Portable medical lift and positioning device and adapter therefore
AssigneeModern Healthcare Equipment LLC
InventorDavid Michael Wolfe
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Abstract
A lift and position device and adapter and methods of use therewith designed to aid attendants in moving and propping the various selected body parts of a patient from atop a support surface, for example, a mattress or hospital bed. The device utilizes a base for stability, a separately powered screw jack, radial adjustment head, a cushion cradle and a single or plurality of fitted cushion(s) configured to optimally raise and lower a particular body part of a patient such as his or her arms, torso, legs, back and the like. An adapter device may optionally re-orient the lift and positioning device, as appropriate, to suit the specific needs of an attendant wishing to the lift, shift, position or prop and secure a particular body part of a patient.
Claims20
An adapter for a portable medical lift and positioning device, comprising:
- A body member comprising a pair of arm elements, each arm element pivotally connected at a pivot point to a bridge element, the bridge element and arm elements each comprising at least one fastening means for retaining a portion of a lift device.
An adapter for a portable medical lift and positioning device, comprising:
- A body member, comprising:
- a pair of arm elements, each arm element having an elongated structure with a lift retaining member disposed on a middle section of the elongated structure, each lift retaining member comprising an opening extending toward a channel configured to retain a front portion of a lift device, and a top section of each elongated structure pivotally joined to a bridge element comprising a fastening means adapted to receive at least a rear portion of the lift device.
An adapter for a portable medical lift and positioning device, comprising:
- A body member, comprising:
- a pair of arm elements, each arm element having an elongated structure with a lift retaining member disposed on a middle section of the elongated structure, each lift retaining member comprising an opening extending toward a channel configured to retain a front portion of a lift device, and a top section of each elongated structure pivotally joined to a bridge element comprising a fastening means adapted to receive at least a rear portion of the lift device;
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- a base member comprising a pair of adapter connector portions and one or more openings extending toward corresponding lift base connector portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.