Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – Horizontally sliding patient support surface
Patent
1992-05-18
1993-08-31
Cuomo, Peter M.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
Horizontally sliding patient support surface
5 831, 5 841, 5 861, 5 891, A61G 708
Patent
active
052397130
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bed, particularly to a patient bed.
The beds known in the prior art, particularly patient or hospital beds, comprise an underlay, frame and legs which are generally provided with wheels. On top of the underlay there is located a mattress on which the patient rests.
There are patient groups such as chronically non-ambulant old people, who need hospital treatment but are fairly little moved within the nursing facilities. For these patient groups the conventional patient beds are problematic. Moving the patients away from the bed and back is cumbersome. In connection with basic nursing, the repeated lifting of non-ambulant patients is necessary.
Another problem is that generally at least two nurses are needed for carrying out basic nursing measures, because one nurse should not do the shifting or lifting of the patient alone. Particularly the care of chronic patients in conventional beds requires a lot of personnel. Continuous lifting and shifting of the patients cause spinal symptoms and defects to the nurses.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above mentioned drawbacks.
According to the invention, the bed comprises an underlay for the patient; a support frame, provided with at least one support member, which is arranged above the underlay; and suspension means such as straps, whereby the underlay is suspended from the support member.
Thus the essential element of the support frame of the bed of the invention is the support member, the number whereof is advantageously one or two. The support member is arranged in the patient room or other suitable space at a suitable height, such as 1.5 . . . 2.5 m, and is attached to the structures of the premises by means of other elements of the support frame, such as one or more wall or roof fastener and/or vertical support. The same support member can also be employed as the suspension support of several, for instance two, separate underlays.
In a preferred embodiment of the bed, the underlay is attached with suspension means to the support member, so that the support points are located at a distance from each other, and that at least one of the support points is located outside the line drawn via two or more support points.
This fastening by three or more points secures that the underlay is suspended in a stabile fashion to the support member of the support frame. Thus the underlay does not easily swing from side to side, and in case it does swing during the nursing measures, the winging motion is easily attenuated.
In a preferred embodiment of the bed, the support member is formed of an essentially horizontal elongate bar, the first end whereof is free, and in the lengthwise direction whereof the underlay is suspended.
The length of the support member is advantageously designed so that one underlay can be suitably suspended thereto, and that it is easily fastened to the structures of the premises.
In a preferred embodiment of the bed, the support frame comprises at least one essentially vertical support member, whereto the horizontal support member is connected.
By means of the vertical support member, the fastening of the support frame to the wall structures of the premises can be carried out for instance at the height of 0.5 . . . 1.0 m from the floor, and if necessary supported against the floor.
In a preferred embodiment of the bed, the support frame comprises a leg member, which is attached to the vertical support member and is arranged to extend to underneath the underlay.
Thus the horizontal support member, the vertical support member and the leg member together form, when seen from the side, a U-shaped structure, where the major part of the patient's weight against the horizontal support member is directed towards the floor via the leg member. This means that the fastening of the support frame to the structures of the premises can be realized with equipment with a fairly light structure.
In a preferred embodiment of the bed, the leg member is formed
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Toivio Ilkka
Toivio Terttu
Ahlstrom Consumer Products Ltd.
Cuomo Peter M.
Milano Michael
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