Beds – Invalid bed or surgical support – Vertically movable support for whole body of user
Patent
1997-01-16
1998-07-07
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Invalid bed or surgical support
Vertically movable support for whole body of user
5610, A61G 700, A61F 501
Patent
active
057749159
ABSTRACT:
Treatment apparatus supporting a patient lying in a generally prone or supine position for manipulation includes a base and a table supported thereabove for movement between selected different horizontal positions or working levels for treatment of the patient. The table is tiltable toward and away from an upright position for facilitating the patient in mounting and dismounting before and after treatment and includes a foot piece adjacent an end of the table for supporting the patient when mounting and dismounting. A plurality of cushions are mounted for movement along the table to selectably adjustable positions for accommodating patients of different size and shape. The table includes an electrically powered drive system for movement of table components for controlling the different selected working levels for the convenience of a particular chiropractor or other practitioner, the tilting action and cushion position adjustments and a memory is provided in a control system so that table positions and movements for a particular patient and treatment practitioner are automatically repeatable. One or more automatic self-cocking, electrically controlled drops are provided for cushions on the table to initiate automatic lifting and recocking of the drop so that the practitioner can maintain continuous hand contact with the patient being treated while successive drops are performed. The drops automatically measure the patient's weight and provide for a selectively adjustable amount of downward force exerted by the practitioner for initiating a drop of the cushion in a direction selected.
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Emrich John L.
Moulton James P.
Peterson Wayne L.
Scott Gerald R.
Seyl V. Craig
Standex International
Trettel Michael F.
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