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Vanry B-4A

Product Code: HFAF-HB-3783

At 900 mm wide, it brings a sitting-up bed into a tight bay.

At 900 mm across, the B-4 A lifts a patient's backrest to 70° and knee rest to 35° by hand crank, leaving floor beside it for carers and equipment. Its fixed-height 1950 × 830 mm platform carries a 260 kg safe working load.

Sections

Manual bed

Categories

Hospital Furniture & Fixtures

Condition

New

Origin

China

Seller Type

Certified Professional Seller

Size:

2190 × 900 × 500 mm

CE & ISO Certified

Global Shipping

Supplier: Medigear

Vanry builds the B-4 A as a narrow, two-function manual hospital bed for buyers who need adult beds that fit in tight rooms and bays. Two cranks move 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 adjustment. Height is fixed at 500 mm (±20 mm). The frame has no height travel, Trendelenburg or lateral tilt, or electrical parts.

Width is the argument. The frame measures 900 mm across, and whatever bed spacing a building already has, the floor on either side stays free for work. Carers have room to stand, turn, and bring a chair or commode alongside, and home rooms and older wards have the bed with space to spare. The same measurement sets the limit, since an 830 mm lying surface gives a larger patient little room to turn or be rolled.

The safe working load is 260 kg. Vanry's photograph shows a perforated steel deck in sections and ABS head and foot panels with amber inserts and hand grips. It also shows an aluminium side rail with six posts and an orange latch, an amber trim strip and four castors. Vanry's written listing gives dimensions, load and functions only. Rails change the falls and entrapment assessment, and castors change how the bed moves between rooms, so the manufacturer's written configuration comes from the enquiry team before quotation. A mattress is a separate purchase.

The unit measures 2190 × 900 × 500 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-4 A suits rooms where floor space is scarce, and patients mainly need to sit up and rest: hospice and respite rooms, residential and nursing homes in converted buildings, older wards with tight bays, community hospitals, and home placements. Its case is estate-led. A 900 mm frame leaves carers more room to work inside the space a building already has, without changing what the bed does for the patient.

That space has a limit worth stating. Scotland's infection prevention manual, following the Health Building Notes, sets 3.6 m from bed centre to bed centre for adult inpatient areas designed after 2010. A narrow frame therefore widens the working gap between beds and leaves the spacing standard untouched, which suits bays where hoists, commodes and chairs keep colliding with the frame.

For the patient, the frame's job is posture. The backrest reaches 70° for eating and drinking, and the knee rest adds a bend that holds the pelvis in place. A small study of ten healthy women held at 30° head-up found that 10° of leg elevation cut sliding toward the foot end but left pressure at the sacrum unchanged. The Cochrane review updated in 2026 found higher head angles probably raise pressure ulcer risk in ventilated adults, so regular repositioning stays part of the care plan whatever the bed.

The fixed 500 mm height and 830 mm surface bound the population. Bariatric patients and pathways needing height travel sit outside it. NHS procurement routes, and public purchasing in other markets, look for a device class and a declaration of conformity with every bed. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

Working room inside fixed bed spacing

At 900 mm across, the frame keeps the floor clear at each side of the bed within the centre-to-centre spacing a room already has. Carers, hoists and commodes get room to approach without shifting furniture first.

Fits rooms built for domestic furniture

Converted care homes, hospice rooms, and home placements often have doorways, alcoves, and walls set to domestic proportions. A 900 mm frame fits rooms like these, leaving space for a chair and a bedside cabinet.

Sitting up without motors

Backrest to 70° and knee rest to 35° cover the sitting, reclining and eating positions most residents use through the day. Everything is hand-cranked, so there is no power lead to route across a small room.

A high safe working load for the frame

The 260 kg rating gives headroom for heavier adults, the mattress and bedding. That margin covers the frame's strength, while the surface width decides who lies on it comfortably.

Posture held by the knee break

Raising the knee section after the backrest keeps the pelvis anchored. Carers spend less of the shift pulling residents back up the bed.

A short maintenance list

Two crank screws, the section hinges, and four castors make up the whole wear list. PUWER checks stay short, and no electrical inspection needs scheduling.

A fixed height for predictable furniture

At a constant 500 mm, the platform lines up with overbed tables, chairs and commodes the same way each time. Rooms can be laid out once and left.

A single footprint for small-room fleets

Buying one narrow model for every small room keeps mattress sizes, spares and induction consistent across a building.

Overall width of 900 mm

The frame measures 900 mm (±20 mm) across and 2190 mm (±20 mm) long. Those two figures are all a room plan needs for the bed itself.

Platform of 1950 × 830 mm

The lying surface is 1950 × 830 mm (±20 mm). Mattresses need to match that footprint, and the width limits how far a patient can be turned.

Backrest to 70°

The head section rises from flat to 70° (±5°). A patient can recline for sleep, sit halfway for company, or sit close to upright at mealtimes.

