Patient positioning device

摘要

A patient positioning device for restoring a patient to a desired position in a hospital bed. An example patient positioning device may include a flexible track positioned along each of the lateral edges of a sleep surface and extending substantially the entire length of the sleep surface, a sheet including beaded edges for slidably engaging the tracks such that the sheet spans between the first track and the second track on the sleep surface, and/or a drive mechanism located proximate a head end of the sleep surface and configured to pull the sheet towards the head end of the bed.

主权项

1. A patient positioning device comprising:
a mattress having two ends and wherein at least one end allows vertical and angular repositioning with respect to another end; a sheet residing on the mattress; and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the sheet so as to reposition the sheet from a first end of the mattress toward a second end thereof, the drive mechanism being at least partially below a top surface of the mattress, the first end of the mattress having a shape that enables at least a portion of the sheet to be stored within a volume of the mattress prior to repositioning.