The multi-acuity bed features advanced safety mechanisms, mobility controls, and caregiver support tools designed to enhance patient handling and reduce injury risks.

Summary:

Agiliti has launched Essentia, a multi-acuity hospital bed designed to enhance patient mobility and caregiver safety across various clinical settings. The bed features advanced safety mechanisms, including SlideRail for assisted patient movement, SafeGlance icons for real-time safety monitoring, and MotionStop 360 to prevent obstruction-related injuries. Additional capabilities, such as a low deck height for fall prevention, a weight-bearing footboard for early mobility therapy, and an automated braking system, aim to improve both patient outcomes and caregiver efficiency. Essentia is the latest addition to Agiliti’s portfolio of self-manufactured beds and therapeutic support surfaces.

Key Takeaways:

  1. New safety features aim to reduce fall and injury risks – The bed includes MotionStop 360 to detect obstructions, SafeGlance icons for real-time monitoring, and a low deck height to help prevent serious falls.
  2. Design updates focus on improving patient mobility – The SlideRail system and weight-bearing footboard are intended to assist with earlier movement and rehabilitation in hospital settings.
  3. Automated braking system enhances bed stability – The PowerBrake with AutoLock engages after 60 seconds when plugged in, while multiple brake locations provide easier access for caregivers.

Agiliti, a manufacturer and provider of medical device solutions to the US healthcare industry, announced the launch of Essentia, a versatile, multi-acuity bed frame designed to support a range of patients across different hospital settings. 

Essentia offers caregivers the flexibility to tailor care based on patient risk profiles and features proprietary safety capabilities, including the SlideRail, to help accelerate patient mobility and reduce risk to caregivers. Essentia is the newest addition to a portfolio of self-manufactured beds and therapeutic support surfaces from Agiliti.

“The Essentia bed by Agiliti is tailor-made for more flexible and versatile patient care, backed by more than three decades of design innovation and clinical service expertise,” says Tom Leonard, CEO of Agiliti, in a release. “Its introduction builds on our long legacy of med-tech product and service solutions engineered to make sure caregivers are ready to meet the needs of every patient they serve.”

Essentia’s design includes two safety features:

  • The bed’s SlideRail provides up to 39 inches of unobstructed egress space and flexes to three different positions for more support and security as patients exit or enter the bed. The adjustable handholds accommodate patient size and mobility and help reduce the burden and risk of injury to caregivers when moving or ambulating patients.
  • The on-bed, lighted SafeGlance icons provide caregivers a quick view of critical safety features, including the bed exit alarm, protocol timer, bed low height and brake status.

Other features of the new Essentia bed include:

  • 11.5” Deck Height: Essentia’s deck lowers to 11.5 inches from the floor, among the lowest of multi-acuity bed frames available. Research shows that low bed height decreases the risk of serious injury from a fall. 
  • RevTrend 20 with Weightbearing Footboard: Essentia introduces RevTrend 20, a 20-degree reverse Trendelenberg angle to support early mobility therapy. This feature is designed to allow patients to start weight-bearing exercises sooner using the specially reinforced footboard.
  • PowerBrake with AutoLock: With three locations on the bed, caregivers can set Essentia’s wheels to brake, steer, or neutral with the press of a button. With AutoLock, the brakes activate after 60 seconds whenever the bed is plugged in, enhancing patient safety by keeping the bed from moving.
  • MotionStop 360: 360-degree obstruction detection around the base of the bed frame will stop the bed from lowering if an object or obstruction is detected, helping prevent injuries or equipment damage.
  • Powered Foot Extension: Caregivers and patients will appreciate the versatility of powered foot extension and the ability to customize the bed deck length from 80 to 88 inches.

“We are thrilled to bring Essentia to the market and to offer caregivers a hospital bed that is specifically designed to help keep them safe and flex to the needs of the wide range of patients they serve,” says Tim McCarty, general manager of beds and therapeutic support surfaces at Agiliti, in a release. “The bed’s advanced capabilities will help patients get moving and out of the hospital faster.”

Photo caption: Essentia hospital bed

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