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BS 2891:1992

BS 2891:1992

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Specification for operating table mattresses and mattress sections

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Language(s)

English

Published date

15-06-1992

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Materials and construction
3 Dimensions
4 Fixings
5 X-ray translucency
6 Marking
Appendix A - Recommendations for the storage and care of
             operating table mattresses and mattress sections
Appendix B - Method of test for resistance to penetration
             by water (hydrostatic head test)
Appendix C - Method of test for tensile strength and elongation
             at break after immersion ageing
Appendix D - Method of test for security of fixings
Publication(s) referred to

Requirements for removable mattresses and mattress sections with a flexible load-bearing core and waterproof cover intended for use on operating tables to give a flexible support between patient and the table top.

This British Standard specifies requirements for removable mattresses and mattress sections with a flexible loadbearing core and waterproof cover intended for use on operating tables to give a flexible support between the patient and the table top.

Accessory pads for use on operating tables are outside the scope of this British Standard.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
CH/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/54126 DC and BS 2891(1957) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6859-1:1987 Operating tables Specification for mobile general operating tables
BS 2823(1982) : 1982 AMD 7006 METHODS OF TEST FOR RESISTANCE OF FABRICS TO PENETRATION BY WATER (HYDROSTATIC HEAD TEST)
BS 6859-2:1987 Operating tables Specification for fixed-pedestal general operating tables

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