Ultracore

Ultracore Plus Repose Inside

Ultracore Plus with Repose inside is an immersive, reactive air, foam hybrid mattress designed for the prevention and treatment of all categories of pressure ulcers

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Delivery 5 to 7 working days

Risk category

Suitable for patients at risk to very high risk.

Pressure ulcer categories

For the treatment of all categories of pressure ulcers.

An evolution in hybrid mattress technology

Ultracore Plus with Repose Inside is an immersive, reactive air, foam hybrid mattress, designed for the prevention and treatment of all categories of pressure ulcers, as part of a pressure ulcer prevention strategy. Ultracore consists of three components to offer exceptional pressure redistribution properties, refer to the product features tab to find out more.

Product information

Features

REPOSE MATTRESS OVERLAY

A reactive air, pressure redistribution and reduction support surface, with high levels of immersion and envelopment.

FOAM U-CORE

Designed to follow the contours of a profiling bed, the u-core structure provides extra stability and support to the mattress

COVER

A multi-stretch polyurethane cover, that is moisture vapour permeable, water resistant and has a protective ingress zip cover

Specification

SPECIFICATION

Contents: 1 x Repose Mattress Overlay, 1 x Foam U-core & 1 x cover
Dimensions L 1980mm x W 880mm x H150mm
Order Code: 9100012
Max Patient Weight 222kg
Product Weight 10kg
Inflation, deflation and repacking instructions: Please see download tab for instructions.
Cleaning instructions: Please see download tab for cleaning guidance.
Repose Mattress Inner is supplied with a 3 year warranty, the u-core foam and polyurethane cover are supplied with a 5 year warranty.

Indications For Use

INDICATIONS FOR USE

Ultracore Plus Repose Inside is designed for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and is intended to be used in conjunction with an appropriately sized bed frame, as part of a pressure ulcer prevention program.

Designed to be cleaned and reused.
Patients identified as being up to very high risk as defined by commonly used assessment tools.
For the treatment of all categories of pressure ulcers when used as part of a package of care.

LIMITATIONS FOR USE

Repose is not suitable for the following:

Persons weighing in excess of 222kg
Persons with unstable spinal fractures
Where body shape is such that the person cannot be fully supported by the Repose mattress overlay or cushion
Repose is suitable for use with bed and trolley side rails subject to the bed or trolley manufacturer’s instructions and appropriate risk assessment

PRECAUTIONS

Must not be used on a double bed mattress frame
Not for persons weighing in excess of 222 kg / 35 stone
Not for persons with unstable spinal fractures
Avoid direct contact with heat and sharp objects
Keep away from pets
Where body shape is such that the person cannot be fully supported

If deterioration in skin condition is noted, clinical advice should be sought and, if so advised, use of the product discontinued. Avoid direct contact with heat and sharp objects. When deflated, keep away from babies and small children. Keep away from pets.

Clinical Evidence

Managing Pressure Areas in Vulnerable Adults with a New Hybrid Mattress (1)
Toni Paul Senior Sister, Holcot ward, Northampton General Hospital
**Evaluating-a-Static-Pressure-Redistributing-Mattress-in-a-Rehabilitation-Ward
**Veronica Pollard Tissue Viability Nurse, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
**A review of evidence for use of the Repose® product range
**Wounds UK Journal, November 2015, Volume 11, Issue 4
SAMANTHA HOLLOWAY, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff.
Pressure Relief With Visco-Elastic Foam or With Combined Static Air Overlay? A Prospective, Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial in a Dutch Nursing Home
Wounds Journal Vol. 25, No. 10 October 2013
Martin van Leen, MD1; Prof Steven Hovius, MD, PhD2; Ruud Halfens, PhD3; Jacques Neyens, PT, PhD3,4; Prof Jos Schols, MD, PhD3.
Challenging the Pressure Sore Paradigm
JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE APRIL, VOL 8, No 4, 1999
P. Price, S. Bale, R. Newcombe, K. Harding, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
**Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Audit: What are the benefits of doing it?
**Anne Ballard Wilson, Tissue Viability Nurse, Fife Acute Operational Division Scotland
Clinical Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Multimodal Static Pressure Relieving Device
8th European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Open Meeting Aberdeen, Scotland May 5-7th 2005
J. Osterbrink, H. Mayer, Gerhard Schröder
Two Clinical Evaluations of the Repose System
Wounds UK Journal, 2006, Volume 2, No 3; 14-25
Ann MacFarlane, Sue Sayer
Cost Effective Pressure Ulcer Prevention: the paradigm shift?
Nursing in Practice, Volume 3, Issue 4: December 2007
Lynne Watret Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, Primary Care NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The new pressure ulcer management paradigm?
Wounds UK Journal, Volume 3, Issue 4: December 2007
Lynne Watret Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, Primary Care NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Use Of A New Overlay Mattress In Patients With Chronic Pain: Impact On Sleep And Self-Reported Pain
Clinical Rehabilitation 2003; 17: 488–492
P Price, S Rees-Mathews, N Tebble Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine J Camilleri University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff , Wales
Repose: the cost-effective solution for prompt discharge of patients
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING, 2000, Vol 9, No.21
Sylvie Hampton, Independent Tissue Viability Consultant Nurse, Eastbourne
A long-term durability assessment of static air filled pressure redistribution devices in the community setting.
Maria Poole Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, Wolverhampton PCT Anne Coghlan Wound Care Sister, South Staffordshire PCT

VAT Exemption

VAT REFUNDS FOR DISABLED USERS

If you are chronically sick or disabled you may be eligible to claim back the VAT on your order.

QUICK GUIDE

Step 1: Place and complete your order.
Step 2: Download and complete the Eligibility Declaration Form.
Step 3: Send the completed form to Frontier Medical Group.
Step 4: If eligible we will refund the VAT to the card you used to process your Repose order.

To apply for VAT relief please complete your purchase and download the Eligibility Declaration Form. Please send the completed form to Frontier Medical Group. We will then process your application. If you are eligible for VAT relief we will refund the VAT to the card you used to process your order payment.

For further details please see our terms and conditions or visit the HMRC website.