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Vanry A-4

Product Code: HFAF-HB-3748

Rises to 785 mm, so washes and dressings are done standing up straight.

Care at the bedside is easier on the back with the bed raised toward hip height. This one travels 315 mm, from 470 to 785 mm, on a hand crank, and two more cranks set the backrest and leg section without any power supply.

Sections
Manual bed
Categories
Hospital Furniture & Fixtures
Condition
New
Origin
China
Seller Type
Certified Professional Seller
Size:
2145 × 1070 × 470–785 mm
CE & ISO Certified
Global Shipping
Supplier: Medigear
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For wards where most nursing care happens at the bedside, Hebei Vanry Medical Devices offers the A-4, a three-function manual hospital bed. The datasheet lists backrest raise and lower, leg section raise and lower, and overall height from 470 to 785 mm, and the Chinese product name describes a manual three-crank bed. Backrest and leg angles are not published. No Trendelenburg, reverse Trendelenburg, lateral tilt, CPR release or powered function is listed.

The height range is the working argument. Its 315 mm of travel lets staff lift the patient toward their own hip level for washing, dressings and linen changes, which keeps the back closer to upright through the tasks that fill a nursing shift. The benefit depends on the bed actually being raised, so crank effort and the turns needed for full travel belong in the questions put to the seller.

Nothing beyond the three functions is itemised on the datasheet. Product photography shows three crank handles at the foot end, moulded headboards and footboards with wood-effect inset panels, four split side rails, a sectioned deck with elongated slots, four castors and a red-marked lever beside one foot-end castor. Each of these stays unconfirmed until the quotation lists it, including rail count and dimensions, castor diameter and what the red lever does.

The A-4 measures 2145 × 1070 mm, with a published height range of 470–785 mm. It is listed on Medigear.uk for business buyers worldwide. Request the safe working load, the section angles, the rail and mattress dimensions and the declaration of conformity from the seller before order.

General medical and surgical wards are the natural home for the A-4, because that is where staff spend most of a shift washing, dressing, checking skin and changing linen at the bedside. Raising the bed for those tasks and lowering it for transfers is the routine the height range is built around, and it needs no electrical supply to do so.

Care homes and nursing homes can use it for residents who need help with personal care in bed. The backrest supports sitting up for meals, medication and conversation, and the leg section helps limit sliding toward the foot of the mattress. Where rails are fitted, MHRA guidance governs their prescription, fitting and maintenance, and each resident needs an individual rail risk assessment covering the mattress in use.

Rehabilitation and convalescent units suit it for patients who are regaining independence but still need staff help with some care tasks. District hospitals and field facilities where power is limited can deploy it without adding load to a stretched supply.

It is a weaker fit where patients are repositioned in bed many times a shift, since each height change is a crank task. HSE guidance states that where patients need to be handled in bed, providing electric profiling beds must be considered under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and that consideration should be recorded before choosing a crank-operated bed. It also does not suit children, bariatric patients without a published load rating, or care needing head-down tilt.

Public procurement routes, including NHS frameworks, and equivalent tenders elsewhere ask for the declaration of conformity, the standard edition tested and the device class. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and provided by the seller.

Care delivered at a comfortable height

The deck rises to 785 mm, lifting patients toward the carer's own working level for washing, dressings and linen changes. Staff stay upright through the tasks that fill a shift.

Lowered for safe transfers

Winding the bed down to 470 mm gives patients a steady, familiar height for getting in and out and for transfers with staff support.

315 mm of working range

One bed covers the full span of daily care, from low for transfers to high for bedside tasks, all from a single crank.

All three cranks in one place

Folding crank handles grouped at the foot end let one carer reach every movement from a single spot, keeping adjustments quick and calm.

Comfortable sitting for meals

The backrest crank brings patients upright to eat, drink and take medication, supported from the hips up.

Steady positioning through the day

The leg section holds patients securely when they sit up, so they stay comfortable through meals, visits and rest.

Independent of the electrical supply

With no motor or mains lead, the A-4 keeps every function available during outages and in rooms without spare sockets.

Warm, welcoming finish

Wood-effect panels on the headboards and footboards and rails give bedspaces a calm, homely feel that patients and families notice.

Three-function manual bed

Backrest, leg section and overall height, each on its own hand crank.

Height range of 470 to 785 mm

315 mm of travel for raised bedside care and lowered transfers.

Backrest raise and lower

Smoothly lifts the patient into a supported sitting position and back to flat.

Leg section raise and lower

Supports the lower limbs and keeps the patient seated securely.

Foot-end folding cranks

Three crank handles at the foot end fold away neatly when not in use.

No electrical components

No motor, battery or mains lead, so the bed works anywhere, at any time.

2145 mm overall length

A full adult-length frame with a compact overall footprint.

1070 mm overall width

A wide, stable frame that gives patients a secure lying surface.

