How to use IBO and IPS

Product Demo and IBO

Place the IBO (Inflatable Board) on the bed.

Position the flexible part of the IBO on the operating table.
Step 1
Place the patient on the IBO in a supine position.

Make sure the entire trunk (thorax and abdomen) is on the IBO.
Step 2
Spread the patient’s arms.

Stick the IPS (Inflatable Prone Support) on the patient with the skeleton (rib lattice and pelvic comb) as a reference.

The hoses of the cushion are diverted to the feet, with the valves in the direction of the IBO valve.

Stick the ‘adhesive side tapes’ tightly on the patient’s body.
Step 3
Place the patient’s arms along the body, the arm along the lifting side over the hoses.

Cross the ankle from the lift side over the ankle of the tilt side.
Step 4
Inflate the IBO.

With the help of the Hummingbird, the IBO is inflated.

Inflating the IBO puts the patient in a side position.
Step 5
Gently roll the patient into the prone position.

Hang the IBO on a hook; it will automatically deflate within 10 minutes.
Step 6
Position the patient.

Place the patient’s arms on the armrests and loosen the adhesive strips from the side.
Step 7
Inflate the thorax cushion.

Do this with extra attention to the position of the patient’s neck.

Stop inflating when the cushion is filled to the maximum. You’ll to hear a whistle.
Step 8
Inflate the pelvic cushion.

Stop inflating when the cushions are filled to the maximum. You’ll hear a whistle.

Inflating the IPS cushions puts the patient’s body in the prone position with free-hanging abdomen.
Step 9
Inflate and deflate.

Use the Hummingbird’s horn to let off pressure if desired. Use the nose of the Hummingbird to inflate the IPS if necessary.

After the patient is turned back on the back, the hoses may be cut to deflate the IPS.
Step 10

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What our clients say about us

We use the Operoll for Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and it makes our work much easier
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Theresa Engelhardt

St. Vincenz Krankenhaus Datteln

A functional and high-quality product that greatly relieves the user when positioning patients!
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St. Elisabeth-Kranken Dorsten, KKRN

As an alternative to placing pillows under the pelvis and lower legs, our team came up with the idea of working with a cylindrical pillow that lies under the alternate mattress, which you can inflate with compressed air
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Jan Vosters

Head nurse Intensive Care Unit, Sint-Vincentius Hospital

With these new products, we increase quality for both our patients and caregivers
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Liesbet Lombaerts

Directeur zorg, GZA Ziekenhuizen

Interposition graft for popliteal aneurysm is favorable in prone position. The Inflatable Prone Support (IPS) and Inflatable Board (IBO) make proning and the prone position possible even for patients with high BMI and large abdominal circumference. Using compressed air offers a big ergonomic advantage! Ergonomics are important for medical and supporting staff!
Prof. dr. P.W.H.E. Vriens

Prof. dr Patrick W.H.E. Vriens

Vascular Surgeon ETZ, Professor Quality of Life, Tilburg University

We can now easily reposition the patient alone. Before we needed two, sometimes three nurses.  The advantage of the Morphemat for the patient? Its back is supported from neck to legs and not at two points.  See our video testimonial
Johan Jespers

Johan Jespers

Nurse Intensive Care Unit