PULMONARY PRONE BED

摘要

A pulmonary prone bed is described that reduces the frequency of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) by allowing a patient to rest/sleep in the prone position. In particular, a portion of a mattress and bed frame that supports the upper part of the body may adjust to the length of the torso of each individual patient and a midsection of the mattress and bed frame may adjust to the length of the thighs of each individual patient. This adjustment allows the chin of each patient to reach over the end of the mattress and the bed to fold downward at the patient's waist. By allowing the patient to rest in the prone position, gravity may work to pull mucous secretions forward and out the nose to be expelled. In this fashion, mucous secretions will be nowhere near the lungs such that the patient may not be susceptible to aspiration of mucous secretions.

主权项

1. A pulmonary prone bed, comprising:
a bed frame, including:
an upper section designed to accommodate a head of a patient,a middle section designed to accommodate a torso and upper legs of the patient,a lower section designed to accommodate lower legs of the patient,a first joint configured to couple the upper section to a first end of the middle section, anda second joint configured to couple the lower section to a second end of the middle section,wherein the first and second joints pivot such that the lower section is placed at a first height and the upper section is placed at a second height that is higher than the first height such that the lower legs of the patient are resting along the lower section at the first height and the torso of the patient is resting along the upper section at the second height to alleviate stress on a patient while lying in the prone position.