Patient positioning device
First Claim
1. A patient positioning device for positioning a patient in a supine position so that traction can be administered to the patient'"'"'s back, comprising:
- a bottom support frame comprising a pivot;
a leg support, that is coupled to the bottom support, and upon which the patient'"'"'s lower legs rest in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine throughout the full range of motion of the device;
a vertical support member coupled to the leg support;
a motor coupled to the bottom support frame; and
an actuator, coupled to the vertical support member, which the motor powers to push the vertical support member and rotate the leg support and the patient'"'"'s lower legs from a lowered position to an elevated position, such that the patient is moved to a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated and substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back.
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Abstract
The patient positioning device of this invention relates to an apparatus used to assist a patient into a supine position and additionally through which traction is applied to the spine, such as physical therapy and chiropractic treatment. The patient positioning device is preferably a stand alone portable device that can be readily transported and adapted to almost any horizontal surface, such as a treatment table. A primary application of the leg support of this invention is in raising and supporting a patient'"'"'s lower legs during before, during, and after traction is applied to a patient. The device includes a lower support frame, vertical supports, and a leg support coupled to a top frame. The patient positioning device may also have a motor which powers the leg support to rotate from a lowered position, in which a patient'"'"'s lower legs rest on the leg support, to an elevated position in which a patient'"'"'s lower legs are elevated. Once in the elevated position, traction can be applied to the lower back preferably with a cable and a board that is placed across the front of a patient'"'"'s thighs.
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35 Claims
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1. A patient positioning device for positioning a patient in a supine position so that traction can be administered to the patient'"'"'s back, comprising:
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a bottom support frame comprising a pivot;
a leg support, that is coupled to the bottom support, and upon which the patient'"'"'s lower legs rest in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine throughout the full range of motion of the device;
a vertical support member coupled to the leg support;
a motor coupled to the bottom support frame; and
an actuator, coupled to the vertical support member, which the motor powers to push the vertical support member and rotate the leg support and the patient'"'"'s lower legs from a lowered position to an elevated position, such that the patient is moved to a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated and substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A patient positioning device that can be placed on a surface on which a person lies, and that can move a person'"'"'s feet and lower legs between a lowered position and an elevated position, comprising:
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a bottom frame comprising a pivot;
a leg support that is coupled to the pivot and upon which the person'"'"'s lower legs rest in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine; and
a means for rotating the leg support and the person'"'"'s lower legs about the pivot from the lowered position to the elevated position, in which the person is in a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated and substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for supporting a patient'"'"'s lower legs while undergoing spinal traction while in a supine position, comprising:
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a base;
a leg support upon which the patient'"'"'s lower legs rest;
a linkage that connects the base to the leg support and that rotates the leg support and the patient'"'"'s lower legs from a lowered position to an elevated position in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine, in which the patient is in a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated and substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A patient positioning device that rotates to lift a patient'"'"'s lower legs while a patient is in a supine position, comprising:
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a bottom support frame comprising a pivot;
a leg support;
a linkage that couples the leg support to the bottom support frame; and
a motor that rotates the leg support about the pivot from a lowered position to an elevated position, in which the patient is in a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated and substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable foot lifting device for supporting a patient'"'"'s lower legs while undergoing spinal traction while in a supine position that can be set on a treatment table, comprising:
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a bottom support comprising a pivot;
a lower leg support;
a linkage that couples the bottom support to the lower leg support; and
an actuator, coupled to the linkage, which pushes the linkage and the lower leg support to rotate from a lowered position to an elevated position, in which the patient is in a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for passively moving a patient'"'"'s legs to the supine position, comprising:
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resting a patient'"'"'s lower legs on a cushion;
powering a motor which powers an actuator to rotate the leg cushion and the legs about the hip from a lowered position to an elevated position, in which the patient is in a supine position that includes the patient'"'"'s lower legs being elevated in an attitude substantially parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine and the patient'"'"'s upper legs being disposed in an angular relationship with the patient'"'"'s lower legs and back and powering the motor to cycle the cushion between the lowered position and the elevated position.
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Specification