Unit for providing assistance or services to a patient
US10238562B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
34References
19Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/1076
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bedside unit provides assistance and/or services to a patient in a bed. The unit includes a first vertical tubular shaft fixed to the floor and a second tubular shaft arranged around the first shaft and moveable relative to the first shaft under the action of a height adjustment mechanism. The apparatus for providing assistance and/or services includes drawers, an overbed table and an egress bar which are arranged to be controllably pivotable about the second shaft. The unit also includes a patient transfer arm at the top of the first shaft and rotatable thereabout.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.