Bed having tiltable section
OwnerJerry Blevinsinventor
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Abstract
The patient transfer device has a support surface tiltable about a horizontal axis to facilitate rotation of a patient from the tiltable surface to another surface. The support surface may be cantilevered from a post. The height of the support surface is adjustable, allowing the support to be placed on a bed. The tilting of the support surface facilitates the transfer of the patient from the transfer device to the bed. The transfer device may also be a bed having two sections, each one tiltable towards the other to transfer the patient from one side to the other. The halves may be unitary or separable, allowing one half to be moved away from the other.
Claims11
A patient transfer device comprising
- a frame,
- a patient supported by said frame,
- said patient support having two side and two ends, said sides being longer than said ends,
- said patient support being tiltable relative to said frame along an axis parallel to said sides.
A bed comprising
- a frame,
- a support surface supported by the frame, and
- a second section adjacent said support surface, the second section at an angle with said support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.