Bed apparatus and rehabilitation attachment
US5181289A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S482/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bed apparatus having a lifting mechanism including sliders, upright bars, support members and side bars, is equipped with a coupling rail above the side bars to be vertically movable with the side bars. A rehabilitation attachment with a pulley is movably mounted on the rail. A rope is extended around the pulley so that a sick person or the like can alternately pull the ends of the rope with the left and right hand for exercising the hands and arms. The person's feet may be connected to one end of the rope while pulling the other end of the rope with the hands for exercising the person's limbs.
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