Daneshvar patient elevator, rotator and methods

摘要

Transportation and placement of elderly patients and patients with movement problems to a exam room and on a exam table is difficult and cumbersome. Many times patients need help to move to the exam room. The customary exam tables in the exam rooms have a higher height thus the patient has to move up one step and then to rotate for being able to sit on the exam table. Performing these movements, moving up and the rotation are difficult and time consuming when the person has neuro-muscular or arthritic problems. Many times a nurse or the doctor has to help the patient which has its own difficulties and make cause back pain of the staff members. The same case is true when a patient needs to be moved from a bed to a stretcher and again significant help is needed which needs a capable worker and may cause back problem in such health care providers. For this reason an easier method will be welcomed in solving this problem.;This invention introduces a unique method which a unit allows a patient to be placed in this unit, to be elevated in order to match the height of the exam table and then to be rotated to sit easily on the exam table. One version of this unit also allows the patient to be wheeled to the exam room. Thus decreasing many steps and simplifying the moves. The use of mechanical tools for this purpose will decrease the human work and save time and energy and prevent the human injuries.

主权项

1. A unit for facilitating movement of a physically impaired person by rotational translation of a person about a vertical axis and linear translation of a person along the vertical axis, the unit comprising:
a base for placement on a horizontal surface; a horizontal platform large enough for occupancy by and underlying support of a person, the base providing underlying support for the platform; the platform and the base having association that provides for the platform to have both rotational translation about the vertical axis and linear translation along the vertical axis.