Description
The Hillrom 900 Accella Smart Bed is a high-acuity medical-surgical bed designed to enhance patient safety and streamline caregiver workflows. Manufactured by Hillrom (a Baxter company), it is primarily used in intensive care, acute care, and ambulatory settings.
Key Features and Capabilities
The bed is built to address clinical challenges such as fall prevention and pressure ulcer management:
- Safety Alerts: Includes a 3-mode Bed Exit Alarmto notify staff if a patient at risk of falling attempts to leave the bed.
- Clinical Indicators: Features an Intelligent Nightlightthat shines green when the bed is in its safest, lowest position, and audible alerts if the brakes are not engaged.
- Emergency Response: An Auto CPRfunction quickly flattens the backrest to put the patient in a horizontal position for resuscitation.
- Patient Mobility: The One-Touch EasyChair™button articulates the bed into a chair position to help prepare patients for mobilization.
- Data Integration: Integrated scales (Easyweigh™) and BMI calculation can send patient data directly to hospital Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems via wireless connectivity.
Technical Specifications
According to Hillrom’s technical data:
- Safe Working Load: 250 kg (approx. 551 lbs).
- Height Adjustment: Ranges from 38.6 cm to 80.8 cm.
- Bed Angles: Head section (0° to 65°), Thigh section (0° to 28°), and Trendelenburg/Reverse Trendelenburg (±17°).
- Patient Requirements: Intended for patients weighing at least 40 kg with a height of at least 146 cm.
Advanced Options
- Accella Therapy™ Surface: An optional integrated mattress that manages pressure redistribution and microclimate to reduce the risk of skin breakdown.
- X-Ray Sleeve: Allows for in-bed imaging when paired with compatible therapeutic surfaces.
