Patient turning apparatus and method
AssigneeFrontier Therapeutics, Limited
InventorsSimon Bosley, Jonathan Morse, Lewys Webber
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Abstract
A patient turning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reconfigurable support platform comprising a plurality of laterally extending support slats configured for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending central region of the platform. At least one support slat is configured to follow a pivotal movement of a longitudinally adjacent support slat about the central region, through at least a portion of a pivotal range of movement of the longitudinally adjacent support slat. The apparatus further comprises means operable to control pivotal movement of at least one support slat of the platform about the central region.
Claims16
A patient turning apparatus (100) comprising:
- a reconfigurable support platform (110) comprising:
- a plurality of laterally extending support slats (130) configured for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending central region (111) of the platform;
- at least one support slat (130) being configured to follow a pivotal movement of a longitudinally adjacent support slat about the central region (111), through at least a portion of a pivotal range of movement of the longitudinally adjacent support slat;
- the apparatus further comprising means (160) operable to control pivotal movement of at least one support slat of the platform about the central region wherein the means operable to control pivotal movement (160) of at least one support slat of the platform comprises an inflatable bladder (161) and wherein the support platform further comprises a support sheet (120) comprising a plurality of laterally extending pockets (121,122) formed therein for separately receiving a support slat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.