The Vikta KomfiTilt Go Continuous Lateral Turning System provides gentle electronic side-to-side movement to help offload and redistribute body weight for people spending extended periods in bed. O... read more
Description
Vikta KomfiTilt Go Continuous Lateral Turning System
The Vikta KomfiTilt Go is an electronic Continuous Lateral Turning System designed to provide gentle, automatic side-to-side movement for people spending extended periods in bed. The system helps offload and redistribute body weight, supporting pressure-area management for people with restricted mobility.
Designed to fit on top of a compatible bed frame beneath the mattress, KomfiTilt Go provides continuous lateral rotation at the touch of a button. Users and carers can select from 10, 30 or 60-minute turning cycles, allowing the system to be incorporated into an individually assessed repositioning programme.
The KomfiTilt Go is suitable for 85–90 cm wide bed frames and can be used with compatible foam mattresses, alternating air cell mattresses and profiling beds with angle adjustment. It also incorporates an auto-deflate function for personal care, patient transfers or CPR.
Compact and straightforward to operate, KomfiTilt Go provides a practical solution for supporting regular repositioning in home, residential, nursing and healthcare environments.
Gentle Automatic Lateral Movement
For people with significantly restricted mobility, remaining in the same position for extended periods can result in prolonged pressure on vulnerable areas of the body.
The KomfiTilt Go provides gentle, controlled lateral movement to regularly change how the user's body weight is distributed.
This can help:
- Redistribute body weight
- Offload areas exposed to prolonged pressure
- Support pressure-area management
- Provide regular lateral repositioning
- Reduce reliance on repeated manual turning
- Support a consistent repositioning programme
KomfiTilt Go should be used as part of an individually assessed pressure-care strategy and does not remove the need for appropriate clinical assessment, skin monitoring or manual repositioning where required.
Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy
The KomfiTilt Go is a Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy (CLRT) system. CLRT uses controlled lateral movement to regularly alter the position of a person lying in bed.
Rather than remaining completely stationary for extended periods, the user is gently moved laterally according to the selected cycle. For users who cannot reposition themselves independently, this provides a practical method of introducing regular movement into their pressure-care programme.
Choice of Turning Cycles
KomfiTilt Go offers three selectable cycle times:
- 10 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 60 minutes
This provides flexibility when setting up the system around the user's individual repositioning requirements.
The appropriate cycle should be selected as part of the person's overall care and pressure-management plan.
Designed to Support Pressure-Area Management
The KomfiTilt range has been developed for people at risk of developing pressure injuries.
By gently altering the user's position, KomfiTilt Go helps redistribute body weight and reduce the time individual areas remain continuously loaded.
It can therefore provide an additional element within a wider pressure-care strategy.
Depending on the individual, this may also include:
- An appropriate pressure-redistributing mattress
- Regular skin inspection
- Manual repositioning where required
- Appropriate positioning supports
- Nutrition and hydration management
- Continence management
- Ongoing clinical review
No single piece of pressure-care equipment should be considered a substitute for an appropriate individual assessment and care plan.
Suitable for 85–90 cm Wide Bed Frames
The KomfiTilt Go is designed for bed frames approximately 85–90 cm wide This makes it particularly suitable for standard-width care and profiling bed applications.
The dimensions and compatibility of the complete bed, mattress and turning system should be checked before use.
Compatible with Foam Mattresses
The KomfiTilt Go can be used with a compatible foam mattress. The turning system is positioned beneath the mattress, allowing the mattress to continue providing the primary support surface while the KomfiTilt provides the lateral movement.
This allows an appropriate pressure-care foam mattress to be selected according to the individual's needs.
Compatible with Alternating Air Mattresses
KomfiTilt Go is also suitable for use with compatible alternating air cell mattresses.
This can provide a combination of:
Alternating pressure redistribution from the mattress
and
Lateral movement from the KomfiTilt Go.
Compatibility of the mattress, bed and KomfiTilt system should always be established before use.
Compatible with Profiling Beds
The KomfiTilt Go is suitable for compatible profiling beds with angle adjustment. This allows lateral turning to be incorporated into an existing electric profiling-bed setup.
