Hillrom Centrella Smart + Bed
Hillrom · Model Centrella Smart + Bed
Enhanced Patient Satisfaction Features USB Port - Conveniently charges personal devices. Advanced Patient Pendant - Provides personalized patient comfort settings, entertainment controls, and a live nurse call button with visual confirmation of placed calls. Device Storage Area - Holds patient's personal items, including devices and reading material. Auto Contour Feature - Keeps patients comfortable by elevating the knees when the head is elevated. Yourbed.Hill-Rom.com - Informs patients about the benefit of the bed to help optimize their experience. Optimized Patient Safety Features Verbal Safety Alerts - easily understandable verbal prompts that caution caregivers and patients: "Brake not set" "Call light not connected" "Please don't get up" "Your care team has been called" "Function not available" Feature Labeling - Helps caregivers easily identify key features on the bed. Safeview + System - Helps caregivers monitor bed safety status with easy-to-read visual projections. Motion-Activated Nightlight - Illuminates the path to guide patients to and from the bed. Advanced Slideguard Feature - Reduces patient migration when the head-of-bed is raised. Illumiguide Siderail Handgrip - Provides a place to grasp and enhances visibility to safely guide patients back to bed. Enhanced 3-Mode Bed Exit - Includes silence, auto reset and visual/audible safety prompts. Advanced Caregiver-Focused Technology Graphical Caregiver Interface (GCI) Touchscreen - Includes flip-up panel, providing quick access to easy-to-use controls. Centrella Smart+ Bed Therapeutic Surfaces Innovative support surfaces help manage pressure, shear and moisture to deliver optimal wound prevention and healing. Centrella max Surface Advanced technology delivering superior pressure redistribution and microclimate management. Focused Advanced Microclimate Technology Removes up to 4X more heat and 7X more moisture Weight-Based Pressure Redistribution Up to 13% less peak sacral pressure Enhanced Turn Assist More effective turn in 77% less time Centrella pro Surface Targeted and customized non-powered pressure redistribution for optimal patient support and comfort. Targeted Pressure Redistribution Up to 21% less peak sacral pressure Best-In-Class Comfort Rated 5x more comfortable Centrella core Surface Non-powered pressure redistribution designed to enhance patient comfort, Multi-Layer Foam Construction Up to 11% less peak sacral pressure
Key tips
- ·Mounting and securement hardware takes real fatigue from vibration and road shock - inspect it as carefully as the device itself.
- ·Post-call battery and function checks catch transport-induced faults that a scheduled PM would miss for months.
Typical Failure Modes
Failure patterns typical of this equipment class - general BMET reference, not verified against this exact unit's own service history unless flagged. Severity is a category-level estimate.
Battery / runtime fault
HighSymptoms: Short runtime, low-battery alarm.
Root cause: Aged battery.
Connector / cable fatigue
MediumSymptoms: Intermittent signal/power.
Root cause: Repeated flexing.
Transport mount / cradle wear
LowSymptoms: Loose device, vibration damage.
Root cause: Docking latch wear.
Serviceable Parts & Consumables
The parts a BMET typically services on this class of equipment. Service class and relative cost are general engineering estimates for the category, not figures from this unit's documentation. Part numbers appear only when pulled from this unit's own service manual. Always confirm intervals and pricing against the manufacturer.
Patient cable set
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$R&R Easy
Rechargeable battery pack
Critical for transport; spares mandatory.
Class Frequent wear itemRel. cost $$$R&R Fairly easy
Docking cradle / latch
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$R&R Fairly easy
| Part | Service class | Relative cost | R&R difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient cable set | Periodic replacement | $$ | Easy |
| Rechargeable battery pack Critical for transport; spares mandatory. | Frequent wear item | $$$ | Fairly easy |
| Docking cradle / latch | Periodic replacement | $$ | Fairly easy |
Relative cost: $ lowest · $$$$ highest service-part cost for this equipment class. Not a price.
PM Checklist
Preventive-maintenance tasks typical of this equipment class. Perform to the manufacturer's procedure and your facility's policy - this is general reference, not a schedule for this specific unit.
- ·Post-call function and battery check
- ·Mounting / securement inspection
- ·Annual full PM and vibration-tolerance check
Troubleshooting Approach
A structured starting point derived from the failure modes above. Follow the manufacturer's service documentation for the actual procedure.
Symptom: Battery / runtime fault
- Confirm the presentation - typically short runtime, low-battery alarm - and note the exact alarm or message and the conditions when it occurs.
- Check the most likely cause first: aged battery.
- Isolate the affected subsystem using the manufacturer's functional check or self-test, where one is provided.
- If the fault is confirmed and not a field adjustment, service or replace the rechargeable battery pack per the manufacturer's service documentation.
- Return the device to service only after the manufacturer's functional and applicable electrical-safety checks pass.
- Record the findings, any parts used, and the verification results in the maintenance history.
Symptom: Transport mount / cradle wear
- Confirm the presentation - typically loose device, vibration damage - and note the exact alarm or message and the conditions when it occurs.
- Check the most likely cause first: docking latch wear.
- Isolate the affected subsystem using the manufacturer's functional check or self-test, where one is provided.
- If the fault is confirmed and not a field adjustment, service or replace the docking cradle / latch per the manufacturer's service documentation.
- Return the device to service only after the manufacturer's functional and applicable electrical-safety checks pass.
- Record the findings, any parts used, and the verification results in the maintenance history.
Typical Location
Where this class of equipment is typically deployed - general reference, not this unit's own placement record.
- Ambulance / transport vehicles
- Emergency Department
- Inter-facility transport teams
Documents & Manuals
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