Abstract:
A patient control unit for controlling functions of a hospital bed includes a housing having a first side that includes a plurality of user inputs to control the functions of the hospital bed. The housing has a second side that includes a dock to secure a handheld phone in place on the housing. A hospital bed has a head-of-bed angle (HOBA) lockout selector that is used to signal a controller to prevent a head section of the bed from being moved below a threshold.
Abstract:
A bariatric patient management system includes a single-wheel drive system having bi-directional variable speed control through use of a variable control joystick. The single-wheel drive system is disposed on an underside of the bariatric patient management system and engages a floor surface when the bariatric bed is in a lowermost position. The bariatric patient management system further includes a removable headboard having a disconnect feature for disconnecting the variable control joystick from the single-wheel drive system when the headboard is removed. A plurality of three-setting casters is used in conjunction with the single-wheel drive to allow the bariatric patient management system to be manually turned when transported from one location to another. The bariatric patient management system further includes an improved trapeze boom that allows for additional access to a patient adjacent the headboard of the bariatric patient management system.
Abstract:
A walker device including a walking aid and a lifting arm attached to, and extending in an approximate vertical direction from, the walking aid. The walking aid may include two front legs and two back legs. The walking aid may include two or more wheels attached to the bottom of the two front legs and/or two back legs. The walking aid may be a multiple-legged cane. The walking aid may be a wheeled mobility device. The lifting arm may include a gripping handle positioned at its approximate distal end.
Abstract:
A walker device including a walking aid and a lifting arm attached to, and extending in an approximate vertical direction from, the walking aid. The walking aid may include two front legs and two back legs. The walking aid may include two or more wheels attached to the bottom of the two front legs and/or two back legs. The walking aid may be a multiple-legged cane. The walking aid may be a wheeled mobility device. The lifting arm may include a gripping handle positioned at its approximate distal end.
Abstract:
A walker device including a walking aid and a lifting arm attached to, and extending in an approximate vertical direction from, the walking aid. The walking aid may include two front legs and two back legs. The walking aid may include two or more wheels attached to the bottom of the two front legs and/or two back legs. The walking aid may be a multiple-legged cane. The walking aid may be a wheeled mobility device. The lifting arm may include a gripping handle positioned at its approximate distal end.
Abstract:
An apparatus for repositioning bedridden patients with: a base, vertical and horizontal movements, and lifting portion; telescoping legs extending outward from the base with wheels affixed to each leg; detachable clamps affixed to each leg and capable of removeably attaching to a bed; the horizontal movement containing a roller and belts actuated by a gear and crank assembly coupled to the vertical movement portion; the vertical movement having two lifting units with first and second pistons coupled to the inside of each of the units and a hydraulic pump and controller for the actuation of the hydraulic pump and the upward and downward movement of the pistons; the lifting portion comprising a telescoping lifting arm with a lead screw and a crank for extending or retracting said lifting arm and with a lateral movement portion coupled to the top of the vertical movement and the lifting portion.
Abstract:
A lift assist apparatus for moving an individual from a seated to a standing position comprises two vertical supports wherein each vertical support comprises a vertical slot. A top rod is attached to the upper portion of each vertical support and a bottom rod is attached to the lower portion of each vertical support. A horizontal arm is movably connected to each vertical support. Motor driven belts located within the vertical slots of the vertical supports cause the horizontal arms to simultaneously move up and down along the vertical supports. Alternatively, a piston located in each vertical slot is used to move the horizontal arms along the vertical supports. The horizontal arms provide support for an individual moving to as seated or standing position. The lift assist apparatus may also be comprised of a single vertical support. The lift assist apparatus is typically mounted to a wall.
Abstract:
An orthopedic trapeze for a hospital bed for use with an overhead frame bar. The orthopedic trapeze includes an upper base assembly mounted on the overhead frame bar, a lower base assembly attached to the upper base assembly. The upper base assembly can slide linearly upon the overhead frame bar, the lower base assembly can rotate 360 degrees in a horizontal plane with respect to the upper base assembly, and the trapeze bar can slide linearly within the lower base assembly, giving the trapeze handle the ability to be positioned anywhere over the hospital bed, including the ability to be positioned past the edges of the bed. In the absence of any external weight on the trapeze handle the lower base assembly and trapeze bar and trapeze handle will rotate freely, while a weight placed on the trapeze handle will lock the lower base assembly in position. A patient can therefore position the trapeze handle at any desired location.
Abstract:
A knock-down invalid bed having a main frame supported at its ends by head boards and separable into two halves at its mid-length. Attached to each half are pivoting sections of a pair of tubular mattress-supporting subframes adjustable to support a patient horizontally and in different angular positions. The subframes support two link fabric units separably interconnected crosswise of the mid-length of the bed. Attached to the head board and overlying one end of the bed is a patient helper device to aid the patient in shifting his position in bed, and other useful functions.
Abstract:
An exercise bar comprises a bifurcated base portion having horizontally extending feet which extend into respective hollow posts of the longitudinal members of a hospital bed. The bifurcated part is joined above the bed top and provides a swivel mount for an angle arm member which has one part which is rotatable in the swivel mount and another part which extends outwardly therefrom for positioning in a horizontal position over the bed. The horizontal part of the angle bar may be engaged by a patient for the purpose of lifting himself up in the bed. The bar may be shifted to any desired angular position in respect to a central mounting on the bed and it may be mounted at either the head or the foot thereof.