The profiling bed continues to provide the underlying positioning functions, while KomfiTilt Go provides controlled lateral movement beneath the mattress.
Simple On/Off Controls
KomfiTilt Go has been designed to be straightforward for carers to operate. Simple on/off controls provide easy access to the system's lateral turning function, while selectable cycle settings allow the turning programme to be adapted to the user's assessed requirements.
Auto-Deflate Function
The KomfiTilt Go incorporates an auto-deflate function. This allows the system to be deflated when a flatter and more stable surface is required.
The function is particularly useful for:
- Personal care
- Patient transfers
- Emergency situations
- CPR
Care providers should always follow the manufacturer's operating instructions and their own moving-and-handling and emergency procedures.
Helps Reduce Manual Repositioning Demands
Repeated manual repositioning can place considerable physical demands on carers, particularly where a person requires regular turning throughout the day and night.
KomfiTilt Go provides automated lateral movement that may help reduce reliance on repeated manual turning as part of an appropriate care plan.
Manual repositioning may still be required depending on the individual's needs. The system should therefore support rather than automatically replace the person's assessed repositioning programme.
Designed for People with Restricted Mobility
KomfiTilt Go may be suitable for people who:
- Spend prolonged periods in bed
- Have limited independent movement
- Cannot adequately reposition themselves
- Require regular changes of position
- Have an identified pressure-area risk
- Require assistance with body-weight redistribution
- Use a compatible foam mattress
- Use a compatible alternating air mattress
- Use a suitable profiling care bed
Suitability should be established through an appropriate individual assessment.
Suitable for Home and Professional Care
The straightforward design of the KomfiTilt Go makes it suitable for consideration across a variety of care environments.
These may include:
- Private homes
- Residential care homes
- Nursing homes
- Hospitals
- Hospices
- Rehabilitation environments
- Community healthcare
- Long-term care
Appropriate assessment and training should be provided before the system is introduced into a person's care programme.
Three-Year Warranty
The Vikta KomfiTilt Go is supplied with a 3-year warranty. This provides additional reassurance for both domestic users and professional care providers investing in specialist pressure-care equipment.
Key features
- Continuous Lateral Turning System
- Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy
- Electronic lateral tilting
- Gentle automatic side-to-side movement
- Helps offload and redistribute body weight
- Supports pressure-area management
- Designed for people with restricted mobility
FAQs
Who Is the Vikta KomfiTilt Go For?
The KomfiTilt Go may be appropriate for people who:
- Spend extended periods in bed
- Have significantly reduced mobility
- Cannot independently reposition themselves
- Require regular lateral repositioning
- Have an identified risk of pressure injury
- Require assistance with body-weight redistribution
- Use a standard-width care bed
- Use a compatible foam mattress
- Use a compatible alternating air mattress
- Use a suitable electric profiling bed
The system may also be valuable in care environments where consistent repositioning is required throughout both daytime and overnight care.
Why Choose the Vikta KomfiTilt Go?
- The Vikta KomfiTilt Go provides a straightforward way to introduce automated lateral movement into an existing compatible care-bed setup.
- Rather than replacing the complete bed, the KomfiTilt Go fits on top of the bed frame beneath the mattress and can be used with suitable foam or alternating air cell mattresses.
- Selectable 10, 30 and 60-minute cycles allow the turning programme to be adapted around the user's assessed requirements, while compatibility with approximately 85–90 cm wide bed frames makes the Go particularly suitable for standard-width care beds.
- Its auto-deflate function provides a practical solution when the lateral turning system needs to be deflated for personal care, transfers or CPR.
- Combined with simple controls and a three-year warranty, the KomfiTilt Go offers an adaptable solution for supporting repositioning and pressure-area management in both home and professional care environments.
What is the Vikta KomfiTilt Go?
The Vikta KomfiTilt Go is an electronic continuous lateral turning system that provides controlled side-to-side movement for people spending extended periods in bed.
What does the KomfiTilt Go do?
The system gently alters the user's lateral position to help offload and redistribute body weight. It is designed to support pressure-area management and regular repositioning.
What does CLRT mean?
