Doherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch SelfiMed UK

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Doherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch

Name: Doherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch
Brand: Doherty
SKU: DOH25565
Price: 1299.99 GBP
Availability: InStock
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Brand: Doherty
Category: Examination couch
SKU: DOH25565

Doherty 2 Section Electric Bariatric Couch, 120 cm Wide, 320 kg Capacity, New

The 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.

Width 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.

The 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.

There 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.

References

Brand	Doherty
Product	2 section electric bariatric couch
Product code	PLE03
User weight capacity	320 kg, 50 stone
Treatment surface width	120 cm
Overall length	196 cm
Sections	Two
Height and backrest	Both powered, handset controlled
Upholstery colour	Storm blue
Condition	New

Features

User weight capacity of 320 kg, 50 stone, against the 200 to 250 kg typical of a standard couch.
Treatment surface 120 cm wide, close to twice the width of a conventional examination couch.
Overall length of 196 cm.
Powered height adjustment, lowering for transfer and raising to the clinician.
Powered backrest through 0 to 75 degrees.
Handset control operable from either side of the couch.
Four large castors with a central locking brake, so the couch is held still during a transfer.
Breathing hole fitted.
Paper roll holder fitted.
Doherty upholstery with rounded corners, wiping down cleanly with no corner seams to split.
Delivered fully assembled.
Bariatric phlebotomy arms and side rails available as separate items.

Points to note before ordering

Height range figures differ between published sources. 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.
Capacity is a rating, not a handling plan. 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.
Powered equipment carries a maintenance duty. 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.
Delivery and access. 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.

Technical specifications

Brand: Doherty
Product: 2 section electric bariatric couch
Product code: PLE03
Condition: New
Device type: Bariatric examination and treatment couch
Device classification in the United Kingdom: Class I medical device under the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002
User weight capacity: 320 kg, 50 stone
Sections: Two
Overall length: 196 cm
Treatment surface width: 120 cm
Height adjustment: Powered, by actuator
Height range: Confirmed from the manufacturer's data sheet before dispatch
Backrest adjustment: Powered, 0 to 75 degrees
Control: Handset, operable from either side
Castors: Four large castors
Brake: Central locking
Breathing hole: Fitted
Paper roll holder: Fitted
Upholstery: Doherty pattern with rounded corners
Upholstery colour: Storm blue
Other colours: Further colours exist in the range, availability confirmed at order
Assembly: Delivered fully assembled
Couch weight: Confirmed before dispatch
Mains supply: 230 V alternating current, 50 Hz, United Kingdom lead
Compatible accessories: Bariatric phlebotomy arms and side rails, not supplied
Maintenance framework: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Handling consideration: Patient transfer assessed under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
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 handset or actuator