Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – Rotatable platform type
Patent
1996-11-12
1999-06-29
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
Rotatable platform type
5608, 5610, A61G 7053
Patent
active
059160853
ABSTRACT:
A patient rotator (50) for assisting a patient having limited motion capabilities in lying down on a bed (500) and getting up to the side (502) and method of use are disclosed. The rotator has a frame (52) with a person support member (66) rotatably mounted on the frame at an axis (68) coplanar with the top (504) of the bed and perpendicular to the side. The patient uses a controller (94) to rotate himself on the person support member between vertical and horizontal orientations as desired while he remains on his side.
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Conley Fredrick
Trettel Michael F.
Tyson Timothy T.
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