Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back...

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2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3772)

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Skeletal traction applicator

C602S004000, C602S005000, C602S006000, C602S032000, C602S034000, C602S035000, C602S036000, C602S038000, C602S039000, C602S040000, C128S845000, C128S882000, C005S648000, C005S649000, C005S650000, C005S651000

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07351216

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior shell shaped to engage under the patient's calf and foot. A bail having opposite ends is connected to the side walls of the shell so that the bail loops above the shell and a support frame extends up and over the bed. A cord hanging from the frame is releasably connected to the bail. By appropriately adjusting the position of the frame, the patient's calf may be subjected to the necessary amount of lift and/or tension to minimize localized pressure on the patient's thigh and buttock areas and to relieve compression forces on the patient's spinal column.

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