Isolation method and apparatus
AssigneeCare Strategic D.I.R. Holdings Pty. Ltd.
InventorsJustin Douglas Ballantyne, James Edward Burkwood, Anna Louise Ballantyne
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Abstract
Apparatus for use in isolating a subject, the apparatus including a frame movable between collapsed and erected configurations, a body supported by the frame, wherein in the erected configuration, the body defines an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment and a door actuator supported by the frame for moving a door between open and closed positions to thereby provide access to the internal volume.
Claims16
A method of erecting apparatus for use in isolating a subject, the apparatus including a collapsible frame including a number of upright legs and a number of lateral connecting members interconnecting the legs, the connecting members including scissor arms movable between retracted and extended positions, the scissor arms on adjacent sides of the frame being independent, and the method including:
- a) providing the apparatus adjacent a bed;
- b) extending the collapsible frame in a first direction transverse to a length of the bed so that legs are provided on both sides of the bed;
- and,
- c) subsequently extending the collapsible frame in a second direction extending along the length of the bed so that the frame is extended over the bed with the legs straddling the bed, and so that a body supported by the frame defines an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment.
A method of erecting apparatus for use in isolating a subject, the method including:
- a) providing the apparatus adjacent a bed;
- b) extending a collapsible frame in a first direction transverse to a length of the bed;
- c) extending the collapsible frame in a second direction extending along the length of the bed so that a body supported by the frame defines an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment;
- and,
- d) attaching at least one curtain to a rail wherein the rail is hinged and unhinges as the frame is extended.
A method of erecting apparatus for use in isolating a subject, the method including:
- a) providing the apparatus adjacent a bed;
- b) moving the bed outwardly from a wall;
- c) coupling a body to a collapsible frame;
- d) extending the collapsible frame in a first direction transverse to a length of the bed so that the frame extends between the bed and the wall;
- e) unfolding the body so that the body passes between the bed and the wall;
- f) extending the collapsible frame in a second direction extending along the length of the bed so that the frame is extended over the bed;
- g) securing the body to legs of the frame;
- h) attaching side and rear walls of the body to the floor with adhesive tape;
- and,
- i) attaching curtains to a curtain rail, wherein the body supported by the frame defines an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.