Central locking castors

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Trinity EBC (electronic braking castors)

• Automatic braking for hospital beds

• Steer from both ends of the bed

• Push button and foot pedal control

Electric Brake Control improves safety and makes it simple to lock and control the bed.

It has been reported that in the 65+ age group, fall rates are as high as 12 per 1000 bed days.

Patient falls carry additional risk of injury to the patient, but also an increase in associated costs to the facility. However, many of these falls can be prevented.

Leading health organisations recommend: “Make the environment safe by ensuring that the bed is at the appropriate height for the patient and the wheels and/or brakes are locked when the bed is not being moved”. *But it’s easy to forget to apply brakes when you’re under pressure. Automatic braking prevents falls due to unlocked brakes.

*Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People. Best Practice Guidelines for
Australian Hospitals, 2009

Design features

Automatically applied brakes (reduce cost of falls due to brakes being unlocked) – brakes apply after 30 seconds of nonmovement (programmable).

3 brake positions (directional lock, total brake & free (swivel) can be applied using the pedals or the handset (whatever is easier and more intuitive for the user).

Bed can be easily steered from both directions with flexible directional lock:

• Steer from the head end

• Steer from the foot end

• In the event of a flat battery, castors can be controlled manually (individually) with pedal operation of all functions – Brake/Steer/Free

• Integrated controls with handset or bed control panel

• Visual indicator light to show status of brake

• Extra low bed height achievable

• Design freedom – no need to accommodate traditional transfer bar
  

Low current draw ensures long battery life Watch the demo video:
www.fallshaw.com.au/castors/specialised/electric_brake_castors

Standards compliance

Designed to comply with:
• IEC60601 3rd edition including IEC 60601-2-52 Particular Requirments for the Basic Safety
and essential Performance of Medical Beds.

Note: all Trinity castors pass the “threshhold test” (even the 100mm (4”) size)

Trinity EBC is compatible with LINAK controllers and handsets. Other controllers are also possible. Fallshaw supplies the castors (incorporating motion sensing & servo control units).

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Trinity castors come with manually operated pedals and TrinityEBC castors can also be electronically operated.

• Fixed brake position: The brake pedal does not swivel with the castor so it is always within easy reach

• 3-in-1 brake

• The advanced braking mechanism provides 3 brake functions with soft touch actuation: Total brake, Directional lock and swivel (free)

• Ultra-short swept radius

• At 78mm (100mm version), the swept radius is ultra small and eliminates trip hazards

• Inovative Patended Design

• USA Patent US8202297B2

• European Patent 2164715

• Australian Patent 2008258348

Standards compliance

Designed to comply with:

IEC60601 3rd edition including IEC 60601-2-52
Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and essential Performance of Medical Beds