序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
241 Sleeping position-controlling bed system US15589407 2017-05-08 US09907716B2 2018-03-06 Toshiko Miyashita; Kaname Ohmae
The sleeping-posture-control bed system includes a bed floor including a back-lifting portion for lifting the user's back, a bed-floor support body supporting the bed floor, and a back-lifting driver for lifting the head side of the back-lifting portion. The back-lifting portion includes a back-receiving surface and a head-receiving surface tiltable at different angles. The back-lifting driver lifts the back-receiving surface and the head-receiving surface, satisfying Mathematical Formula (1): 0°<θx≦70°,−45°≦θy<0°, and −30°≦θx+θy  (1) where θx is the tilt angle of the back-receiving surface when tilted, and the tilt angle of the back-receiving surface when the back-receiving surface is not lifted is set to be 0°; and θy is the tilt angle of the head-receiving surface when the angle of an extended line of the back-receiving surface at the tilt angle θx is referred to as 0°.
242 PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT STRUCTURE US15631911 2017-06-23 US20170348171A1 2017-12-07 Roger P. Jackson
A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included.
243 PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS US15594195 2017-05-12 US20170326011A1 2017-11-16 Ryan A. Alvarez; David P. Beck; Jay Roberts; Michael J. Rigoni; Garret W. Sweetwood; Hester C. Fletcher; Thomas Keaty, JR.; Gregory T. Davis; Paul H. Hanifl
An inflatable device includes a top sheet of material and a bottom sheet of material, wherein the top sheet of material is connected to the bottom sheet of material thereby defining a cavity therebetween to be inflated. The device further includes a plurality of passages in the bottom sheet extending from the cavity to an exterior of the device, wherein the passages are configured to permit air to pass from the cavity to the exterior of the device and to flow between a bottom surface of the device and a supporting surface upon which the device is configured to rest. The inflatable device further includes a plurality of inflation-limiting members connecting the top sheet to the bottom sheet, and an input configured for receiving air to inflate the device.
244 Sensor Device with a Selectively Activatable Display US15601593 2017-05-22 US20170265781A1 2017-09-21 Barrett J. Larson; Mark V. Weckwerth
A user-wearable sensor device may be configured to be directly or indirectly secured to a user or to an article worn by the user. The user-wearable sensor device may include at least one sensor configured to collect sensor data associated with an orientation of the user, a display unit including at least one LED or other visual indicator, a battery configured to provide power to at least the display unit, and a control system. The control system may be configured to determine the orientation of the user based on sensor data collected by the at least one sensor, maintain the display unit in a deactivated state in the absence of a defined activation input, detect a defined activation input, activate the deactivated display unit in response to detecting the defined activation input, and control the activated display unit based on the determined orientation of the user.
245 NOVEL BED SYSTEM ATTACHABLE TO A HOSPITAL BED US15532028 2015-11-30 US20170258654A1 2017-09-14 Jens GOTH; Viorel CHICINAS
There is provided a bed system that is simple to install on existing hospital beds and which does not require any modification of the existing bed. The bed system has a first and a second frame nested in a common pivot means, and actuators connected thereto in order to establish an angle formed between the frames, where they are rotatable about a longitudinal axis through activation of the actuators. The system is mounted on a base frame, which can be attached to an existing frame of a hospital bed.
246 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR BOOSTING, TRANSFERRING, TURNING AND POSITIONING A PATIENT US15494262 2017-04-21 US20170216117A1 2017-08-03 Michael J. Rigoni; Garret W. Sweetwood; Paul M. Fowler; Gregory T. Davis; Jeffrey A. Kennedy; Paul H. Hanifl; Craig S. Golden; Mark D. Olson
An inflatable device for turning or positioning a person in a bed. The inflatable device includes an inflatable body formed by a top sheet and a bottom sheet disposed beneath the top sheet to define a cavity configured to be inflated such that the top sheet forms a top wall of the cavity and the bottom sheet forms a bottom wall of the cavity. The device further includes at least one port having a port opening in fluid communication with the cavity and configured to provide an air input for air for inflating the cavity, wherein the at least one port comprises an elastic member for adjusting a size of the port opening.