Knee rest to 35°

The knee section lifts to 35° (±5°), placing support under the thighs to stop the body from sliding down when the head end is raised.

Calf multi-position adjustment

Vanry lists a separate multi-position setting for the calf section. It lets carers set lower-leg support independently once the knee rest is up.

Two hand cranks

A crank for the backrest and a crank for the knee rest keep operation simple. Each holds its section wherever the carer stops turning.

Fixed height of 500 mm

The platform stays at 500 mm (±20 mm). There is no height travel, which keeps the mechanism simple and the height predictable.

Safe working load of 260 kg

Vanry rates the frame at 260 kg, covering patient, mattress and anything else on the deck. The manufacturer's labelling and instructions for use list the maximum patient weight.

Perforated steel deck

The deck in the photograph is perforated steel in hinged sections. Air moves through the holes beneath the mattress, and the sections follow the backrest and knee rest as they rise.

Six-post aluminium side rail

Vanry's photograph shows an aluminium side rail with six vertical posts and an orange release latch. The enquiry team specifies the rail configuration supplied.

ABS end panels with amber inserts

The head and foot panels in the photograph are moulded ABS with amber inserts and cut-out grips. They wipe clean and give carers a handhold when moving the bed.

Side trim strip and four castors

An amber trim strip runs along the photographed frame side, above four castors. Castor diameter and braking arrangement come with the manufacturer's configuration.

Nothing electrical

The frame carries no motor, handset, battery or cable. Cleaning needs no isolation, and a power cut leaves the bed exactly as it was.

The B-4 A suits buyers furnishing small rooms and tight bays with adult beds that sit patients up and otherwise stay put: hospices, respite units, care homes in converted buildings and home placements. It earns its place by the working space a 900 mm frame leaves around it. It is the wrong buy for bariatric care needing turning room, for pathways that need height travel or tilt, and for children or small adults without BS EN 50637 rails. Before ordering, settle the rail and castor configuration and a supply of 830 mm mattresses. Medigear.uk lists the B-4 A for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the declaration of conformity, maximum patient weight, packing list, and spares list before ordering.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The overall width is 900 mm (±20 mm), and the platform is 1950 × 830 mm (±20 mm). Overall length is 2190 mm, so the bed needs a floor area of roughly 2.2 by 0.9 metres before clearance. Those two widths are the figures to hand to whoever plans the room.

On its own, it rarely does. UK infection prevention guidance for post-2010 adult inpatient areas sets a bed space 3.6 m wide measured from bed centre to bed centre, so the spacing stays the same whatever the frame width. The 900 mm frame changes the working gap inside that spacing, which carers, hoists, and bedside furniture all use.

It needs a mattress sized to the 1950 × 830 mm platform. Establish that an 830 mm pressure-relieving or foam mattress is available from your usual supplier before ordering, because an oversized mattress overhangs the deck and opens entrapment gaps against any rail. The instructions for use state the permitted mattress depth, and the enquiry team shares them.

The 830 mm surface suits most adults lying and sitting, but it leaves little lateral room for a large patient to turn or for carers to roll them. The 260 kg safe working load describes what the frame can carry, and it says nothing about whether a patient of that size fits comfortably on the deck. Bariatric pathways need a platform width matched to the patient, and the enquiry team can point to a specification with a platform sized for the patient.

One crank raises the backrest to 70° (±5°) and the other raises the knee rest to 35° (±5°), matching the two function icons on Vanry's sheet. The calf section has its own multi-position setting. Every adjustment needs a carer, as there is no patient handset.

Vanry's photograph shows an aluminium side rail, ABS end panels, a trim strip and four castors, while its written listing covers dimensions, load and functions. Establish the rail configuration before the bed enters a falls risk assessment, since rails bring their own entrapment checks under MHRA guidance. Castor size and the braking arrangement are part of the manufacturer's configuration.

The platform height is fixed, so the bed lifts nothing, and LOLER does not apply. With no motor, battery or cable, electrical testing does not arise either. PUWER 1998 applies wherever staff use it, covering planned checks of the cranks, hinges, castors, and brakes.

The B-4 A 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 states company-level CE certification and publishes ISO 13485:2016 among its certificates, neither naming this model. Great Britain accepts CE-marked devices under transitional arrangements alongside UKCA, and the outcome of the MHRA's 2026 consultation on indefinite recognition is worth checking at the time of order.

It is a poor fit for bariatric patients who need turning room, and for care plans that need height adjustment for transfers or tilt for positioning. Children and small-stature adults need rails that meet BS EN 50637 before using a railed bed. Patients who want to adjust their own position need a handset, which this frame does not have.

Running costs are mechanical: PUWER checks, grease for two crank screws, castor and brake wear, and replacement mattresses (830 mm width). Warranty terms and spares are set out in the quotation from the enquiry team. With no electrics, there is no battery or actuator to budget for.