×

Apparatus for turning a patient from a supine to a prone position and vice-versa

  • US 4,937,901 A
  • Filed: 11/04/1988
  • Issued: 07/03/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A turning apparatus for turning a patient from a supine to a prone position and vice versa with minimal effort exerted by the person performing the turning and minimal risk of injury to the patient, said apparatus employing the lift system of a standard operating room table or other patient supporting device having its own inherent lift system to raise and lower said apparatus prior to and after turning the patient, said apparatus comprising:

  • a rotatable stretcher for supporting the patient'"'"'s body during a 180°

    rotation, said rotatable stretcher having spindles extending from opposite ends thereof;

    a stretcher support for rotatably mounting said spindles, said support straddling said operating room table or other patient supporting device having its own inherent lift system, and being movable upwardly to an elevated position as said operating room table or other patient supporting device having its own inherent lift system is raised; and

    means for turning said stretcher 180°

    while in said elevated position, so as to turn the patient from a supine to a prone position or vice versa.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×