Foot lift
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1. A system for assisting a person to have a lower limb adopt a reclined position from a sitting position, comprising a surface upon which said person is to be seated;
- and means for elevating said lower limb of said person to a level permitting the transfer of said lower limb to a reclined position on said surface;
wherein the means for transferring is positioned on a floor-based platform, further including a support for said lower limb and means for continuously elevating said support with respect to said platform by elevating said support and permit the transfer of said lower limb to said surface, with said support being depressible in level condition to the vicinity of said platform after said lower limb has been transferred.
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Support method and apparatus for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer a body part, such as a foot, into and out of a bed independently, and thus enhance in-bed mobility. The support for the body part is by a rest member having an associated expandable member. The rest member is a platform configured to the body part being supported, and the expandable member is a bellows adhered to the platform and expandable by a compressor. In the method a body part is positioned on the rest member, which is expanded with the body part thereon.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for assisting a person to have a lower limb adopt a reclined position from a sitting position, comprising a surface upon which said person is to be seated;
- and means for elevating said lower limb of said person to a level permitting the transfer of said lower limb to a reclined position on said surface;
wherein the means for transferring is positioned on a floor-based platform, further including a support for said lower limb and means for continuously elevating said support with respect to said platform by elevating said support and permit the transfer of said lower limb to said surface, with said support being depressible in level condition to the vicinity of said platform after said lower limb has been transferred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- and means for elevating said lower limb of said person to a level permitting the transfer of said lower limb to a reclined position on said surface;
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13. Apparatus for supporting a body part, comprising:
- a rest member for said body part;
an expandable member associated with said rest member; and
means for expanding said expandable member upwardly and forwardly at an angle with respect to a base of said expandable member, with said body part on said rest member;
further including an auxiliary surface associated therewith and said body part is an arm positioned on said rest member.
- a rest member for said body part;
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14. The method of supporting a body part for transfer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning said body part on a rigid member at rest;
(b) expanding said member by a bellows to an inclined elevation with said body part supported thereon; and
(c) transferring said body part from said member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method of fabricating apparatus for supporting a body part comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a platform supportable by a tubular member pivotally attached thereto configured to said body part; and
(b) associating an expandable member with said platform.
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20. A method for assisting persons seated on an elevated surface comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a seated person'"'"'s lower limb on bellows means for elevating said lower limb;
(b) elevating said lower limb with said person remaining seated; and
(c) transferring said elevated lower limb to said elevated surface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. The method of fabricating apparatus for supporting a body part comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a pivotal platform configured to said body part; and
i. associating an expandable member with said platform;
further including the step attaching a bellows to said platform to serve as said on expandable member. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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