247 Patient rotation device US13723903 2012-12-21 US09707144B1 2017-07-18 Bryan T. Stewart
A patient rotation device including a leverage bar member having a removable padded housing, a first cross-bar member attached to a top end of the leverage bar member, and at least a second cross-bar member disposed on a rear side of the leverage bar member at the concave portion, wherein the leverage bar member is moved by a winch mechanism attached thereto by an upper hook on the end of a first cable, and a lower hook on the end of a second cable attached to an underside of a bed frame.
248 Occupant support and method for positioning an occupant on the occupant support US13039409 2011-03-03 US09707142B2 2017-07-18 Charles A. Lachenbruch; Rachel Williamson
A method of positioning an occupant (98) of a bed includes identifying (204) the presence of a discrepancy between an existing occupant position and a target occupant position, and establishing (206) an elevation gradient having a direction, magnitude and position compatible with moving the occupant from the existing occupant position to the target position. In one variant of the method the step of establishing an elevation gradient is one substep of a preordained sequence of bladder inflations and deflations. In another variant, the method includes determining (210) if the discrepancy has been corrected and responding to any noncorrection of the discrepancy. An associated bed (20) includes a mattress (82) at least one layer (100) of repositioning bladders (102, 104, 106, 108) a sensor array (130) a controller (140) and a pump (142). The controller is capable of receiving information from the sensor array (130) identifying (204) suboptimal positioning of the occupant as a function of the received information and also capable of issuing commands in response to the identification of suboptimal positioning, in particular commands for the pump (142) to inflate selected repositioning bladders, thereby urging the occupant from his or her existing position to the target position.
249 SYNCHRONIZED PATIENT ELEVATION AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT SYSTEMS US15465289 2017-03-21 US20170189254A1 2017-07-06 Roger P. Jackson; Lawrence E. Guerra; Michael A. Herron
An apparatus for transferring a supine patient to a prone position on a patient support structure, and for rotating such a prone patient between prone and supine positions without removing the patient from the patient support structure.
250 Apparatus and system for turning and positioning a patient US14555199 2014-11-26 US09693920B2 2017-07-04 Paul M. Fowler; Craig S. Golden
A patient positioning system for use with a patient on a bed includes a sheet having a bottom surface configured to be placed above the supporting surface of the bed and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and a wedge having a base wall, a ramp surface, and a back wall, with the ramp surface joined to the base wall to form an apex. The wedge is positioned under the sheet such that the base wall confronts the supporting surface of the bed and the ramp surface confronts the bottom surface of the sheet. The bottom surface of the sheet and the ramp surface of the wedge have engagement members forming a selective gliding assembly that resists movement of the sheet with respect to the wedge in at least one direction and permits movement of the sheet with respect to the wedge in at least one other direction.
251 PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE US15425391 2017-02-06 US20170172828A1 2017-06-22 Robert M. Zerhusen; James M. Allen; Jennifer Fearing; Mark Chiacchira
A patient support system includes a scale system, an air system, and a lift system. The patient support system also includes a control system configured to graphically communicate information about the scale system, the air system, and the lift system to a user.
252 MODULAR MULTI-ARTICULATED PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM US15431439 2017-02-13 US20170151115A1 2017-06-01 Roger P. Jackson
A surgical table for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure and including a patient support structure, a first support structure, and a second support structure. The patient support structure is configured to support the patient during the surgical procedure and may be operably coupled at a first end to the first support structure and at a second end to the second support structure. The first support structure includes a first column and a first displacement apparatus operably coupling the first column to the first end of the patient support structure.
253 Patient support systems and methods of use US13922982 2013-06-20 US09655457B2 2017-05-23 Eric R. Meyer; Darrell Borgman; Timothy J. Receveur; Gregory W. Branson; Sandy M. Richards; Howard J. Boyd; David W. Hornbach; Jonathan D. Turner; Aziz A. Bhai
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.
