Activ8 Critical Care Solutions
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Activ8 Critical Care Solutions

Simplified Solutions for the most complex of care Delivering high quality critical care to patients with limited staff and financial resources demands a new approach in today's complex healthcare environment. The Activ8 range of critical care beds has been developed to deliver outstanding patient care and safety, reduce manual handling and work related injuries for clinical staff, and also encompasses pulmonary therapies such as CLRT, which have been found to reduce re-admission rates, shorten length of stay and minimise costs.1 The Activ8 range includes; the best-in-class Vivo, fully...

Activ8 Vivo Exceptional patient care and safety, as standard Patient Anti-Slipping The Activ8 Vivo has been developed for everyone involved in the critical care environment – the patient, the clinical teams and the trust/health board. This bed has been designed to offer state of the art advanced clinical management solutions for critical care patients and helps create a safe and more comfortable environment. One button functionality on the touchscreen control panel provides access to a full range of therapy, comfort and safety settings offering simplified solutions. Innovative function to...

Pulmonary Therapies The Vivo’s Continuous Lateral Rotational Therapy (CLRT) has a tilt angle of up to 15° which can assist in the treatment of respiratory conditions related to immobility such as; pneumonia and atelectasis, as well as loosening and reducing lung secretions. CLRT can help patients get a more comfortable sleep and assist in reducing care costs for the hospital. In addition to programmable CLRT, Pulmonary Expansion Therapy increases the expansiveness of the thoracic cage of the patients in intensive care, who have undergone mechanical assisted ventilation. The Vivo bed is...

Pressure Area Care The Vivo has a lateral tilt therapy angle of up to 15°. Research states that the majority of critically ill patients are not repositioned every 2 hours.6 Our Programmable Continuous Lateral Rotational Therapy (CLRT) ensures the patient re-positioning schedule is maintained by simply programming the tilt angle and time frame needed in the touchscreen control. The specially designed dual therapy mattress can be easily switched between alternating and continuous low pressure (CLP). The intuitive touchscreen display controls all the mattress comfort settings. For convenience...

Nurse Assist Functions The Activ8 Vivo has a lateral rotation of up to 15° which can assist when re-positioning and handling patients. This function can also be used for many different general duties, such as changing bedding and patient care and hygiene. The double-sided lateral tilt can be used as a moving and handling aid to support patient care; reduce physical handling and minimise effort and stress during general nursing duties. When treating patients at the side of the bed clinicians can also use the integrated outer side rail controls. This simple handset includes all the most...

Infection Control X-ray Compliant Activ8 Vivo has been designed for easy cleaning and improved infection control. The mattress provides antimicrobial protection and is water resistant and vapour permeable. Vivo offers a wide radio transparency area for x-ray examination. The backrest can be quickly equipped with an x-ray cassette holder for chest x-rays without the requirement to move the patient. The mattress platform also facilitates x-rays with c-arm equipment. Bed Extension Taller patients are accommodated using the Activ8 Vivo’s electronically adjustable bed extension which extends by...

The Activ8 Vision range of critical care beds have been designed to meet the challenges of the critical care environment. The range can be customised for patient and ward reguirements. Optional extras: Continuous lateral rotational therapy (CLRT) with an angle of up to 30° /IWeigh scales Lateral tilt with angle of up to 20° Pulmonary Therapies ► Continuous lateral rotational therapy is beneficial for patients at risk of respiratory and lung complications. The tilt aims to reduce atelectasis and loosen lung secretions. ► The Activ8 Vision has a tilt angle of up to 30° - the largest in our...

Other Activ8 Vision Functions Activ8 Vision Specifications Infection Control X-ray Compliant Bed Extension The Vision beds are designed X-ray translucent mattress platform to Mattress platform extends the around hygiene and infection facilitate c-arm and other x-ray procedures. bed a further 20cm to ensure control procedures and include Channels are located under the backrest the comfort of taller patients. rounded edges and accessible, for chest x-rays without the requirement _ moulded mattress panels. All metal to disturb the patient. Other channels components are powder coated are placed...

The Activ8 Sigma has been developed to encompass high performance with safety resulting in a bed which simplifies the treatment of the patient. Weigh Scales Removable class III weigh scales provide accurate readings for patient weight monitoring and calculating fluid levels. Patient Safety The Sigma has a simple yet effective visual aid for clinicians to clearly see from a distance when the bed is in its lowest position. The amber under bed light changes to green to signal the bed is at its lowest point. Independent head side-rails maintain patient safety whilst allowing access to head and...

Infection Control Activ8 Sigma provides easy access to those hard to reach places for easy cleaning, as well as a slatted mattress platform to aid infection control procedures. Bed Extension Mattress platform extends a further 18cm to facilitate taller patients X-ray Compliant An x-ray translucent backrest for chest x-rays with no need to disturb the patient and reduce moving and handling requirements. Lockable Handset Safe Working Load Mattress Platform Length: 201cm Mattress Platform Width: 87cm Max Mattress Platform Height: 82cm Min Mattress Platform Height: 45cm Trendelenburg / Reverse...