Ambulatory assist arm for a bed

US6240583A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• HILL-ROM, INC. · US

Inventors

• Jason C. Brooke · Fairfax, US
• Kendall O. Shows · Mount Pleasant, US
• William S. Larisey, Jr. · Summerville, US
• Robert E. Anderson · Huntington Station, US
• Daniel C. Hillenbrand · Batesville, US
• Joe D. McGuinness · Goose Creek, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 1999
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2001
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2203/723
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An ambulatory assist apparatus is configured to be mounted to a frame of a bed. The ambulatory assist apparatus includes an ambulatory assist arm having a first end portion and a second end portion configured to provide a handle, a mounting plate configured to be coupled to the frame of the bed, and a pivot pin for pivotably coupling the ambulatory assist arm to the mounting plate. The mounting plate includes a plurality of spaced-apart apertures. The apparatus also includes a locking pin coupled to the first end portion of the assist arm. The locking pin is configured to engage a selected one of the plurality of apertures in the mounting plate to secure the ambulatory assist arm at different orientations relative to the mounting plate. The apparatus further includes an actuator to release the locking pin from the selected aperture to permit pivotable movement of the ambulatory assist arm relative to the mounting plate.