Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – With a hoisting – lifting – elevating – or raising device
Patent
1982-06-07
1985-07-23
Smith, Gary L.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
With a hoisting, lifting, elevating, or raising device
5 81R, 5 85, A61G 710
Patent
active
045301220
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for at least partially lifting a patient from a bed or a wheelchair includes a support frame having upright supports and an overhead member, a patient sling designed to support the patient at places other than the patient's normal bed sore contact points, and a mechanism attached to the overhead support for vertically lifting the sling and patient. The support frame can be mounted to the wheelchair or bed frame or it can be free standing. The lifting mechanism can either be power driven or manually operated. The manual lifting mechanism may include an eccentrically mounted roller about which is wrapped a lifting line. A bed patient sling includes a pair of relatively stiff sides preferably shaped to conform to the lateral sides of the patient. A number of body support straps attached to the sides support the patient's body at points other than at the contact points between the patient's body and the bed. The sides are separated by adjustable, removable separator bars to keep the sling from squeezing the patient being lifted.
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Sanders Donald M.
Sanders Robert C.
Sanders EZ Mobility Systems
Smith Gary L.
Trettel Michael F.
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