Orthodocs Cocoon

With numbers of dementia patients steadily rising in the UK, homes have to carefully manage the potential problem of bed entrapment. Sadly, adverse incidents involving bed rails are on the increase and have resulted in serious injury and even death. Not only is this hurtful to the bereaved relatives, but it also adds stress to your hard working staff. This has even led to substantial negligence claims.

The launch of the Orthodocs Cocoon, a totally enclosed mattress and bumper system from the medical devices company Orthodocs Ltd has therefore been greatly welcomed as a single and affordable solution.

The Orthodocs Cocoon can be used with all bed types and bed rail systems and can take any mattress type, including air mattresses and mattress combinations. It can also be made to replace bed rails altogether. (see opposite)

Each Orthodocs Cocoon is made to order, so that all patient conditions and circumstances can be assessed and catered for.

The Orthodocs Cocoon covering has a minimum 50 Newton tear strength is 14% vapour permeable and air breathable, can be washed at 90 deg C, or dry cleaned and tumble dried on low setting. The bumpers can be secured to the bed rails by a series of ties. The bumper filling is available in soft or rigid foam to cope with specific patient needs. The covering conforms to fire retardancy BS7175 (CRIBB 5 on CMHR Foam) The surface is wipe clean and protected against fungi and bacteria. The Cocoon can be designed to operate on profiling beds.

Orthodocs Ltd has based the design and content of the Orthodocs Cocoon on a thorough research of many cases of entrapment. Their work has been vindicated by a document published by the Medical Devices Agency, Report EL8 "Bed Safety Equipment, an Evaluation", that highlights the potential dangers associated with the use of bed rails and draws attention to the need for a full risk assessment programme.

The Orthodocs Cocoon is also classified as a "Non Restraint" under 21/CFR/Section 880.6760 and is CE Marked - 93/42/EEC