Designed for comfort and safety, bariatric beds are the best possible solution for transporting and rehabilitating bariatric patients. Use by medical professionals and hospitals to allow their patients to be actively involved in their physical rehabilitation process.
With basic features like adjustable deck height, open side rails, width adjustment, and easy-to-access electric controls bariatric beds make it easy for medical professionals to treat their patients with minimum physical stress on patients.
Bed level, height and angle settings can be controlled manually or electrically. The screw and slider mechanism of the beds provides a self locking facility that locks the bed on any level, height and angle. If provided with an electric battery setup the bed can even be used in remote operations for example by ambulances or remote hospitals.
Unlike the normal hospital beds, the bariatric beds are manufactured with high strength metal tubes the bed structure can easily take up to 500 kg. Non-powered surface, fully trapeze metal frame and tri-laminated surface make the bed frame safe, hygienic, and long lasting.
Advanced features like a built-in head angle indicator and various therapeutic support surfaces, bariatric beds can provide pulsation therapy, alternation therapy, and rotational with vibration therapies to facilitate a wide array of patients.
The dimensions depend on model and manufacturer but a bariatric bed can have a width of 1,300mm or more and a length of over 2,000mm. The height of bariatric beds can be adjusted up to 800mm as per the patient's requirement. Almost all beds now have adjustable weight and length features which make them adjustable to the patient's needs.
Yes, you may need a special bariatric mattress as they best perform with a flexible mattress that can work perfectly with bed changing angles and patients' postures. To compensate for heavy weight individuals a special mattress may also be needed that can take the weight of a few hundred Kgs.
Bariatric beds are designed and manufactured to resist heavy load and fatigue. High strength metal tube structure and robust design allow beds to take up to 500 kg of external load. All their mechanisms like height adjustment or patient posture adjustment can work against this external load.
A basic manual bariatric bed can cost around $3,000 to $5,000 while a similar electric bariatric bed can cost up to $12,000. An advanced bariatric bed will all advance function for physical therapy and all electric systems can cost from $30,000 up to $90,000.
No, you don’t need any certifications or training for using a bariatric bed although only a medical professional should use it for treating medically challenged patients.
As bariatric beds are for medical patients, cleaning is of high importance for the health of both the patient and medical personnel. A bariatric bed needs a proper and thorough cleaning before and after a new patient. This can involve disinfection surface cleaning and changing bed sheets.
Bariatric beds have a robust design and they are manufactured with high standards so they do not need any regular maintenance on any of their parts. A bi-annual or annual maintenance may involve lubricating moving joints, mechanical mechanism of screw and slider, checking electronic wiring and circuits, and replacement of any broken or fractured part.
If you are looking to a buy a Bariatric Bed for sale, suppliers on MedicalSearch include Midmed, Access Health, JD Healthcare Group, Keystone Health Services Australia, Novacorr Healthcare