Patient repositioning system

US10772779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Arjo IP Holding AB · SE

Inventors

• Richard Nilsson · Hickory, US
• Andreas Thomasson · Sjöbo, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 23, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 15, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G7/1051
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient repositioning device includes an upper body support and a lower body support which are generally planar and laterally spaced from one another by a spacing element. A handle can rotate in the plane of the supports, enabling a care giver to rotate a patient form a sitting to a lying position and then to roll the patient onto their back. Another embodiment provides a patient cradle for cradling a patient from a reclining to a sitting position and vice versa.