WALL-MOUNTED PATIENT EGRESS AND PATIENT ASSIST BAR
First Claim
1. A support apparatus comprising a patient assist bar coupled to a headwall configured to be coupled to a wall of a room of a healthcare facility, wherein the patient assist bar is (i) pivotable about a first axis that is substantially vertical and parallel to the headwall and (ii) pivotable about a second axis that is substantially horizontal.
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Abstract
A support apparatus includes a patient assist bar that is coupled to a wall or to some other structure in a room of a healthcare facility, such as a headwall that is configured to be coupled to the room wall. The patient assist bar is pivotable a first axis that is substantially vertical and parallel to the headwall and a second axis that is substantially horizontal. The patient assist bar provides the patient with a stable support and guidance in moving about the room.
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- 1. A support apparatus comprising a patient assist bar coupled to a headwall configured to be coupled to a wall of a room of a healthcare facility, wherein the patient assist bar is (i) pivotable about a first axis that is substantially vertical and parallel to the headwall and (ii) pivotable about a second axis that is substantially horizontal.
- 13. A support apparatus for use in a patient room having a hospital bed spaced from an entrance to a bathroom associated with the patient room, the support apparatus comprising a patient assist bar coupled to a wall of the patient room and pivotable about a generally vertical axis, the patient assist bar being sized and arranged to provide support and guidance for a patient moving between the patient bed and the entrance to the bathroom.
- 18. A support apparatus for use in a patient room having a hospital bed spaced from an entrance to a bathroom associated with the patient room, the support apparatus comprising a patient assist bar and a four bar linkage having a pair of links coupled at a first end to the patient assist bar for pivoting movement about a first pair of generally vertical axes and coupled at a second end to a wall of the patient room for pivoting movement about a second pair of generally vertical axes, and the four-bar linkage being movable between a first position in which a first end of the patient assist bar is located adjacent a patient sitting on an edge of the hospital bed and a second position in which a second end of the patient assist bar is situated adjacent the entrance to the bathroom.
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