Portable inflatable patient assist apparatus

An assist apparatus placed on a bed beneath the torso of a bedridden person, for providing rotation of the patient from side to side, or raising the rump of the patient above the bed in order to place a bed pan beneath the patient, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) first and second inflatable chambers positioned in parallel relationship along the length of the bed substantially at the upper torso portion of the patient for providing rotation of the patient from side to side as each of the first or second chambers is selectively inflated;
• (b) a third inflatable chamber further comprising:
• (i) a first leg portion, extending substantially along a first side perimeter border of the bed a distance between the head and the rump of the individual;
• (ii) a second leg portion defining a second perimeter border of the bed, also extending the distance between the head and the rump of the bedridden person;
• (iii) an arcuate inflatable portion joined to the first and second leg portions, at the rump area of the bedridden patient, the arcuate portion positioned between the rump of the bedridden person and the bed, and defining a semi-circular space between the leg portions for placement of a bed pan therebeneath when the arcuate portion is inflated;
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• (c) means for inflating the parallel leg portions, the inflated leg portions defining a border on either side of the patient's upper torso, and the arcuate portion further defining means for raising the rump of the bedridden person to a height sufficient to slip a bed pan between the rump of the patient and the bed.