The hill-rom technical support had the account check the siderails.Per the hill-rom service manual the affinity® three birthing bed and affinity® four birthing beds require an effective maintenance program.We recommend that you perform semiannual preventive maintenance (pm) along with a quarterly battery check and testing for (b)(4).Pm and testing not only meet (b)(4) requirements but will help ensure a long, operative life for the bed.Pm will minimize downtime due to excessive wear.Check the switches in the side rails to ensure they are functioning correctly.Also check for intermittent operation.A search of the hill-rom maintenance records did not show hill-rom performed any preventative maintenance on this bed.It is unknown if the facility performs preventative maintenance on their beds.No further information is available on the repair of the bed at this time.The investigation is ongoing, however if any additional relevant information is identified following completion of the investigation, the additional relevant information will be submitted in a supplemental report.
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