CLRT stands for Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy. It describes the use of controlled lateral movement to regularly alter the position of a person lying in bed.
Is KomfiTilt Go a mattress?
No. The KomfiTilt Go is a lateral turning system designed to operate beneath a compatible mattress.
Is a mattress included?
The KomfiTilt Go is available as a standalone turning system, while Vikta also offers a separate KomfiTilt Go with KomfiFlex mattress package.
The exact package being purchased should therefore be checked carefully.
Where is the KomfiTilt Go fitted?
The system fits on top of a compatible bed frame beneath the mattress.
What width bed does KomfiTilt Go fit?
It is designed for bed frames approximately 85–90 cm wide.
What is the weight guide?
The KomfiTilt Go with foam mattress configuration has a stated 160 kg weight guide.
The safe working load of the bed and limitations of the complete mattress and equipment configuration must also be considered.
What cycle times are available?
The system provides 10, 30 and 60 minute cycles.
Can the turning cycle be changed?
Yes. The cycle can be selected from 10, 30 or 60 minutes according to the user's assessed requirements.
Does KomfiTilt Go support pressure-area management?
Yes. It is designed to offload and redistribute the user's body weight through controlled lateral movement.
Does KomfiTilt Go prevent pressure ulcers?
It should not be regarded as guaranteeing the prevention of pressure ulcers.
The system supports pressure redistribution and repositioning and should form part of an appropriate individual pressure-care plan.
Does it replace manual repositioning?
Not necessarily. Automated lateral movement may reduce the need for repeated manual turning, but manual repositioning may still be required according to the user's assessment and care plan.
Can KomfiTilt Go reduce the physical demands on carers?
By providing regular automated lateral movement, the system may reduce some of the physical demands associated with repeated manual turning.
Appropriate moving-and-handling procedures must still be followed.
Can KomfiTilt Go be used with a foam mattress?
Yes. It is suitable for use with compatible foam mattresses.
Is a KomfiFlex mattress available?
Yes. Vikta offers a separate KomfiTilt Go configuration supplied with a KomfiFlex foam mattress.
Can KomfiTilt Go be used with an alternating air mattress?
Yes. The system is suitable for compatible alternating air cell mattresses.
Can it be used with a profiling bed?
Yes. KomfiTilt Go is suitable for compatible profiling beds with angle adjustment.
Does KomfiTilt Go have an emergency deflation function?
Yes. It incorporates an auto-deflate function for situations including personal care, patient transfers or CPR.
Can the system be deflated for personal care?
Yes. The auto-deflate function allows the system to be deflated when easier access to the user is required.
Can it be deflated for transfers?
Yes. The system can be deflated when an appropriate stable surface is required for a patient transfer.
Can it be deflated for CPR?
Yes. CPR is one of the applications identified for the auto-deflate function.
Healthcare providers should follow their organisation's emergency procedures and the manufacturer's instructions.
Is KomfiTilt Go suitable for home care?
Yes, where the system has been assessed as suitable and the user's bed and mattress are compatible.
Is it suitable for care homes?
It may be used in residential and nursing care settings for appropriately assessed users requiring regular repositioning and pressure-area management.
Is it suitable for hospitals?
It may also be suitable for healthcare environments, subject to local clinical assessment, infection-control procedures and equipment requirements.
Is KomfiTilt Go suitable for every bedbound person?
No. Individual requirements vary considerably.
Mobility, posture, skin condition, pressure risk, medical requirements, mattress selection and the complete bed configuration should all be considered.
What is the difference between KomfiTilt Go and KomfiTilt 5?
The principal specification differences are bed-width compatibility and weight guide.
- The KomfiTilt Go is intended for approximately 85–90 cm wide bed frames and has a 160 kg weight guide with the foam mattress configuration.
- The KomfiTilt 5 accommodates approximately 85–120 cm wide bed frames and has a 320 kg weight guide.
What warranty does the Vikta KomfiTilt Go have?
The system is supplied with a three-year warranty.
Is an assessment recommended?
Yes. Users requiring continuous lateral turning or specialist pressure management should have their requirements individually assessed so that the bed, mattress, turning system and repositioning programme work together appropriately.