{"product_id":"patient-hoist-prism-medical-a-205-aluminium-mobile","title":"Prism Medical A-205 Patient Hoist with Battery \u0026 Hand Control","description":"\u003c!-- ═══════════════════════════════════ SECTION 1 : DESCRIPTION, REFERENCES, FEATURES, NOTICES ═══════════════════════════════════ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrism Medical A-205 Aluminium Mobile Patient Hoist with Battery and Hand Control, Pre-owned\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe A-205 is Prism Medical's aluminium mobile patient hoist, supplied here with its battery and hand control. It runs a 24 V Linak lifting actuator with powered mast and powered base, carries a quick release carry bar that turns through a full circle, and rolls on 100 mm castors. The frame is anodised and powder coated aluminium rather than painted steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lifting range is what decides whether a hoist is worth owning, and this one runs from 390 mm at its lowest to 1770 mm at its highest. The low figure is the one that matters. A person who has fallen is the hardest transfer in residential and community care, and a hoist whose boom will not drop close to the floor simply cannot do it: the sling cannot be reached, and the fallen person waits for an ambulance crew instead. At 390 mm this hoist will work a floor recovery. At 1770 mm it will reach onto a high bed, a changing bench or a plinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is powered, which is a bigger deal in practice than it sounds. The legs open from 586 mm to 940 mm measured inside, or 690 mm to 1041 mm outside, so the hoist straddles an armchair, a wheelchair base or a commode. On a manual hoist that opening is done with a foot pedal, which means a carer bending to the floor at the same moment they are steadying a patient in a sling. Here it is done from the hand control, standing upright, with both hands still on the transfer. The aluminium frame is the other practical choice: lighter to push along a corridor and unbothered by the damp of a wet room or a bathroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hoist lifts a person, so it falls under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, which call for a thorough examination by a competent person at least every six months, over and above routine servicing. The carry bar takes loop slings on spring loaded clips and can accept weigh scales. The mast can be assembled at three height positions, emergency stop and manual emergency lowering are fitted, charging is on board, and the control box carries diagnostics and usage tracking. Supplied pre-owned with its battery and hand control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReferences\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-205\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrism Medical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminium mobile patient hoist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLifting range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e390 mm to 1770 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActuator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 V Linak\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarry bar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuick release, turns through a full circle, spring loaded sling clips\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSling type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLoop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe working load\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaken from the hoist label before dispatch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatutory examination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLOLER 1998, at least every six months\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-owned\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\u003eLifting range from 390 mm to 1770 mm, low enough to work a floor recovery and high enough for a raised bed or changing bench.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered base, so the legs are opened from the hand control rather than by bending to a foot pedal mid transfer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegs opening from 586 mm to 940 mm inside, to straddle an armchair, a wheelchair base or a commode.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnodised and powder coated aluminium frame, lighter to push and untroubled by a wet room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 V Linak lifting actuator with powered mast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick release carry bar turning through a full circle, so the bar does not foul the mast while the person is positioned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpring loaded clips on the carry bar for loop slings, and provision for weigh scales.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMast assembled at any of three height positions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergency stop and manual emergency lowering fitted as standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn board charging, so no separate charging dock is needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl box with diagnostics and hoist usage tracking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100 mm castors on a base 1300 mm long and 110 mm high.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattery and hand control supplied with the hoist.\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\u003eSafe working load is read from the hoist, not from a catalogue.\u003c\/strong\u003e Published figures for the A-205 appear as both 205 kg and 200 kg. On a patient hoist that is not a figure to take on trust, so Elarix Medical reads the safe working load from the label on the hoist itself and states it in writing before dispatch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlings are not included and are not interchangeable.\u003c\/strong\u003e This carry bar takes loop slings on spring loaded clips, so clip and stud type slings do not fit it. A sling is also matched to the individual being lifted, by size, design and condition, not simply to the hoist. Slings carried over from another machine are checked against this carry bar before use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBattery condition on a pre-owned hoist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sealed batteries lose capacity with age and with the way they have been charged, and a hoist that lifts once and then stops mid transfer is worse than one that does not start. Elarix Medical states the battery type and its condition in writing, confirms the charging arrangement works, and quotes a fresh battery where the fitted one has aged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-owned condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marks to the frame consistent with service use. Castors, boom, mast joints, carry bar clips, emergency stop and manual lowering are checked and their state stated in writing, and Elarix Medical photographs the actual hoist on request.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ═══════════════════════════════════ SECTION 2 : TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ═══════════════════════════════════ --\u003e","brand":"Prism","offers":[{"title":"VAT Exempt","offer_id":59938800075077,"sku":"PRI4159V","price":499.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"VAT Included","offer_id":59938800107845,"sku":"PRI4159V","price":499.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2716\/3717\/files\/Prism-A-205-Aluminium-Mobile-Hoist-2.jpg?v=1793126620","url":"https:\/\/selfimed.com\/products\/patient-hoist-prism-medical-a-205-aluminium-mobile","provider":"SelfiMed UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}