US 5,673,443 AGranted

Apparatus for turning a patient in bed

OwnerMaxine S. Marmorinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus for periodically turning a patient from side to side in a bed includes a pull sheet portion having first and second lateral edges, with a plurality of first straps connected to the first edge, and a plurality of second straps connected to the second edge. These first and second straps each extend upwards to complementary strap spools supported on a longitudinal shaft over the patient and bed. A motor is adapted to rotate these strap spools in a selected direction to coil and retract one set of the straps, while uncoiling and extending the other set, so as to selectively raise one of the edges of the pull sheet while lowering the other, effectively turning the patient to one side or the other on the bed. A frame portion supports the longitudinal shaft, and an operator control box regulates and controls the motor.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for periodically turning a bedridden patient from side to side in a bed, said apparatus comprising:

a pull sheet portion including first and second lateral edges;
a plurality of first strap elements connected to said pull sheet first lateral edge, and a plurality of second strap elements connected to said pull sheet second lateral edge, said first and second strap elements each extending upwards to complementary strap spools supported on a longitudinal shaft over the patient and bed;
a motor portion adapted to rotate said strap spools in a selected direction to coil and retract one set of said first or second strap elements, while uncoiling and extending the other set of said first or second strap elements, so as to selectively raise one of said first or second lateral edges of said pull sheet while lowering the other of said first or second lateral edges of said pull sheet, effectively turning the patient to one side or the other on the bed.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.