Hip brace apparatus
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsKip P. VanSteenburg, George T. Wong
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for restraining a patient in a Trendelenburg position include positioning a patient on a patient support surface which is tiltable and includes a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which extend between the head end and the foot end, and engaging a top portion of the patient's hips on either side with padded hip braces configured to engage the top portion of the patient's hips and prevent the patient from sliding toward the head end of the tiltable patient support surface when tilted in the Trendelenburg position.
Claims22
An apparatus for restraining a patient in a Trendelenburg position which comprises:
- a patient support surface which is tiltable and includes a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which extend between the head end and the foot end;
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- a pair of padded hip braces positioned inward from the sides of the patient support at an intermediate location between the head end and foot end thereof whereat the pair of padded hip braces can engage a top portion of hips of a patient lying on the patient support surface and thereby prevent the patient from sliding toward the head end when the patient support surface is tilted in a Trendelenburg position.
A method for restraining a patient in a Trendelenburg position which comprises:
- positioning a patient on a tiltable patient support surface having a head end;
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- engaging a top portion of the patient's hips on either side with padded hip braces configured to engage the top portion of the patient's hips and prevent the patient from sliding toward the head end of the tiltable patient support surface when tilted in the Trendelenburg position.
A method of reducing compression forces on a patient's back when the patient is braced with shoulder braces and supported in a Trendelenburg position which comprises:
- engaging a top portion of the patient's hips on either side with padded hip braces configured to engage the top portion of the patient's hips and prevent the patient from sliding toward the head end of the patient support surface prior to tilting the patient support surface in the Trendelenburg position.
An apparatus for use with a patient support movable to a Trendelenberg position comprising, a hip brace assembly comprising a padded portion configured to engage the patient's hip and a connector portion, the connector portion being coupled between the padded portion and the patient support, the connector portion being adjustable to permit adjustable movement of the padded portion relative to the patient support, the padded portion engaging the hip to provide a force vector at the hip away from the head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.