{"product_id":"bariatric-couch-doherty-2-section-electric","title":"Doherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch","description":"\u003c!-- ═══════════════════════════════════ SECTION 1 : DESCRIPTION, REFERENCES, FEATURES, NOTICES ═══════════════════════════════════ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDoherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch, 120 cm Wide, 320 kg Capacity, New\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Doherty 2 section bariatric couch is an electric treatment couch built for patients a standard couch cannot take. It carries a user weight capacity of 320 kg, which is 50 stone, across a treatment surface 120 cm wide and 196 cm long, with powered height adjustment and a powered backrest worked from a handset on either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth is the part that makes the capacity usable. A conventional examination couch is 63 to 70 cm across and rated somewhere around 200 to 250 kg. Raising the rating alone would not help, because a patient whose shoulders and hips overhang the edges cannot lie safely or be examined properly, and will not relax on a surface they can feel themselves sliding off. At 120 cm this couch is close to twice the width of a standard one. That is the difference between a patient being examined on a couch and being examined in a chair, or not at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe powered height range matters most at its lower end. Getting a heavy patient onto a fixed height couch is the highest risk manual handling task most primary care teams meet, and it is a risk taken by both the patient and the staff. Lowering the couch to transfer height, then raising it to the clinician, removes the climb and the stoop in one movement. For a practice, that is the practical form of the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, and it is also where back injuries among staff are avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a quieter point worth making too. Being examined on equipment that is visibly built for the patient's size, rather than on something that creaks and is plainly at its limit, changes how a consultation goes. The couch is finished in Doherty upholstery with rounded corners, which wipes down cleanly and has no seams at the corners to split, and it arrives fully assembled on four large castors with a central locking brake. A breathing hole and a paper roll holder are fitted. Supplied new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReferences\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDoherty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 section electric bariatric couch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct code\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePLE03\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUser weight capacity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320 kg, 50 stone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment surface width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall length\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight and backrest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoth powered, handset controlled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpholstery colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorm blue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser weight capacity of 320 kg, 50 stone, against the 200 to 250 kg typical of a standard couch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment surface 120 cm wide, close to twice the width of a conventional examination couch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall length of 196 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered height adjustment, lowering for transfer and raising to the clinician.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered backrest through 0 to 75 degrees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandset control operable from either side of the couch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour large castors with a central locking brake, so the couch is held still during a transfer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreathing hole fitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper roll holder fitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoherty upholstery with rounded corners, wiping down cleanly with no corner seams to split.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivered fully assembled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBariatric phlebotomy arms and side rails available as separate items.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fff3cd; border-left: 5px solid #ffc107; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 0 0 22px; border-radius: 4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #856404;\"\u003ePoints to note before ordering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight range figures differ between published sources.\u003c\/strong\u003e United Kingdom suppliers quote this couch at both 47 to 93 cm and 49 to 98 cm. The lowest height is the figure a bariatric transfer depends on, so Elarix Medical confirms it against the manufacturer's data sheet and in writing rather than publishing a number that is quoted two ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity is a rating, not a handling plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 320 kg capacity describes what the couch takes. Moving a patient of that weight on and off it is a separate assessment under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and may call for a hoist, a transfer board or additional staff. The couch removes the climb; it does not remove the need to plan the transfer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePowered equipment carries a maintenance duty.\u003c\/strong\u003e The couch has actuators, a handset and a mains lead, so it falls under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and belongs in the site's electrical testing programme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery and access.\u003c\/strong\u003e The couch arrives fully assembled and is a two person handling item at this size. Doorway widths, corridor turns and lift access are agreed with Elarix Medical at the point of order, because a 120 cm couch does not pass through every door that a 70 cm one does.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ═══════════════════════════════════ SECTION 2 : TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ═══════════════════════════════════ --\u003e","brand":"Doherty","offers":[{"title":"VAT Exempt","offer_id":60005291229509,"sku":"DOH25565","price":1299.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"VAT Included","offer_id":60005291262277,"sku":"DOH25565","price":1299.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2716\/3717\/files\/Doherty_2_Section_Electric_Bariatric_Couch_120_cm_Wide.png?v=1793386312","url":"https:\/\/selfimed.com\/it\/products\/bariatric-couch-doherty-2-section-electric","provider":"SelfiMed UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}