Icon IS23 300kg 4-Layer
Icon IS23 4-Layered Pressure Care Stretcher Mattress
Hospital Short Term Care Stretcher Mattresses
The Icon IS23 Medical Stretcher Support Surface provides outstanding performance, comfort and pressure injury risk mitigation within demanding acute environments.
The unique 4-Layered high-performance core offers excellent immersion together with greater anatomical support for patients weighing up to 300kg.
The Icon IS23 is custom made to suit any brand or type of Stretcher and is an excellent addition for any acute environment looking to reduce risk of Pressure Injury incidence in conjunction with patient stretchers.
Features
DUAL AIROFORM MEMORY IMMERSION INTERFACE LAYERS
- A particularly responsive Ultra-High Performance elastic foam designed to optimise patient mobility, function and enhance repositioning
- Open-cell structure provides low-shear surface, good pressure redistribution, effective immersion, enhanced breathability and superior heat dissipation
- Alleviates localised pressure points
- Enhances contact with patient for distribution of interface pressure
- High temperature stability to deliver consistent immersion, performance and comfort
- Provides exceptional comfort
- Greatly reduces risk of impression marks on patient skin
PREMIUM POSTURAL SUPPORT MID-LAYERS
- Graded for optimal comfort and support
- Enhances immersion
- Delivers excellent core stability
PREMIUM FIRM FOUNDATION LAYER
- Provides protection against ‘bottoming-out’ during transfer, repositioning and whilst in the inclined/fowler position
- Provides exceptional comfort, support for repositioning and patient care
DOUBLE COATED PREMIFLEX COVER W/NON-SLIP PATCHES
- Double Coated Premiflex PFPU1200 Polyurethane Material: Robust, Vapour Permeable, Deep Grey
- Non-Slip Polyurethane Waterproof Patches on Base: Provides excellent grip to bed/stretcher base, prevents sliding, improves safety, alternative to Velcro!
- Full Vapour Permeability
- Infection Control & Compliance: 10,000ppm chlorine based cleaning agent concentration suitability, Inherent Anti-Microbial Protection, Fire retardant, High frequency sealed and welded seams
- Construction: Two-sided / 180° high frequency welded zipper, Zipper waterfall protection flap, High frequency sealed and welded seams
About the Icon IS23
4-Layered Pressure Care Stretcher Mattress
Airoform Immersion Foam
Anatomical Support
Sustained Immersion
High Durability
PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION ON A STRETCHER
According to the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Injuries Clinical Practice Guideline, The International Guideline 2019 – Individuals may be at risk for pressure injury in all circumstances where they are in contact with a support surface and have a degree of immobility or inactivity. This includes vehicle transportation, operating rooms, and waiting for a clinical review and/or admission in the emergency department.
To minimise the time and magnitude of pressure and shear exerted on pressure points, individuals at risk of pressure injuries should also be placed on a pressure redistributing support surface. It is recommended to Use a pressure redistribution support surface on the operating table and during transit for all individuals with or at risk of pressure injuries.
Interface pressures on an operating table can be very high. In the operating room, the duration of time the individual will spend in one position is generally determined by the surgical procedure. This increases the importance of the support surface in reducing pressure injury risk – both preoperatively and postoperatively.
Some surgical procedures may have specific requirements based on duration, positioning, instrumentation, and stability of the operative field. For example, no metal components which may interfere with imaging. Most stretcher support surfaces need to be low profile.
Achieving sustained support and pressure redistribution on a low profile support surface can be challenging – ensure stretcher support surfaces are manufactured with top quality raw materials.
WHAT DOES MEDIUM RISK MEAN?
‘Risk’ relates to the likelihood of developing a pressure injury. You can determine the risk of your client but conducting a risk assessment – using a risk assessment tool such as the Waterlow along with qualified clinical judgment and knowledge of the client’s history and underlying condition.
On the Waterlow Risk Assessment Tool, typically clients who score up to 15 are suitable for one of the mattresses within the Medium Care Medical Mattress range.
MEDICAL FOAM TECHNOLGY
Foams used by Forté in the Icon IS23 stretcher mattress are specifically formulated for use within high humidity applications, typical within Hospital applications where the mattress has low rest periods and is fitted with Moisture Vapour Permeable Covers. ‘Humidity’ treatment ensures that the structural integrity of the foams remains within conditions that would otherwise have a significant degrading effect on foam performance. It also ensures postural support is maintained for comfort and prevents excessive pressure forces because of foam collapse. It is crucial to pressure injury prevention that the foam maintains its support to prevent a ‘bottoming out’ effect and ensure immersion and envelopment.
Foams are also treated with Eversheild Anti-Microbial protection to prevent the growth of mould and bacteria. Maintaining healthy conditions within the foams reduces risk of infection control, cross patient contamination and mould.
Foams are individually sourced and selected as raw materials by Forté Healthcare from verified manufacturers within Australia, Europe and United States for guaranteed compliance with International standards. Forté provides complete supply chain transparency, benefiting the user by ensuring ultimate governance on quality and raw material safety especially necessary as Medical Mattresses are used in very close physical proximity to vulnerable users.
VERSATILITY
The Icon IS23 is a premium quality stretcher support surface with a 4-layered design to provide sustained immersion, pressure redistribution, comfort, and support. The Icon IS23 has been designed to provide support and effective pressure redistribution for individuals with a medium risk of obtaining a pressure injury on a stretcher. The mattress is suitable for patients weighing up to 300kg, with a safe weight load of 330kg.
The Icon IS23 can be customised in size and shape to suit any stretcher. Common stretchers include MidMark 540, Stryker 1009, Hausted Horizon, Hausted Horizon (720).
The cover of the Icon IS23 is made from the Forté Double Coated Premiflex material. Double coated material has been selected specifically for the operating/emergency/transport application which is typically more demanding and rougher than a general ward scenario. The cover is constructed with high frequency sealed and welded seams (as opposed to sewn) to meet infection control requirements and prevent seepage of fluid through open sewn seams. These electromagnetically fused seams protect against risk of penetration fluid as they 100% seal off to prevent ingress of fluid or infection. Forté’s covers are reinforced with additional heavy duty stitching at stress points within the cover. Infection control is of utmost importance in the operating and emergency environment so every cover must have high frequency welded seams.
To prevent any slippage or movement of the mattress on the stretcher support surface, Forté stretchers have non-slip patches welded to the base of the cover. Historically velcro has been used for this purpose, but velcro does not meet infection control recommendations for facilities.
Manufacturing
Forté Stretcher Mattresses are manufactured within our Armidale factory using unique specifications of high-performance raw materials. Sizing can be set to meet the exact brand of Stretcher within any facility including angled and shaped corners. Additional features and options include fastening straps, buckles, head and foot cushions all of which are manufactured to comply with infection control requirements and offer excellent longevity.
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You’re Covered by Forté Healthcare’s ‘Successful Solution Guarantee’
At Forté Healthcare, we are so confident in the care and performance our support surfaces deliver, that we back our products and expertise with our ‘Successful Solution Guarantee’.
Here’s how it works:
Our team of specialists will help you navigate our product range to correctly match our support surfaces with your care environment and patient risk profile. This ensures you achieve the highest levels of patient care and pressure injury prevention.
If, for whatever reason the product we recommend isn’t helping you achieve the outcome you expected, we’ll work with you until it is. And in the unlikely event we still cannot provide the right solution.
We’ll refund you 100% of the charges to date.