Wood-effect headboards and footboards

Moulded boards with warm wood-effect inset panels and integrated hand holds.

Four split side rails

Individually operated rail sections provide support where it is needed and open access where it is not.

Slotted deck

Elongated slots let air circulate beneath the mattress for a fresher lying surface.

Four castors with foot-end control

Four castors for easy movement, with a clearly marked control lever at the foot end.

ISO 13485 certified manufacturer

Made by Hebei Vanry Medical Devices, which publishes ISO 13485:2016 quality management certification.

The A-4 is a three-function manual bed whose case rests on its height range: 315 mm of travel, from 470 to 785 mm, so staff can bring the patient up for bedside care and down for transfers. Research on nursing posture supports working at hip height, and it also shows the benefit only arrives when staff actually raise the bed. With no electrics, the bed runs anywhere and stays out of the electrical test schedule. Its load rating, section angles and rail dimensions are unpublished, and it is built for adults. Medigear.uk lists the A-4 for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Request the safe working load, section angles, crank effort, rail and mattress dimensions, spares list and declaration of conformity from the seller at quotation.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

A 2014 experimental study of nursing staff measured trunk posture during a standard bedside care routine at three bed heights set for each participant. Raising the mattress from thigh height to hip height increased the share of time spent upright by 19.8 percentage points, and raising it from knee height to hip height increased it by 28.0 points. Perceived exertion fell from 17.3 at knee height to 9.8 at hip height on the 15-point Borg scale. Whether 785 mm plus a mattress reaches hip height depends on the staff member, the mattress, and where the published figure is measured.

Not always, and the evidence is clear. In a 2022 laboratory study of healthcare workers boosting a patient up the bed, fewer than half adjusted the bed height at all when given the choice, and none raised it to the highest setting, even though the highest setting produced lower low back force. On a crank-operated bed, raising the deck takes deliberate effort, so training, ward routine and the crank effort itself decide whether the height range is used.

The datasheet lists three movements: the backrest, the leg section and the overall height. The product name describes a manual three-crank bed, and photography shows three crank handles at the foot end, so each movement appears to have its own crank. Section angles, crank effort and turns per full travel are not published. Confirm them at quotation if a care plan or a ward's handling assessment depends on them.

No power supply, motor or handset is listed, so the bed needs no socket and falls outside portable appliance testing. It is still work equipment, and in the UK the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 cover its maintenance and the training of staff who use it. LOLER applies only where lifting or lowering a load is a principal function of the equipment, and whether a height-adjustable bed meets that test is a judgement for the duty holder's competent person.

The safe working load is not published in manufacturer literature, so confirm it at quotation. Ask whether the figure covers the patient alone or the patient plus mattress and accessories, and ask for the maximum patient weight in the instructions for use. Until the figure is published in writing, do not allocate the bed to bariatric patients.

The datasheet itemises only the three functions and the dimensions. Photography shows side rails, crank handles, castors and moulded boards, but none of these is listed as standard supply, and no mattress, infusion stand or drainage hook is listed or shown. Ask the seller to itemise the delivery on the quotation, including the number of rail sections and the castor and brake specification.

In the UK, MHRA guidance (Bed rails: management and safe use) and National Patient Safety Alert NatPSA/2023/010/MHRA set the expectations. Rails need an individual risk assessment before use, checks of the gaps between the rail, mattress and boards, and inclusion in planned preventative maintenance with recorded inspections. The MHRA received 18 reports of deaths and 54 of serious injuries involving bed rails and associated equipment in the UK between 2018 and 2022. Request the rail dimensions and the mattress thickness the rails were designed for, because the wrong mattress changes every gap.

IEC 80601-2-52:2026 is the current international standard for adult medical beds, and its scope includes manual beds without electrical parts. Declarations may still cite IEC 60601-2-52:2009 with its 2015 amendment, so ask which edition the A-4 was tested against. A bed of this kind is typically Class I under UK MDR 2002, or higher and use-dependent; confirm against the declaration of conformity at order. Great Britain accepts CE-marked devices under transitional arrangements. At the same time, the MHRA consults on indefinite recognition, and a manufacturer based outside the UK needs a UK Responsible Person for the GB market. Conformity requirements differ by destination market, and the seller confirms what applies where the unit is going.

It is built for adults, because the bed standard it falls under covers adult beds. It should not go to bariatric patients until a load rating is published. Its lowest published height is 470 mm, and a mattress adds to that, so shorter patients who need both feet flat on the floor to stand up safely, and patients at high risk of falling from bed, need an individual assessment and may need a lower bed. It lists no head-down tilt, so it does not suit care that relies on Trendelenburg positioning.

Running cost sits in mechanical parts: crank handles, drive screws, pivots, castors and rail fixings. None has a published part number or lead time, so ask for a spares list with prices and delivery times before ordering a fleet. Rail inspections under MHRA guidance add recurring labour, and the seller sets warranty terms in the quotation.