Vanry B-14

The B-14 suits patients who spend most of their time lying flat and sit up only briefly. Short-stay and day wards, observation and recovery bays, clinics, emergency overflow, and field or surge facilities buying on a limited budget all fit. Its case is absence honesty. The bed omits the knee break that keeps a sitting patient in place, and it is placed well only where that omission costs little.

The cost is shear. Raising the head end without supporting the thighs lets the body slide toward the foot, and the skin over the sacrum is dragged against the mattress as it goes. A study of ten healthy women at 30° head-up over two hours found that a 10° leg elevation significantly reduced this displacement, though it left sacral pressure unchanged. The 2026 Cochrane review of ventilated adults found that higher head-of-bed angles probably increase pressure ulcers. Neither study tested this bed, but together they point the same way. Long periods sitting up on a semi-Fowler frame belong in a pressure ulcer risk assessment, with repositioning planned around them.

Within those limits, the B-14 is easy to use and maintain. One crank, one moving section and no electrical parts mean one thing to teach new staff and one mechanism to service. The 500 mm height does not change, so carers doing long tasks at the bedside should factor that into their manual handling assessment. Falls pathways needing a low bed will need something else.

Purchasers on NHS procurement routes, and public buyers in other countries, expect a stated device class and a declaration of conformity. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

One handle, one movement

A single crank raises and lowers the backrest, and that is the whole control set. New or agency staff learn it in moments.

Honest about what it leaves out

With no knee break, the page names the sliding and shear that follow, so buyers can place the bed where short sitting periods keep that risk low.

The shortest maintenance list

One crank screw, the backrest hinge, the rails and four castors are the parts to check. Nothing electrical needs testing.

Sitting up for short tasks

The raised backrest supports meals, drinks, medicines and conversation for patients who otherwise lie flat.

Suited to high-turnover beds

Short-stay and observation areas, where patients rarely sit up for long, get a bed that matches their use without paying for sections they would leave idle.

Nothing powered in the bedspace

There is no motor, handset or cable. Nothing moves unless a carer turns the crank, and a power cut changes nothing.

Corner bumpers for busy corridors

Grey bumpers at the photographed corners take the knocks when beds move through doors and around bays.

A clean, simple frame to wipe down

Smooth ABS panels and an open under-structure leave few places for dirt to gather between patients.

Single crank

The photographed crank handle sits at the foot corner. Its stowing arrangement is described in the instructions for use.

One function: backrest up and down

The backrest is the only moving section, and the seat, thigh and leg sections stay flat.

Semi-fowler positioning

Head and trunk rise while the legs stay horizontal. The backrest angle range comes with the manufacturer's configuration.

Frame of 2190 × 960 mm

Overall length is 2190 mm, and overall width is 960 mm, which sets the floor area per bed before clearance.

Height of 500 mm

The frame stands at 500 mm, with no height adjustment on a single-function bed.

Perforated backrest panel

The photographed backrest is a perforated steel panel, letting air reach the underside of the mattress at the head end.

Barred seat and leg section

Below the backrest, the photographed platform is formed from steel bars that stay level.

Five-post aluminium side rail

The photograph shows a side rail with five aluminium posts and blue fittings. The enquiry team set out the supplied configuration.

ABS head and foot panels

The end panels are moulded ABS, one with a lilac insert and a grab bar along the top, giving carers a handhold when moving the bed.

Grey corner bumpers

Bumpers at each corner protect door frames, walls and the bed itself during moves.

Four castors on individual legs

Each photographed leg ends in a castor. Wheel size and brake arrangement come with the manufacturer's configuration.

No electrical parts

The frame has no motor, battery, handset or cable, so cleaning needs no isolation.

Safe working load on the labelling

The safe working load and maximum patient weight are printed on the manufacturer's labelling and in the instructions for use.

The B-14 suits buyers who need many simple beds for patients who lie flat and sit up only briefly, in short-stay wards, observation bays, clinics and surge facilities. One crank and one moving section keep training and maintenance to a minimum. The missing knee break means sliding and shear during long periods upright, so patients who sit up for hours or carry high pressure ulcer risk need another bed. So does anyone needing height travel, tilt, a low bed or their own controls. Before ordering, establish the platform size, backrest range, safe working load and rail configuration. Medigear.uk lists the B-14 for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Request the configuration, declaration of conformity and instructions for use from the enquiry team before ordering.