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Vanry B-17

Product Code: HFAF-HB-3801

Both cranks sit side by side, so one carer adjusts it from one place.

Side by side at the foot end, the B-17's two cranks raise the backrest to 70° and the knee rest to 35° without the carer changing position. A 2000 × 830 mm wire-mesh platform suits tall adults, rated to a 240 kg safe working load.

Sections

Manual bed

Categories

Hospital Furniture & Fixtures

Condition

New

Origin

China

Seller Type

Certified Professional Seller

Size:

2130 × 980 × 525 mm

CE & ISO Certified

Global Shipping

Supplier: Medigear

Where does the carer stand? On the Vanry B-17, a two-function manual hospital bed, the answer is always the foot end. Two side-by-side cranks raise the backrest from 0 to 70° (±5°), and the knee rest from 0 to 35° (±5°), and the calf section has its own multi-position setting. The platform is fixed at 525 mm (±20 mm) and measures 2000 × 830 mm (±20 mm). No motor, tilt or height travel is fitted.

That one standing position shapes how the bed is used. A carer adjusts both sections without walking round the frame, which suits bays where the bed stands with one side against a wall, and only the foot end is open. It also means the carer is two metres from the patient's head while the backrest rises, so a second person at the bedside, or a pause to check, keeps the patient's hands and head in view. The foot end must stay clear of furniture and equipment for the cranks to be reached.

Rated at 240 kg across a 2000 mm lying surface, the frame gives tall adults room to lie without their feet pressing on the footboard. The photograph shows a white tubular steel frame with wood-effect laminate panels at the head and foot, a welded wire-mesh deck, a six-post aluminium side rail with yellow latches, two Z-shaped cranks, and four castors on individual legs. The written listing stops at dimensions, load and functions, so the manufacturer's configuration arrives with the quotation from the enquiry team.

The unit measures 2130 × 980 × 525 mm (±20 mm). Medigear. uk offers it to buyers in more than 80 countries, and the enquiry team provides stock and lead time.

The B-17 suits bays and rooms where the bed stands against a wall or in a tight space with only the foot end open: older wards, side rooms, care homes, rehabilitation units and home placements. It also suits tall adult patients, since the 2000 mm platform gives them length to lie out. Its case is workflow. Both adjustments happen from one standing position, and the room can be laid out around that.

It offers the full-Fowler set of positions. A 70° backrest gives near-upright sitting for meals and conversation; the 35° knee break holds the pelvis in place, and the calf section supports the lower legs. On a 2000 mm surface, a tall patient raised to sitting still has room below the knee break, which helps keep the heels clear of the footboard.

Working from the foot end takes practice. The person turning the handle cannot see a patient's hands at the rail or a head against the headboard as closely as someone standing alongside. For patients who are confused, restless or unable to report discomfort, a second person at the bedside or a mid-adjustment check closes that gap. The fixed 525 mm height suits short bedside tasks, and it offers no low position for patients at high risk of falls.

The medical bed standard EN IEC 80601-2-52 defines an adult occupant as at least 146 cm tall, and assesses the mattress, rails, and entrapment gaps against adult proportions. NHS procurement routes, and public purchasers elsewhere, ask for a device class and a declaration of conformity. The manufacturer issues the conformity documentation those procurement routes require, and the enquiry team shares it.

Both adjustments from one spot

Twin cranks at the foot end mean the carer never walks round the bed to change the backrest or knee rest.

Works against a wall

With every control at the foot, the bed can stand with one long side against a wall, freeing floor in small rooms.

Room for tall adults

A 2000 mm lying length gives tall patients space to lie out without their feet on the footboard.

Full-fowler sitting

A 70° backrest, 35° knee break and adjustable calf section give supported sitting that stays in place.

A constant 525 mm working height

The platform stays at 525 mm, so tables, chairs and transfer aids line up with it the same way every time.

A domestic appearance

Tubular steel ends with wood-effect laminate panels look at home in care homes and bedrooms.

An airy mesh base

The welded wire deck lets air reach the mattress underside and leaves the base visible for checks.

Nothing electrical to manage

No motor, lead or battery means no electrical testing and no concern over power cuts.

Twin foot-end cranks

Two Z-shaped cranks sit side by side at the foot end in the photograph, one for each moving section.

