Ultracore Repose Inside

REPOSE MATTRESS OVERLAY

• A reactive air, pressure redistribution and reduction support surface, with high levels of immersion and envelopment.

FOAM U-CORE

• Designed to follow the contours of a profiling bed, the u-core structure provides extra stability and support to the mattress

COVER

• A multi-stretch polyurethane cover, that is moisture vapour permeable, water resistant and has a protective ingress zip cover

SPECIFICATION

• Contents: 1 x Repose Mattress Overlay, 1 x Foam U-core & 1 x cover
• Dimensions L 1980mm x W 880mm x H150mm
• Order Code: 9100012
• Max Patient Weight 222kg
• Product Weight 10kg
• Inflation, deflation and repacking instructions: Please see download tab for instructions.
• Cleaning instructions: Please see download tab for cleaning guidance.
• Repose Mattress Inner is supplied with a 3 year warranty, the u-core foam and polyurethane cover are supplied with a 5 year warranty.

INDICATIONS FOR USE

Ultracore Repose Inside is designed for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and is intended to be used in conjunction with an appropriately sized bed frame, as part of a pressure ulcer prevention program.

• Designed to be cleaned and reused.
• Patients identified as being up to very high risk as defined by commonly used assessment tools.
• For the treatment of all categories of pressure ulcers when used as part of a package of care.

LIMITATIONS FOR USE

Repose is not suitable for the following:

• Persons weighing in excess of 222kg
• Persons with unstable spinal fractures
• Where body shape is such that the person cannot be fully supported by the Repose mattress overlay or cushion
• Repose is suitable for use with bed and trolley side rails subject to the bed or trolley manufacturer’s instructions and appropriate risk assessment

PRECAUTIONS

• Must not be used on a double bed mattress frame
• Not for persons weighing in excess of 222 kg / 35 stone
• Not for persons with unstable spinal fractures
• Avoid direct contact with heat and sharp objects
• Keep away from pets
• Where body shape is such that the person cannot be fully supported

If deterioration in skin condition is noted, clinical advice should be sought and, if so advised, use of the product discontinued. Avoid direct contact with heat and sharp objects. When deflated, keep away from babies and small children. Keep away from pets.

• Managing Pressure Areas in Vulnerable Adults with a New Hybrid Mattress (1)
  Toni Paul Senior Sister, Holcot ward, Northampton General Hospital

• **Evaluating-a-Static-Pressure-Redistributing-Mattress-in-a-Rehabilitation-Ward
  **Veronica Pollard Tissue Viability Nurse, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board

• **A review of evidence for use of the Repose® product range
  **Wounds UK Journal, November 2015, Volume 11, Issue 4
  SAMANTHA HOLLOWAY, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff.

• Pressure Relief With Visco-Elastic Foam or With Combined Static Air Overlay? A Prospective, Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial in a Dutch Nursing Home
  Wounds Journal Vol. 25, No. 10 October 2013
  Martin van Leen, MD1; Prof Steven Hovius, MD, PhD2; Ruud Halfens, PhD3; Jacques Neyens, PT, PhD3,4; Prof Jos Schols, MD, PhD3.

• Challenging the Pressure Sore Paradigm
  JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE APRIL, VOL 8, No 4, 1999
  P. Price, S. Bale, R. Newcombe, K. Harding, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

• **Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Audit: What are the benefits of doing it?
  **Anne Ballard Wilson, Tissue Viability Nurse, Fife Acute Operational Division Scotland

• Clinical Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Multimodal Static Pressure Relieving Device
  8th European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Open Meeting Aberdeen, Scotland May 5-7th 2005
  J. Osterbrink, H. Mayer, Gerhard Schröder

• Two Clinical Evaluations of the Repose System
  Wounds UK Journal, 2006, Volume 2, No 3; 14-25
  Ann MacFarlane, Sue Sayer

• Cost Effective Pressure Ulcer Prevention: the paradigm shift?
  Nursing in Practice, Volume 3, Issue 4: December 2007
  Lynne Watret Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, Primary Care NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• The new pressure ulcer management paradigm?
  Wounds UK Journal, Volume 3, Issue 4: December 2007
  Lynne Watret Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, Primary Care NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• The Use Of A New Overlay Mattress In Patients With Chronic Pain: Impact On Sleep And Self-Reported Pain
  Clinical Rehabilitation 2003; 17: 488–492
  P Price, S Rees-Mathews, N Tebble Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine J Camilleri University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff , Wales

• Repose: the cost-effective solution for prompt discharge of patients
  THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING, 2000, Vol 9, No.21
  Sylvie Hampton, Independent Tissue Viability Consultant Nurse, Eastbourne

• A long-term durability assessment of static air filled pressure redistribution devices in the community setting.
  Maria Poole Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, Wolverhampton PCT Anne Coghlan Wound Care Sister, South Staffordshire PCT

VAT REFUNDS FOR DISABLED USERS

If you are chronically sick or disabled you may be eligible to claim back the VAT on your order.

QUICK GUIDE

Step 1: Place and complete your order.
Step 2: Download and complete the Eligibility Declaration Form.
Step 3: Send the completed form to Frontier Medical Group.
Step 4: If eligible we will refund the VAT to the card you used to process your Repose order.

To apply for VAT relief please complete your purchase and download the Eligibility Declaration Form. Please send the completed form to Frontier Medical Group. We will then process your application. If you are eligible for VAT relief we will refund the VAT to the card you used to process your order payment.

For further details please see our terms and conditions or visit the HMRC website.