Holistic face-down recovery apparatus and method therefor
First Claim
1. A face down recovery apparatus for use in rehabilitation of patients, the recovery apparatus comprising:
- a base;
a housing pivotally connected to the base;
an actuator coupled between the housing and the base and having a first end pivotally connected to the base and a second end pivotally connected to the housing;
a support contiguously connected to a first side of the housing for receiving a user;
wherein the apparatus is in a substantially vertical upright orientation when the support receives a user in a standing position and the user is secured to the support in the standing position in an unrestricted manner permitting mobility and as the housing is tilted into a horizontal position the user is positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation and as the user is tilted between the substantially vertical upright orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation the user'"'"'s face is continuously maintained in a face-down position in a face support.
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Abstract
A face-down recovery apparatus for use in rehabilitation of patients, particularly vitreoretinal surgical patients. The apparatus has a base and a housing that is pivotally connected to the base by an actuator. A support is positioned contiguously on the housing for received a user in a face-down position. The apparatus is moveable between a substantially vertical, upright orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation. The apparatus is in a substantially upright vertical orientation when the support receives a user in a standing position. The face of a user is secured in a face-down position in a face support, and the rest of the user is secured to the support in a standing position in an unrestricted manner permitting mobility. As the housing is tilted into a horizontal position, the user is positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation. As the user is tilted between the substantially vertical upright orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation, the user'"'"'s face is continuously maintained in a face-down position in the face support.
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21 Claims
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1. A face down recovery apparatus for use in rehabilitation of patients, the recovery apparatus comprising:
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a base; a housing pivotally connected to the base; an actuator coupled between the housing and the base and having a first end pivotally connected to the base and a second end pivotally connected to the housing; a support contiguously connected to a first side of the housing for receiving a user; wherein the apparatus is in a substantially vertical upright orientation when the support receives a user in a standing position and the user is secured to the support in the standing position in an unrestricted manner permitting mobility and as the housing is tilted into a horizontal position the user is positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation and as the user is tilted between the substantially vertical upright orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation the user'"'"'s face is continuously maintained in a face-down position in a face support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A face down recovery apparatus for use in rehabilitation of patients, the recovery apparatus comprising:
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a base; a housing pivotally connected to the base; an actuator coupled between the housing and the base and having a first end pivotally connected to the base and a second end pivotally connected to the housing; a transmission located within the housing operably coupled to the actuator for controlling tilting and/or undulation movements of the apparatus; a support contiguously connected to a first side of the housing for receiving a user, the support comprising a face support, an upper torso support, a lower torso support, and a foot support; the face support being coupled to a first end of the upper torso support via a drive-chain cantilevered movement independently adjustable relative to the upper torso support; a second end of the upper torso support being pivotally coupled to a first end of the lower torso support independently adjustable relative to the face support and the lower torso support; a first bracket wherein a second end of the lower torso support being pivotally coupled to a first end of the first bracket independently adjustable relative to the lower torso support; a second bracket wherein a second end of the first bracket being pivotally coupled to a first end of the second bracket independently adjustable relative to the first bracket; the foot support being pivotally coupled to a second end of the second bracket independently adjustable relative to the second bracket; the individual components of the support being pivotally connected to permit undulation movements as the apparatus is in a substantially horizontal orientation; a foot pedal assembly adjustably attached to a bottom region of the housing; a hand pedal assembly adjustably attached to a top region of the housing; wherein the apparatus is in a substantially vertical upright orientation when the support receives the user in a standing position and the user is secured to the support in the standing position in an unrestricted manner permitting mobility and as the housing is tilted into a horizontal position the user is positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation and as the user is tilted between the substantially vertical upright orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation the user'"'"'s face is continuously maintained in a face-down position in the face support. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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