| 摘要 |
The invention comprises of a device that allows health care providers to position the body of a patient for progression of labor, for assistance in fetal resuscitation, and for other medical procedures. The device has inflatable chambers that assist the labor and delivery health care provider in turning a patient onto her right or left side while laying in bed. An inflatable positioning pad is used to further assist with the turning of a patient and/or with the shifting of a patient toward the head or the foot of the bed as needed. This device and method will allow turning to be done frequently, rapidly and safely, especially in pregnant patients with epidurals, that are overweight, or that otherwise have difficulty moving on their own. |
| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus for turning and shifting a patient, which comprises:
a.) an inflatable positioning pad connector; b.) a plurality of handles; c.) a turning pad, which comprises:
i.) a left inflatable chamber, which comprises: left chamber support structures; and a left chamber inside surface; where the left chamber support structures are fastened to the left chamber inside surface;ii.) a right inflatable chamber, which comprises: right chamber support structures; and a right chamber inside surface; where the right chamber support structures are fastened to the right chamber inside surface;iii.) a left chamber connector;iv.) a right chamber connector;v.) a base pad, which comprises: a base sheet;vi.) where the right inflatable chamber and the left inflatable chamber are fastened to the base pad,vii.) where the left chamber connector is attached to the left inflatable chamber, andviii.) where the right chamber connector is attached to the right inflatable chamber; d.) an inflatable positioning pad, which comprises:
i.) a plurality of seams;ii.) a top surface;iii.) a bottom surface;iv.) where the top surface and the bottom surface are joined at the seams,v.) where the inflatable positioning pad connector is attached to the inflatable positioning pad,vi.) where the handles are attached to the inflatable positioning pad; e.) an air-supply system, which comprises:
i.) a left chamber air-supply valve;ii.) a right chamber air-supply valve;iii.) an air source; where the air source is connected to the left chamber air-supply valve to supply air to the left inflatable chamber, where the air source is connected to the right chamber air-supply valve to supply air to the right inflatable chamber, and where the air source supplies air to the inflatable positioning pad; f.) air-supply hoses, which comprise:
i.) a right chamber air-hose, which comprises: a first end; and a second end; where the first end of the right chamber air-hose is connected to the air-supply system and the second end of the right chamber air-hose is connected to the right chamber connector;ii.) a left chamber air-hose, which comprises: a first end; and a second end; where the first end of the left chamber air-hose is connected to the air-supply system and the second end of the left chamber air-hose is connected to the left chamber connector; andiii.) an inflatable positioning pad air-hose, which comprises: a first end; and a second end; where the first end of the inflatable positioning pad air-hose is connected to the air-supply system, and the second end of the inflatable positioning pad air-hose is connected to the inflatable positioning pad connector; g.) where the inflatable positioning pad lies over the turning pad, and h.) where the inflatable positioning pad lies under a patient. |
