Patient transfer system

摘要

A patient transfer system includes a patient transfer assembly and a patient transfer device. The assembly includes a sheet of corrugatable material, at least one stiffener that resists corrugation of the sheet in a first dimension when the patient transfer assembly including the sheet corrugated in a second dimension is inserted between the patient and a surface of a first resting device on which the patient rests. The sheet includes portions at which pulling in a direction along the second dimension decorrugates the sheet between the patient and the surface and fasteners. The device includes a sheet engaging assembly that pulls at least one of the fasteners in a direction along the first dimension to slide the decorrugated sheet relative to the surface thereby transferring the patient.

主权项

1. A patient transfer system comprising:
a patient transfer assembly comprising:
a sheet of corrugatable material, the sheet having a longitudinal dimension, a transverse dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the sheet, and at least one longitudinal edge extending along the longitudinal dimension of the sheet;at least one elongated stiffener disposed in relation to the sheet extending along the transverse dimension of the sheet to resist corrugation of the sheet in the transverse dimension of the sheet when the patient transfer assembly including the sheet corrugated in the longitudinal dimension of the sheet is inserted between the patient and a surface of a first resting device on which the patient rests;wherein the sheet includes portions at which pulling in a direction along the longitudinal dimension of the sheet decorrugates the sheet between the patient and the surface along a longitudinal axis of the patient extending from the patient's head to the patient's feet; andfasteners disposed at positions of the sheet such that pulling of at least one of the fasteners in a direction along the transverse dimension of the sheet slides the decorrugated sheet relative to the surface thereby transferring the patient along a transverse axis of the patient perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the patient; and a patient transfer device configured to pull at least one of the fasteners in the direction along the transverse dimension of the sheet to slide the decorrugated sheet relative to the surface thereby transferring the patient, wherein the patient transfer assembly is operable to at least two configurations including:
a corrugated configuration in which the sheet is corrugated along the longitudinal dimension of the sheet and in which the entire at least one longitudinal edge of the sheet converges such that the patient transfer assembly in the corrugated configuration is configured to be inserted along the transverse axis of the patient into a channel under the patient between the patient and the surface on which the patient rests, anda decorrugated configuration in which the sheet is decorrugated under the patient and in which the at least one longitudinal edge of the sheet extends along the longitudinal axis of the patient, wherein the patient transfer assembly is operable from the corrugated configuration to the decorrugated configuration while the sheet remains under the patient.