PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (2025)

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Resin Board

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Miolet ForU has achieved a high level of medical quality, safety and usability. It is also functionally designed for easy assembling, installment and other after services. This is a nursing care bed to establishing the standard of the next generation.Miolet ForU is not only JIS certified but was completely redesigned based on the study of various accident cases. With 5 new functions, it succeeded in reducing compression on the patient’s back and abdominal and preventing the patient’s buttocks from sliding at the time of back lifting.The control switch is easy to use even for patients with hemiplegia. The headboard shape is designed to allow patients to easily hold onto when walking. It is also easy to be assembled and provides various other desirable features for a rental bed.
Patent No.5089785(Lumbar Support Mechanism)
Patent No.5089786(Control Switch Shape)
Patent No.5089793(Resin Board Shape)

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Nursing Care Bed with Ultimate Universal Design Developed with business-academia collaborated research

What is Universal Design?
Designing products, buildings and living environments for the comfort and convenience of all people regardless of age and physical ability.

What does “ForU” mean ?
“U” is a capital for User (bed user, care provider, customer, assembling service), Universal (design), Ultimate and Usability

Medical Adviser

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Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
Physical and Behavioral Support System Section, Center for Comprehensive Community Medicine

Kiyomi Matsuo

Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Miyazaki University.
A traffic accident led him to a life using a wheelchair when he was an undergraduate. He has been involved in collaborative research and development with many welfare goods manufacturers. He has also been involved in over 1700 projects for living environment design and supporting living activities for physically handicapped people and over 7500 projects for supporting living activities with welfare equipment. Currently, he is a board member of the Welfare Living Environment Coordinator Association and the Japan Disabled Sports Study Association, the chairman of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Japan

Reduces pressure and slippage when reclining

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Miolet ForU’s hand controlled remote incorporating the universal design.

Easy to Hold and Use Universal Design Control Switch

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Patent and Care Provider Friendly Universal Design Headboard

Resin Board

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Patent and Care Provider Friendly Universal Design Headboard

Wooden Shelf Board

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Patent and Care Provider Friendly Universal Design Headboard

Wooden Board

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Introduction Video

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Miolet ForU Introduction Video(length 3:58)

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“Important Information for Using the Bed” Introduction Video(length 3:00)

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“How to Use the Bed” Introduction Video(length 5:14)

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“Assembling the Bed” Introduction Video(length 8:00)

2 Motors

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●Electric Movement

Back Raising: 0-70 degrees, Knee Raising: 0 -25 degrees (Back & Knee interlocking motion cannot be independent), Bed Height Adjustment / 25-63cm

●Functions

Knee Position Adjuster, Back/Knee Interlocking Motion, Lumbar Support Mechanism, Seating Face Leaning Function, Backslide Raising

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3 Motors

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●Electric Movement

Back Raising: 0-70 degrees, Knee Raising: 0-18 degrees, Back & Knee interlocking motion can be independent, Bed Height Adjustment / 25-63cm

●Functions

Knee Position Adjuster, Lumbar Support Mechanism, Seating Face Leaning Function, Backslide Raising

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Reduces pressure and slippage when reclining

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  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (31)Knee Position Adjuster
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (32)Back/Knee Interlocking Motion
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (33)Lumbar Support Mechanism
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (34)Seating Face Leaning Function
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (35)Backslide Raising

Knee position adjuster to reduce slippage during reclining

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If the user’s knees are not properly positioned over the bending portion of the bed, the user’s body will slide towards the foot of the bed when lifting their back. Without having to customize the bed parts, the Miolet ForU has two bending settings to adjust for the length of the user’s thighs, which prevents shifting and losing posture.

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Back/Knee Interlocking Motion

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Pressing the back lifting button, the knees are raised before the back is raised. This “Quick and Easy Back/Knee Interlocking Motion”prevents the user’s body from sliding towards the feet and becomes easier to position yourself on the edge of the bed.

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* ON/OFF Switchable
* This function is available only with 1 back lifting motor or 2 motor.

Lumbar Support Mechanism Increases the Comfort of Back Lifting

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The “Back Release Mechanism” when lifting the back and “Reduced Pulling Sensation” when lowering the back are lumbar movements introduced to reduce back pressure. The Lumbar Mechanism alleviates back pressure and abdominal pressure when lifting and lowering the back.

* ON/OFF Switchable

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Seating Face Leaning Function

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When the back is lifted, the bottom of buttocks leans automatically. This helps the user straighten one’s pelvis and prevent unwanted sliding.

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Backslide Raising

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Sliding the user’s lower back 2cm back while raising the upper half of the body reduces pressure on the abdomen and back. This special back lifting feature is designed to shift pressure from the user’s abdomen to their shoulders. Simply inserting a hand behind the user’s shoulders will drastically reduce the pressure.

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2cm Slide

Warning
Compression on the back created by back lifting may cause a breathing trouble.
* Users who cannot move their own body should be especially cautious of pressure on their backs.

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Swollen reduction by foot lifting function

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Lift Position

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Lower Position

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Warning
Patients with cardiac incompetency should not raise the legs higher than the heart.

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Note
When lying down, the body’s internal organs extend and put pressure on the lungs, which reduces lung capacity. This can lead to feeling short of breath. Using the back lifting feature, internal organs will return to their normal position and alleviate pressure on the lungs.

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Height Adjustable from 25cm to 63cm Reduces the Labor of Caregivers

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The bed shifts 8cm towards the foot of the bed when raising and lowering the bed. The headboard, however, remains in the same position regardless of if the bed is at its minimum height of 25cm off the floor or at the maximum height of 63cm off the floor. Therefore, the head of the bed can be placed close to the wall.

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Precautions for Installation
When the bed moves up-and-down, a part in the foot end moves in an arc of 8cm towards the foot end. When you place the bed with the foot end facing the wall, please allow a space of over 11cm between the bed and the wall.

Does not interfere with transferring to a wheelchair

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If the rail holder is retractable, a wheelchair can be placed close to the bed and the patient can easily move from bed to the wheelchair

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Easy to Hold and Use Universal Design Control Switch

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Easy to operate with a weak grip

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Easy to hang on the side rails and boards

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3 types of user and caregiver friendly board with universal design

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Resin Board

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PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (73)Round-shaped edge makes an easy indicator for the end of the board.

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PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (75)Grooves indicate the central area of the bar.

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PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (77)Cords can wrap around these. Prevents the control switch from falling off the bed

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PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (79)Convenient marks to show where user’s back should be lined up to.

Wooden Board

Flat Type

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Shelf Type

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Headboard with space type has a convenient space to put a tissue box, glasses and other articles.
* Certain tissue boxes may not fit.

The surface of the board uses EB Coating

Applied EB coating that is strong to scratch, dirt, sunlight

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  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (83)“EB Coating Layer” The strong protective coating is resistant to UV rays, scratches, and grime.
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (84)“Transparent Emboss and Olefin Film” Creates wood-like surface with the bumpy texture of wood.
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (85)“Printed Grain Pattern” A tree-like design.
  • PLATZ Co., Ltd. - Miolet ForU (86)“Colored Base / Olefin film”

Easy to grasp when holding the side to walk and designed for users to easily recognize where the end is.

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Equipped with Highly-Functional Motor from LINAK in Denmark

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Miolet ForU’s motor is quiet and water resistant (IPX4)*
* IPX4 indicates the waterproof protection standard against spraying water at all angles

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