed - 8040, 8050, 8060
Bed Assembly