BS 2891:1992
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Specification for operating table mattresses and mattress sections
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15-06-1992
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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.
| Committee |
CH/100
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 87/54126 DC and BS 2891(1957) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
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.
| 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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