Hoskins Electric Patient Examination Couch with Controller electric patient couch SelfiMed UK

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Hoskins Leeds, United Kingdom

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Hoskins Electric Patient Examination Couch with Controller

Name: Hoskins Electric Patient Examination Couch with Controller
Brand: Hoskins
SKU: HOP206801
Price: 499.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Key attributes

Brand: Hoskins
Category: Patient transfer trolley
SKU: HOP206801
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Hoskins Electric Patient Examination Couch with Controller

An electric examination couch built by Hoskins Medical Equipment Limited, supplied with its hand controller for powered height adjustment. The couch raises and lowers under power rather than on a foot pump or a fixed frame, which is the feature that decides how a couch works day to day.

Height is the whole argument for a powered couch, and it works in two directions. Downwards, a couch that drops low enough can be transferred onto by a patient who cannot climb a step, which is the difference between examining somebody properly and examining them in a chair. Upwards, it brings the patient to the clinician rather than asking the clinician to stoop over a fixed platform, which over a full list is the part that saves backs. A hydraulic couch does the same job but needs a foot pumped a dozen times between patients. On this couch it is a button, and the height can be changed mid examination with one hand while the other stays on the patient.

The couch is operated from a hand controller rather than a foot bar, so the height is adjusted from wherever the clinician is standing. Being powered, it is work equipment with a motor, a controller and a mains lead, so it sits under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 for maintenance and is electrically safety tested before dispatch, which a fixed height couch never needs.

For planning purposes, an electric examination couch of this class in the United Kingdom runs around 1900 to 2000 mm long and 630 to 700 mm wide, drops to somewhere between 450 and 500 mm at its lowest, rises to between 950 and 1060 mm at its highest, and carries a safe working load in the order of 200 to 250 kg. Those are the figures the market is built around and they give a usable idea of the space a couch of this type needs.

They are not, however, this couch's figures. Hoskins Medical Equipment published no specification sheet that remains available, so rather than borrow numbers from a similar model, Elarix Medical measures this couch: overall length and width, minimum and maximum height to the top of the cushion, backrest travel and base footprint, with the safe working load read from the manufacturer's label. All of it is stated in writing before dispatch, which is more use to a buyer planning a room than a figure lifted from a catalogue that does not describe the couch being bought.

References

Manufacturer	Hoskins Medical Equipment Limited
Device type	Electric examination couch
Height adjustment	Powered
Control	Hand controller, supplied
Model and reference	Read from the couch label and stated before dispatch
Number of sections	Confirmed before dispatch
Measurements	Taken from the couch and stated in writing before dispatch

Features

Powered height adjustment, operated from a hand controller rather than a foot pump.
Height changed mid examination with one hand, leaving the other on the patient.
Low height for patients who cannot climb onto a fixed couch, and working height for the clinician.
Adjustable backrest, so a patient is examined lying flat or sitting up.
Wipe clean upholstery over sealed foam, for decontamination between patients to local policy.
Hand controller supplied and function tested on the couch.
Electrically safety tested and function checked before dispatch.
Sized in the range usual for an electric examination couch, around 1900 to 2000 mm long and 630 to 700 mm wide.
Measurements taken from the actual couch and confirmed in writing, not quoted from a catalogue.

Points to note before ordering

Powered equipment carries a maintenance duty. A motorised couch has an actuator, a controller and a mains lead, so it falls under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and is included in the site's electrical testing programme. It is supplied electrically safety tested and function checked.
Condition and upholstery. Elarix Medical photographs the actual couch and states the condition of the frame, the upholstery and the controller in writing before dispatch. Recovering a sound frame is quoted separately where that is the better course.
Delivery and access. A steel couch is a two person handling item, moved on its side or dismantled, so doorway widths, lift access and stair turns are agreed with Elarix Medical at the point of order.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer: Hoskins Medical Equipment Limited
Device type: Electric examination couch
Model and reference: Read from the couch label and stated before dispatch
Serial number: Stated in writing before dispatch
Device classification in the United Kingdom: Class I medical device under the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002
Height adjustment: Powered, by actuator
Control: Hand controller on a lead, supplied and function tested
Typical length for a couch of this class: 1900 to 2000 mm
Typical width for a couch of this class: 630 to 700 mm
Typical minimum height for a couch of this class: 450 to 500 mm
Typical maximum height for a couch of this class: 950 to 1060 mm
Typical safe working load for a couch of this class: 200 to 250 kg
Typical section count for a couch of this class: Two or three
Minimum height to top of cushion: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Maximum height to top of cushion: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Overall length: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Overall width: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Cushion width: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Base footprint: Measured from the couch before dispatch
Number of sections: Confirmed before dispatch
Backrest adjustment: Travel confirmed before dispatch
Leg section adjustment: Presence confirmed before dispatch
Safe working load: Read from the manufacturer's label before dispatch
Couch weight: Confirmed before dispatch
Upholstery: Wipe clean cover over sealed foam, material confirmed before dispatch
Upholstery colour: Confirmed from the couch before dispatch
Upholstery condition: Photographed and stated in writing before dispatch
Breathing hole or face aperture: Presence confirmed before dispatch
Paper roll holder: Presence confirmed before dispatch
Castors or retractable wheels: Presence confirmed before dispatch
Mains supply: 230 V alternating current, 50 Hz, United Kingdom lead
Maintenance framework: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Access consideration for patients: Lowest height reached, relevant to reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010
Cleaning: Surface decontamination to local policy, disinfectant compatible with the cover material, no immersion of the controller or actuator
Commissioning: Electrical safety test and function check of the actuator and hand controller