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Vanry B-4B

Product Code: HFAF-HB-3784

Two cranks turn a lying resident into one sitting up for lunch.

Mealtimes sitting up start with two hand cranks: the B-4 B raises the backrest to 70° and the knee rest to 35°, and the calf section sets to several positions. Its 900 mm frame and fixed-height 1950 × 830 mm platform carry a 240 kg safe working load.

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Manual bed

The B-4 B suits long-stay settings where residents spend much of the day in bed, eating, talking, and passing the time. Residential and nursing homes, hospice rooms, community hospital wards, rehabilitation units and home placements all fit that description. Its argument is the resident's experience of those hours. Together, the backrest, knee rest, and calf section put a person in a supported sitting position, facing the room.

Posture at meals is where the bed matters most, and the evidence argues for judgement. Many care routines default to sitting as upright as possible. Yet, a 2013 videofluoroscopy study in the Yonsei Medical Journal found that 34 patients with dysphagia aspirated small sips of thin liquid less often at a 45° recline. The same study found more residue in the pyriform sinuses with thicker foods in that position. Posture for eating is therefore a speech and language therapy decision, and a backrest adjustable from flat to 70° lets carers implement it.

Dignity also rests on the parts of the day the bed shapes. Sitting up to greet visitors, see the window and hold a drink unaided are small freedoms, and on this frame each one depends on a carer being there to turn the crank. Settings should plan staffing around the times residents want to move, especially early mornings and evenings.

The fixed 500 mm height, 830 mm platform and 240 kg load define the edges. Residents who need transfers from a low height, whole-bed tilt, or room-to-turn fall outside it. NHS procurement routes, and public purchasing in other markets, expect a device class and a declaration of conformity for every bed. The manufacturer issues the conformity documentation those procurement routes require, and the enquiry team shares it.

Supported sitting for meals and company

A 70° backrest with a 35° knee rest puts a resident in a supported sitting position for eating, drinking and conversation. The frame itself holds the posture.

Angles that follow the swallowing plan

The backrest moves anywhere from flat to 70°, so carers can hold the exact recline a speech and language therapist sets, whether that is near upright or a 45° angle.

Calf support set separately

The calf section adjusts through several positions of its own, giving carers a way to support the lower legs without changing the knee rest angle.

A frame that stays put between courses

Raising the knees after the backrest anchors the pelvis, so residents stay seated back on the platform through a meal. Fewer mid-meal repositioning lifts mean fewer interruptions.

Space for a visitor's chair

At 900 mm across, the frame leaves room at the bedside for a visitor's chair, a table or a carer.

Quiet, cable-free operation

Hand cranks make no motor noise and need no lead across the floor. Nothing hums, clicks or needs charging in a resident's room at night.

A short upkeep list

Two crank screws, the hinges and four castors are the wear items. PUWER checks stay brief, and no electrical inspection is ever due.

Headroom in the load rating

A 240 kg safe working load covers most adult residents with a mattress and bedding on board. Reading the maximum patient weight from the manufacturer's labelling keeps the margin clear when a thicker pressure mattress goes on.

Backrest from flat to 70°

The head section rises from 0° to 70° (±5°), covering reclining, half-sitting, and near-upright positions.

Knee rest to 35°

The knee section lifts through 0 to 35° (±5°), supporting the thighs and preventing a slide toward the foot end when the backrest is raised.

Calf multi-position adjustment

Vanry lists a separate multi-position setting for the calf section, so lower-leg support can be tuned once the knee rest is up.

Two hand cranks

One crank moves the backrest, and one moves the knee rest. Each holds its section wherever the carer stops.

Fixed height of 500 mm

The platform sits at 500 mm (±20 mm) and does not travel. Chairs, tables and commodes line up with it the same way every day.

Overall size of 2190 × 900 mm

The frame measures 2190 mm long and 900 mm wide (±20 mm), which sets the floor area to plan before bedside clearance.

Platform of 1950 × 830 mm

The lying surface measures 1950 × 830 mm (±20 mm). A mattress cut to that size, and to rail height where rails are fitted, completes the bed.

