Body rotation and securing sling and methods of use
OwnerSue Ann Partridge, Laura Kim Porter +1inventors
InventorsSue Ann Partridge, Laura Kim Porter, Thomas Josh Porter
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Abstract
A body rotation and securing sling having a flat sheet configured with a plurality of edges dimensioned to accommodate a side laying person's back, torso, hips and upper legs, wherein at least two edges are angled, curved, or slanted to transition between other sets of edges, a plurality of straps configured to reposition and secure the side laying person and, thus to enable a service personnel to reposition a bed ridden person by tugging or pulling on the straps to reposition and roll the laying patient from side-to-side and to secure the side laying person on one side or angled side until time for rotation to the other side.
Claims22
An apparatus for rotating and securing a side laying person on a bed having a frame below the surface of a mattress, the apparatus comprising:
- a contoured sheet haying a first side and a second side configured with a plurality of edges on each side dimensioned to conform to-the side laying person's back, torso, hips and upper legs;
- a plurality of straps on each side of the contoured sheet having a first end and a second end, said plurality of straps configured with said second end of each of said plurality of straps affixed thereto an edge of said plurality of edges on each side of the contoured sheet;
- and
- wherein said first end of each of said plurality of straps is configured having an attachment mechanism for releasably securing said first end to the frame of the bed below the surface of the mattress;
- whereby:
- when said contoured sheet is in a first flat configuration, each of said attachment mechanisms on each side of the contoured sheet being releasably securable to the corresponding side of the frame, and
- when said contoured sheet is in a second folded configuration, each of said attachment mechanisms being releasably securable to the same side of the frame thereby securing the side laying person's back, torso, hips and upper legs.
A method of positioning, rolling, and securing a side laying person on a bed having a frame below the surface of a mattress, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a body rotation and securing apparatus, said apparatus having a contoured sheet having a left side and a right side configured with a plurality of edges on each side dimensioned to conform to the side laying person, a plurality of straps on each side of the contoured sheet having a first end and a second end, said plurality of straps configured with said second end of each of said plurality of straps affixed thereto an edge of said plurality of edges on each side of the contoured sheet, wherein said first end of each of said plurality of straps is configured having an attachment mechanism thereon for releasably securing said first end to the frame of the bed below the surface of the mattress, whereby:
- when said contoured sheet is in a first flat configuration, each of said attachment mechanisms on each side of the contoured sheet being releasably securable to the corresponding side of the frame, and
- when said contoured sheet is in a second folded configuration, each of said attachment mechanisms being releasably securable to the same side of the frame thereby securing the side laving person;
- positioning said apparatus on the bed;
- laying the person on said apparatus with said apparatus positioned between the person and the bed;
- and
- pulling on said plurality of straps to reposition the person on the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.