Integrated back support and bed apparatus and method

Details Integrated back support and bed apparatus and method Integrated back support and bed apparatus and method

1990-12-18

1992-07-21

Trettel, Michael F.

Beds

Invalid bed or surgical support

Adapted for imaging

128870, A61C 700, A61F 504

Patent

active

051311038

ABSTRACT:
An integrated back support and bed having a removable back support supported by a bottom which is attached to a maneuverable bed and frame. The back support is designed to be taken to the victim of spinal trauma, the victim placed thereon and never removed until treatment is substantially completed. The back support is made of radiolucent material and the bed frame and other parts are made of non-magnetic material so that the back support and bed may be located directly next to magnetic resonance imaging devices, cat scans and the like, without hindering diagnosis. A front support, also removably attachable to the bed and frame, can be sucked into a thin shell by means of common hospital suction lines. The deflated front support is then placed over the user, secured in place, and allowed to reinflate so that it conforms exactly to the dimensions and shape of the user. The user is now held carefully in place and may be rotated from the supine to the prone position without fear of movement and additional injury. In that position the bottom is removed, the back support is removed and access to the user's back for surgery, treatment, diagnosis and the like, is provided. Further, the bed has independently moveable ends which enable high bed tilt angles without raising or lowering the bed and user extreme distances.

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