Invacare IVCGFMO manual

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Catalog 06-059 9/26/06 7:58 AM Page 1[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 2 Patients immobilized and unable to move can suffer serious destruction of the skin and soft body tissue in as little as one hour . This often results in the formation of a pressure ulcer . A pressure ulcer is defined as any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure resul[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 3 Stages of Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers can be graded from Stage I to Stage IV to classify the degree of tissue damage. Pressure ulcers do not necessarily progress from Stage I to Stage IV or heal from Stage IV to Stage I. Stage I: _________________________ Non-bl[...]

  • Page 4

    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 4 • Always follow the directions and advice given by the prescribing physician. • Elevate the head of the bed no more than 30˚ whenever possible for maximum pressure distribution. • T o determine if the patient has bottomed out, place an outstretched hand, palm[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces GROUP I Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 5 Invacare ® CareGuard ™ 101 Foam Mattress Model no. CG101080, CG10180CA Invacare ® Gel Foam Mattress Overlay Model no. IVCGFMO Invacare ® CareGuard ™ APP Alternating Pressure Pad System Model no. CG9701 Features ________________________________________[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Group II Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 6 Invacare ® Alternating Pressure Mattress System Model no. MNS400-E Invacare ® Alternating Pressure Mattress System Model no. MNS400-S, MNS400-B Invacare ® Low Air Loss Mattress Replacement System Model no. MNS500-S, MNS500-B Features ____________________[...]

  • Page 7

    Group II Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 7 Invacare ® microAIR ® 3500S ™ Low Air Loss System Model no. BB9572000 Invacare ® Low Air Loss with Alternating Pressure Mattress Replacement System Model no. MNS500AP , MNS500AP-B Invacare ® Lateral T urning Mattress Model no. MNS600-S, MNS600-B Featu[...]

  • Page 8

    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Group II Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 8 Invacare ® microAIR ® T urn-Q ® Plus Low Air Loss with Rotation System Model no. BB9612000 Invacare ® ACT Mattress Model no. ACT1-ACT12 Features _____________________________________ • T rue low air loss regulates skin moisture and temperature • Lat[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 9 Medicare Coverage Criteria* In order to qualify for a therapeutic support surface, patients must meet certain criteria. A Group I support surface is covered if the patient meets either of the following scenarios: 1. Completely immobile OR 2. Limited mobility or has [...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 10 Gel Overlay Foam Mattress Alternating Pressure Non-powered Alternating Pressure Model Name CareGuard ™ Gel Foam Mattress Overla y CareGuard ™ Therapeutic Foam Mattress CareGuard ™ Alternating Pressure System ACT Mattress Model Number IVCGFMO CG10180/CG10180CA[...]

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    Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces Invacare ® Therapeutic Support Surfaces 11 Low Air Loss Lateral Rotation MNS400-S / MNS400-B MNS500AP / MSN500AP-B BB9572000 MNS500-S / MSN500-B BB9612000 MNS600-S / MNS600-B EO277 EO277 EO277 EO277 EO277 EO277 $645.46 - $759.37 $645.46 - $759.38 $645.46 - $759.39 $645.46 - $759.40 $645.46 - $759.41 $645.46[...]

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    Invacare Corporation www .invacare.com USA One Invacare W ay Elyria, Ohio 44035-4190 (800) 333 - 6900 Canada 570 Matheson Blvd. E. Unit 8 Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 4G4 Canada (800) 668 - 5324 Invacare, the Blue Medallion Design, Y es, you can., microAIR and T urn-Q are registered trademarks and CareGuard and 3500S are trademarks of Invacare Corporat[...]