Apex Pro-care Optima Mode D'emploi page 20

Pro-care Optima / English
5.3 Relief Function
5.3.1 Pro-care Optima
The 5 knobs are on the patient's left-hand side at the foot end of the mattress. Turning the knob to
deflate the cell enables the caregivers to float the patient's heels and take away the pressure from
bony prominences.
NOTE- This one to two cells can be left permanently deflated.
NOTE- Deflating more than two adjacent cells may affect the support of the patient during the
normal alternating cycle.
5.3.2 Pro-care Optima Prone
Turning the knob to deflate the cell enables the caregivers to float the patient's and take away the
pressure from bony prominences.
‧ The 3 air cells in the head section are equipped with a knob.
‧ The 11 air cells in the torso section and the 6 air cells in the lower leg section cells are
equipped with a knob.
‧ The single Shoulder Support (4th) cell has no knob and cannot be deflated.
For complex patient needs off-loading/pressure relief:
You can off-load more than one area on the patient for longer periods, but with the following
restrictions:
‧ Select only two cells in the torso section to deflate.
‧ Select only one to two cell in the heel section to deflate.
‧ In the Prone position select three cells in the head section to deflate, or in the Supine position
select three cells in the head section to deflate.
NOTE- Deflating more than two adjacent cells may affect the support to the patient during the
normal alternating cycle.
For permanent off-loading/pressure relief:
‧ Select no more than two cells directly under
the area that desired to relieve.
‧ Rotate the knob in a counterclockwise
direction to the 12 o'clock position to
deflate the cell.
‧ Rotate the knob in a counterclockwise
direction to the 12 o'clock position to
deflate the cell.
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