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US 5,333,333 AGranted
Transportation, sanitation and therapy system for handicapped people
OwnerGordon B. J. Mahinventor
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A system of apparatus for use with handicapped or disabled patients. The apparatus includes a mobile platform which removably mounts a patient support module which can be a chair or commode seat. Lift module means is attached to the mobile platform for lifting or lowering the patient from or to a bed or other structure. In certain embodiments a body harness is suspended by the lift module for supporting the patient upright so that the apparatus can be used as a therapeutic walking exerciser. In another embodiment, a body sling supported from the lift module provides support for the patient's arms for use as a therapeutic exerciser. The method of operation permits the apparatus, with the support module chair removed, to be moved to a position where the lift module is centered over the patient on a bed, automobile seat or other structure to facilitate lifting and transporting the patient. This method simplifies the transfer of a patient.
A system of apparatus for use in assisting a handicapped or disabled patient with transportation, sanitation or therapy procedures, the system comprising the combination of mobile platform means for movement over a floor or other surface, patient support means for supporting the patient, lift module means for lifting and lowering the patient relative to the support means, mounting means for mounting the lift module means on the platform means, attachment means for attaching or detaching the support means to the platform means whereby with the support means removed the platform means is enabled for movement into close relationship with a bed or other structure for positioning the lift module means relative to the bed or other structure for lifting or lowering the patient from or to the bed or other structure.
A method of moving a handicapped or disabled patient to or from a bed or other structure through the use of a patient support carried by a mobile platform which mounts a lift mechanism having a boom arm and a movable lift hook carried on the boom arm, the method comprising the steps of supporting the patient in a sling while the patient is over the bed or other structure, attaching the sling with the patient supported therein to the lift hook while the boom arm is extended, lifting the sling and patient therein upwardly, temporarily securing the sling to the lift mechanism while detaching the sling from lift hook, retracting the boom arm to a position where the sling is substantially over the patient support, attaching the sling to the movable lift hook, and lowering the lift hook and sling until the patient is seated on the patient support.
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