Mattress with a rotating and waste elimination system
First Claim
1. A user support, rotation and waste elimination system comprising:
- a mattress having a width and a length, a head end and a foot end, and a recessed area or cavity located in a central region of the mattress and configured to be used at a user'"'"'s pelvic region;
a frame disposed adjacent left and right long sides of the mattress;
a pelvic support member suspended from said frame so as to extend over the recessed area or cavity of the mattress for support of the user'"'"'s pelvic region, said pelvic support member having an aperture, said pelvic support member having a width being substantially equal to the width of the mattress, and a length being approximately one third of the width of the pelvic support member oriented along a longitudinal axis of the mattress, and being located substantially equidistant from the foot end and the head end of the mattress;
a tilting mechanism operatively connected to said pelvic support member and configured to rotate or tilt the user'"'"'s pelvic region; and
a receptacle removably attached to said pelvic support member and disposed in part below said aperture for receiving eliminated waste of the user, said receptacle being located within said recessed area or cavity of the mattress.
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Abstract
A mattress with a rotating and waste elimination system comprises a mattress with a recessed area for receiving a rotation and waste elimination system. The rotation and waste elimination system comprises a (i) frame with a rectangular base and two side walls, forming a “U” shape; (ii) platform (with a central cut out for a waste elimination bag) suspended over the base by two pairs of sliding posts; (iii) optional four chains attached to the platform and side walls; and (iv) programmable electronic gear to operate the sliding posts to simultaneously raise one end and lower the opposite end of the platform to gently turn the patient. Alternately, the gear operates a cable/pulley system (involving two independent systems positioned outside the frame) by attaching one cable end to the midpoint of the platform'"'"'s shorter side and the other cable end to the gear to rotate and counter-rotate the platform.
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1. A user support, rotation and waste elimination system comprising:
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a mattress having a width and a length, a head end and a foot end, and a recessed area or cavity located in a central region of the mattress and configured to be used at a user'"'"'s pelvic region; a frame disposed adjacent left and right long sides of the mattress; a pelvic support member suspended from said frame so as to extend over the recessed area or cavity of the mattress for support of the user'"'"'s pelvic region, said pelvic support member having an aperture, said pelvic support member having a width being substantially equal to the width of the mattress, and a length being approximately one third of the width of the pelvic support member oriented along a longitudinal axis of the mattress, and being located substantially equidistant from the foot end and the head end of the mattress; a tilting mechanism operatively connected to said pelvic support member and configured to rotate or tilt the user'"'"'s pelvic region; and a receptacle removably attached to said pelvic support member and disposed in part below said aperture for receiving eliminated waste of the user, said receptacle being located within said recessed area or cavity of the mattress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for managing human waste collection and disposal for a bed-ridden user, comprising:
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providing a mattress having a width and a length, a head end and a foot end, and a recessed area or cavity located in a central region of the mattress and configured to be used at a user'"'"'s pelvic region; providing a pelvic support member having a width being substantially equal to the width of the mattress, and a length being approximately one third of the width of the pelvic support member oriented along a longitudinal axis of the mattress, and being located substantially equidistant from the foot end and the head end of the mattress suspended at least in part over said recess in a said mattress, said pelvic support member having a central aperture; providing a bag dimensioned to fit said aperture, said bag having a plurality of flanges or flaps on different sides of said bag, said flanges or flaps being provided with first fasteners; attaching said bag to said pelvic support member so that a pocket or receptacle portion of said bag is disposed in said recess and below said aperture, the attaching of said bag to said pelvic support member including folding said flanges or flaps over and around a portion of said pelvic support member so that terminal portions of said flanges or flaps are located underneath said pelvic support member, the attaching of said bag to said pelvic support member further including coupling said first fasteners to second fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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