Safe working load of 240 kg

Vanry gives 240 kg for everything on the deck, including the resident. The manufacturer's labelling states the maximum patient weight.

Perforated steel deck

The photographed deck is perforated steel in hinged sections, letting air move beneath the mattress as the sections articulate.

Six-post aluminium side rail

The photograph shows a side rail with six aluminium posts and an orange release latch. The enquiry team sets out the supplied rail configuration.

ABS end panels and trim

The head and foot panels are moulded ABS with amber inserts and grip cut-outs, and an amber trim strip runs along the frame side. Smooth surfaces wipe down quickly between residents.

Under-platform storage basket

A wire basket sits beneath the photographed platform, useful for a spare blanket or a resident's slippers. Whether it ships is set out on the enquiry team's packing list.

Four castors on individual legs

Each leg in the photograph ends in a castor. The manufacturer's configuration specifies wheel size and brake arrangement, which the enquiry team shares.

The B-4 B suits long-stay residents who eat, talk and spend much of the day in bed, in care homes, hospices, community wards and home placements where carers are on hand to crank. It gives a supported sitting position with angles a swallowing plan can specify. It is the wrong buy for residents who need height travel, tilt, room to turn or their own controls, and for children or small adults without BS EN 50637 rails. Before ordering, settle the rail and basket configuration, the castors and a supply of 830 mm mattresses. Medigear.uk lists the B-4 B for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the packing list, declaration of conformity, spares list, and maximum patient weight before ordering.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The backrest reaches 70° (±5°), close to upright without being vertical. With the knee rest raised to 35° (±5°), the thighs are supported, which keeps the resident seated well back on the platform. For a fully upright posture at a table, a chair remains the place to eat when the resident can transfer.

It is not the right default for everyone with swallowing difficulty. A 2013 videofluoroscopy study of 34 patients with dysphagia found that a 45° reclined posture reduced penetration and aspiration with small sips of thin liquid. However, residue in parts of the throat rose with thicker foods. The right angle belongs to the speech and language therapy assessment, and the 0 to 70° range lets carers follow it.

Vanry rates the frame at a 240 kg safe working load, counting the resident, mattress, bedding and anything placed on the deck. The maximum patient weight sits below that figure and appears on the manufacturer's labelling and instructions for use. The enquiry team shares both with the quotation.

The deck is 1950 × 830 mm (±20 mm), so the mattress has to be cut to that footprint. Confirm your mattress supplier stocks 830 mm widths before ordering, because an oversized mattress will ride over the deck edge and create gaps against any rail. The instructions for use state the permitted mattress depth, which the enquiry team shares.

A wire basket under the platform appears in Vanry's photograph, and the written listing does not itemise accessories. The packing list from the enquiry team sets out whether it ships with the side rails and castors shown. Treat anything photographed as optional until that list says otherwise.

The photograph shows a six-post aluminium side rail with a release latch. Establish the rail configuration before the bed enters a falls risk assessment, since MHRA guidance on bed rails advises assessing the rail, mattress and resident together for entrapment. Rails do not suit every resident, and the assessment may point to a low bed or floor mat.

The two cranks need a carer, and there is no handset. Residents who want control over their own position at night need patient-operated controls, which this model does not provide; the enquiry team can point to a specification that includes them.

The platform does not rise or fall, so the bed does not lift, and LOLER does not apply. There is no motor, battery or cable, so no electrical testing is needed either. PUWER 1998 still requires planned checks of the cranks, hinges and castors in any workplace.

The B-4 B 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 claims CE certification at company level and lists ISO 13485:2016 among its certificates, without naming this model. Great Britain accepts CE-marked devices under transitional arrangements with UKCA as the alternative route, and buyers should check the outcome of the MHRA's 2026 consultation on indefinite recognition.

Residents above the load once the mattress is counted, and bariatric residents who need room to turn on the platform, fall outside its scope. So do care plans needing height travel for transfers or a low position for falls, and children or small-stature adults without rails meeting BS EN 50637.