Adaptive patient support and restraint system

摘要

An adaptive patient support and restraint system provides (i) selective delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to control movement of the patient's upper body and lower body, (ii) adjustable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient sizes, various chair, gerichair, wheelchair, and bed sizes and types, (iii) variable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient medical and safety needs, and (iv) distributive delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to distribute stresses associated with support and restraint over a broad area of a patient's body. The adaptive patient support and restraint system includes a belt system, a garment system, and seating cushion system. The belt system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the garment system, in combination with the seating cushion system, or in combination with the garment system and the seating cushion system, to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients. The seating cushion system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the belt system, or in combination with the belt system and the garment system to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients.