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US 7,725,964 B2Granted
Apparatus with patient adjustment device coupled to architectural system
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Minning, Troy D. Acton, Jon C. Tekulve, Christian H. Reinke, Robert Mark Zerhusen, David C. Newkirk, Jonathan D. Turner
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises an architectural system and a patient adjustment device. The patient adjustment device is coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to move a patient received by the patient receiver and located on a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient.
Claims32
An apparatus comprising:
- an architectural system including a column adapted to couple to at least one of a wall, a floor, and a ceiling of a room, and
- a patient adjustment device coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver in a generally horizontal direction to slidably move a patient received by the patient receiver and supported by a bed relative to the bed along a surface of the bed to adjust the position of the patient on the bed, the patient adjustment device including a power unit positioned within the column.
An apparatus for moving a patient supported by a bed, the apparatus comprising:
- an architectural system adapted to couple to at least one of a wall, a floor, and a ceiling of a room;
- a patient receiver including a generally horizontal patient receiving surface, the patient receiver being supported by the bed and being positioned between the bed and the patient;
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- a patient adjustment device including a housing pivotably coupled to the architectural system, a power unit positioned within the housing, and a tether coupled to the power unit and the patient receiver and configured to pull the patient receiver when force is applied to the tether to slidably move the patient received by the patient receiver relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a patient adjustment device adapted to pull on a patient receiver to slidably move a patient received by the patient receiver and supported by a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient, the patient adjustment device including a tether;
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- an architectural system adapted to couple to at least one of a wall, a floor, and a ceiling of a room, the architectural system including a column with an aperture formed therein, the tether extending through the aperture in the column to couple with the patient receiver.
Art apparatus comprising:
- an architectural system coupled to at least one of a wall, a floor, and a ceiling of a room, the architectural system including a mount support with a track and a device mount configured to be movably retained within the track and movable along the track with respect to the mount support;
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- a patient adjustment device being coupled to the device mount and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to slidably move a patient received by the patient receiver and supported by a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient, the patient adjustment device including a housing with an aperture therein, and a tether extending through the aperture to couple with the patient receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.