254 PATIENT TURNING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM DEVICE US15416496 2017-01-26 US20170135879A1 2017-05-18 Anne Marie Reiners; Rebecca Lee Kujawa
The invention comprises of a device that allows health care providers to position the body of a patient for progression of labor, for assistance in fetal resuscitation, and for other medical procedures. The device has inflatable chambers that assist the labor and delivery health care provider in turning a patient onto her right or left side while laying in bed. An inflatable positioning pad is used to further assist with the turning of a patient and/or with the shifting of a patient toward the head or the foot of the bed as needed. This device and method will allow turning to be done frequently, rapidly and safely, especially in pregnant patients with epidurals, that are overweight, or that otherwise have difficulty moving on their own.
255 Patient support with universal energy supply system US14549226 2014-11-20 US09642759B2 2017-05-09 Martin W Stryker; Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu; Richard A Derenne
A patient support includes a patient support surface, a DVT pump mounted in the patient support, and a port mounted at the patient support in selective fluid communication with the DVT pump. Optionally, the patient support further includes a control system to detect when a DVT device is coupled or in close proximity to the port and/or the type of DVT device. Further, the control system may be configured to control the pump based on the type of DVT device coupled to the port.
256 Apparatus and System for Lifting, Moving, Turning, and Positioning a Patient US15340593 2016-11-01 US20170119608A1 2017-05-04 Michael J. Rigoni; Garret W. Sweetwood; Gregory T. Davis; Paul M. Fowler
A patient support device includes a sheet configured to be placed beneath the patient in use and a plurality of straps connected to the sheet and configured for use in moving, lifting, turning, and/or positioning the patient. The straps may include one or more retractable straps that each have a stretchable retraction strap connected thereto and configured for retracting the retractable strap. The straps may also include one or more central support straps connected to the sheet in an area positioned between the legs of the patient. The sheet may also include a head support for supporting the patient's head, which head support may also include one or more straps. The straps may be connected to a hoist, which is then used to lift the patient.
257 Synchronized patient elevation and positioning apparatus for use with patient positioning support systems US15042897 2016-02-12 US09636266B2 2017-05-02 Roger P. Jackson; Lawrence E. Guerra; Michael A. Herron
An apparatus for transferring a supine patient to a prone position on a patient support structure, and for rotating such a prone patient between prone and supine positions without removing the patient from the patient support structure.
258 Patient support systems and methods of use US13922979 2013-06-20 US09618383B2 2017-04-11 Robert M. Zerhusen; James M. Allen; Jennifer Fearing; Mark Chiacchira
A patient support system includes a scale system, an air system, and a lift system. The patient support system also includes a control system configured to graphically communicate information about the scale system, the air system, and the lift system to a user.
259 Pump Apparatus and Associated System and Method US15218396 2016-07-25 US20170049648A1 2017-02-23 Jeffrey A. Kennedy; Ryan A. Alvarez; Gregory T. Davis; Brian J. Ecklund; Craig S. Golden; Curtis L. Hollabaugh
A pumping apparatus includes a pump configured for moving air, a housing supporting and at least partially containing the pump, and an air output that includes a hose having a first end connected to the housing and in communication with the pump, such that the pump is configured to move air through the hose, and a second end configured for allowing air to exit the hose, wherein the hose has a length defined between the first and second ends. A switch is mounted on the hose and located along the length of the hose, and the switch is configured for controlling operation of the pump. The switch is located a distance from the second end of the hose that is less than 50% of the length of the hose.
260 MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS US15259679 2016-09-08 US20170000669A1 2017-01-05 Charles A. Lachenbruch; Rachel L. Williamson; Katherine M. McDonnell
According to the present disclosure, a microclimate system includes a topper and an air box. The topper is configured to conduct air along a surface of the topper so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the topper are drawn away from the surface. The air box includes a blower coupled to the topper to provide air to the topper to be conducted along the surface of the topper. The air box may also include an environmental sensor unit coupled configured to detect environmental information corresponding to the environment around the microclimate system.
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