Umano Medical FL36 Electric Hospital Bed with Hospital Bed Mattress
Umano Medical FL36 Electric Hospital Bed with Mattress, Pre-Owned
The Umano Medical FL36 is a Canadian built electric care bed for medical, surgical and long term care settings. Powered actuators adjust height and the surface contours, including backrest and knee gatch, from control boards on the bed, and the four section platform sits on a steel frame with an epoxy finish for cleaning.
This unit is pre-owned, carries a manufacture date of September 2017, and is supplied with a mattress. It is a heavy powered item, so the delivery and access notes below are part of the description rather than an afterthought.
What is included
| Item | Detail | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Umano Medical FL36 bed | Electric care bed, four section platform on castors with brakes | USED |
| Mattress | Medical grade mattress supplied with the bed | USED |
What is not included
| Item | Detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Siderails | Configuration on this unit is confirmed before dispatch | NOT INCLUDED |
| IV pole | Fixed or foldable pole, mounted in the frame sockets | SOLD SEPARATELY |
| Patient helper or lifting pole | Mobilisation aid mounted at the head end | SOLD SEPARATELY |
| Oxygen bottle holder | Frame mounted holder | NOT INCLUDED |
| Bed extender and cushion | Used where a longer sleep surface is needed | NOT INCLUDED |
| Installation and commissioning | Positioning, electrical safety testing and handover on site | NOT INCLUDED |
Checked before dispatch
- Connected to mains power and every powered movement run through its full travel, including height, backrest and knee gatch.
- Control boards operated and the movements confirmed against them.
- Castors rolled and every brake applied and released.
- Frame, welds, platform sections, actuator mountings and mains lead inspected for damage.
- Frame and mattress cleaned, and the mattress cover checked for splits or staining.
These are in-house workshop checks. Damaged or non-working items are not dispatched. No engineer service, load test or electrical safety certificate is included, and this item may require service. Ongoing maintenance sits under PUWER 1998, together with periodic electrical safety testing, and remains with the organisation operating the equipment.
Confirm before a patient uses the bed
- Read the safe working load from the bed's own label and work to that figure. It covers the patient, the mattress and anything mounted on the bed together.
- Electrical safety testing is carried out on receipt, as for any pre-owned mains powered device.
- Check the mattress fits the platform with no gap at the sides or ends, and that any siderails fitted are compatible with that mattress depth. Gaps between mattress, rail and frame are the entrapment risk on any profiling bed.
- Confirm all brakes hold on the floor surface where the bed will stand before it is loaded.
What an electric profiling bed actually changes
Two things separate a bed like this from a fixed frame. The first is height. Bringing the platform down to its lowest setting reduces the distance a confused or unsteady patient falls if they get out unaided, and raising it to working height means care is delivered without staff bending over a low frame all day. Those two positions serve opposite people, the patient and the carer, and only a powered height bed gives both without a compromise setting in the middle.
The second is the four section platform. Raising the backrest alone slides a patient down the bed and shears the skin over the sacrum, which is how pressure damage starts in someone who cannot reposition themselves. Bringing the knee gatch up first holds the pelvis, so the backrest can then be raised for feeding, treatment or conversation without the patient migrating. That sequence is why the sections are separate, and it is the difference between a bed that supports pressure care and one that quietly works against it.
Two limitations are worth stating. The bed weighs well over 100 kg before anyone is in it, so it moves on its castors within a building but is not something one person handles up a stair, and the access notes below matter. And the platform is designed to be used with siderails and a mattress matched to it: a mattress that is too thin, too small or too soft at the edges undermines both the profiling and the entrapment protection, so a fresh mattress is specified to the platform rather than bought on size alone.
Key features
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Umano Medical, Canada |
| Model | FL36 |
| Reference | FL3604440A |
| Manufacture date | 6 September 2017 |
| Device type | AC powered electric hospital bed |
| Condition | Pre-owned |
| Adjustment | Powered height, backrest and knee gatch, driven by built-in DC actuators |
| Platform | Four section mattress base |
| Frame | Steel with epoxy coated finish |
| Castors | Four castors with braking system |
| Power requirements | 220 to 240 V AC, 50 to 60 Hz, 2.15 A |
| Safe working load | 227 kg as stated for this unit. Confirm against the bed's own label, since the manufacturer quotes 272 kg for other FL36 configurations |
| Patient sleep surface, platform figures | 889 mm wide by 2032 mm long on the standard configuration, extendable to 2134 mm where a bed extender is fitted |
| Overall length, platform figures | Approximately 2240 mm including bumpers |
| Overall width, platform figures | Approximately 1000 mm with siderails down, 1050 mm with siderails up |
| Height range, platform figures | Approximately 254 mm to 762 mm to the top of the platform on 127 mm dual castors |
| Backrest travel | 0 to 60 degrees |
| Knee gatch travel | 0 to 30 degrees |
| Trendelenburg and reverse | Plus or minus 16 degrees |
| Bed weight | 137 kg to 199 kg depending on configuration |
| Maximum mattress weight | 20 kg |
| Maximum accessory weight | 45 kg |
| Intended use | Adult medical, surgical and long term care |
Specification limited to what is confirmed
- Rows marked as platform figures are manufacturer data for the FL36 platform, which is built in several configurations with different surface widths and castor sizes. They are a guide to room planning, not a measurement of this individual bed.
- Where the bed has to fit a specific bay, alcove or lift, ask for the overall length, the width with siderails down and the minimum and maximum height measured on this unit before ordering.
- Siderail configuration, castor size, actuator hours, service history and any options fitted are confirmed against the individual bed on request.
Condition and history
Delivery, access and lifting
- The bed weighs between 137 kg and 199 kg depending on configuration. It is not a two person carry, and it is not carried up or down stairs.
- Delivery is kerbside or to ground floor access unless other arrangements are agreed beforehand. Confirm doorway widths, corridor turns and lift dimensions in advance.
- The bed rolls on its own castors once it is on level ground, and the brakes hold it while it is positioned.
- A mains socket is needed within reach of the head end, and the lead is routed so it cannot be run over by the castors.
Routine checks and care
| Task | Interval |
|---|---|
| Clean the frame, platform and mattress cover with an approved disinfectant | Between patients |
| Check the mattress cover for splits, and the mattress fit against the platform and rails | Between patients |
| Run every powered movement through its full travel and confirm the brakes hold | Weekly |
| Inspect the mains lead, hand control lead and actuator mountings for damage | Monthly |
| Electrical safety testing and a full functional inspection | Annually, and after any repair or relocation |
Intervals follow common practice for powered care beds and are adjusted to the manufacturer instructions and local policy.