Backrest, 0 to 70°

The head section rises through 70° (±5°), covering reclining, half-sitting and near-upright positions.

Knee rest, 0 to 35°

The knee break lifts through 35° (±5°), holding the thighs so the patient stays seated back.

Calf section with several positions

Vanry lists a multi-position calf adjustment alongside the knee rest.

Platform of 2000 × 830 mm

The lying surface measures 2000 mm long and 830 mm wide (±20 mm).

Frame of 2130 × 980 mm

Overall footprint: 2130 mm long and 980 mm wide (±20 mm).

Fixed 525 mm height

The platform stands at 525 mm (±20 mm) and does not travel.

Safe working load of 240 kg

Vanry rates the frame at 240 kg for everything on the platform, with the maximum patient weight on the labelling.

Welded wire-mesh deck

The photographed deck is a steel wire grid in articulating sections.

Tubular steel ends with laminate panels.

The head and foot ends are white tubular hoops holding wood-effect laminate panels.

Six-post aluminium side rail

The photograph shows an aluminium rail with six posts and yellow latches, with the supplied configuration set out by the enquiry team.

Four castors on individual legs

Each photographed leg ends in a castor, with size and braking in the manufacturer's configuration.

No electrical parts

Every movement is cranked by hand, so the frame carries no motor, handset, battery or wiring.

The B-17 suits buyers furnishing rooms where only the foot of the bed is reachable, and wards caring for tall adults who need a 2000 mm lying length. Both cranks work from one spot, the full-Fowler range covers sitting and resting, and nothing electrical needs managing. It requires care during adjustment, as the carer stands away from the patient's head, and it does not suit falls pathways needing a low bed, tilt, height travel, bariatric turning room, or children without BS EN 50637 rails. Source 2000 × 830 mm mattresses approved for mesh bases before committing. Medigear.uk lists the B-17 for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. The enquiry team shares the configuration, declaration of conformity, instructions for use, and maximum patient weight before any order.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Both cranks sit together at the foot end. A carer can raise the backrest and knee rest from one position, and the bed can stand with a side against a wall as long as the foot end stays open. The trade-off is distance from the patient's head during adjustment.

The carer stands at the foot while the head section moves, roughly two metres from the patient's face and hands. Adjusting slowly and checking the patient part-way, or having a second person at the bedside for confused or restless patients, keeps limbs and head in view.

Tall adults do. A 2000 mm (±20 mm) lying length leaves room for the feet without pressing against the footboard, which matters for comfort and for heel skin. The medical bed standard defines an adult occupant as at least 146 cm tall, and taller patients run out of length first.

It needs a mattress 2000 mm long and 830 mm wide, which is a less common size. Confirm that your supplier stocks it and that it is approved for use on a wire-mesh base before ordering. Where rails are fitted, the mattress depth must also suit the rail height under MHRA guidance.

The photographed deck is welded steel wire in a grid. It lets air reach the underside of the mattress and spreads load across many small supports. Mattress manufacturers state whether their products may be used on mesh bases; check their approval.

Vanry gives a safe working load of 240 kg across patient, mattress and bedding. The maximum patient weight is lower, and Vanry prints it on the bed's labelling and in the instructions for use, which the enquiry team shares with the quotation.

A six-post aluminium side rail with yellow latches appears in the photograph. Establish the rail configuration before the bed goes into a falls risk assessment, because the rail, mattress depth, and patient are assessed together for entrapment.

Planned maintenance under PUWER 1998 applies wherever staff use the bed, covering the cranks, section hinges, mesh, rails, and castors. There is no electrical test, and a fixed platform performs no lifting, so LOLER is not engaged.

The B-17 is typically Class I under UK MDR 2002, or higher depending on use, as stated on the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, which the enquiry team shares. Vanry publishes CE and ISO 13485:2016 certification for the company as a whole, with no reference to this model. Great Britain currently accepts CE marking under transitional arrangements; UKCA is the alternative route, and the MHRA's 2026 consultation on indefinite recognition may change the timetable.

Patients needing a low platform for falls, tilt, height travel, or their own controls need a different specification, as do bariatric patients who need turning room on an 830 mm surface. Children and small-stature adults need rails meeting BS EN 50637.