Apparatus for treating and preventing development of bed sores

Details Apparatus for treating and preventing development of bed sores Apparatus for treating and preventing development of bed sores

1993-07-09

1994-09-13

Saether, Flemming

Beds

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5425, 5937, 128889, A47C 2100

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053456343

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for preventing the development of bed sores, and once developed, successfully treating them, composed partly of an rigid elongate member which is transversely disposed across a hospital bed, wherein each end of the elongate member is engaged with a respective side rail of the hospital bed. The apparatus is further composed partly of a depression member which substantially vertically depends from the elongate member so as to depressably abut the mattress of the hospital bed. The depression member may be selectively located anywhere along the elongate member, and is preferably held abuttingly with respect to the elongate member by a frictional interface therebetween.

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