Abstract:
A patient positioning apparatus (200) for use with a mattress comprises a first lateral tilt bladder (10) and a third lateral tilt bladder (14) configured to underlie a first side of the mattress, and a second lateral tilt bladder (12) and a fourth lateral tilt bladder (16) configured to underlie a second side of the mattress.The tilt bladders are inflatable to alter the position of a patient lying on the mattress, and inflation and/or deflation of the lateral tilt bladders is controllable by a controller (120).The first lateral tilt bladder is configured to tilt the patient's sternum towards the second side of the mattress when inflated, the second lateral tilt bladder is configured to tilt the patient's sternum towards the first side of the mattress when inflated, the third lateral tilt bladder is configured to tilt the patient's pelvis towards the second side of the mattress when inflated, and the fourth lateral tilt bladder is configured to tilt the patient's pelvis towards the first side of the mattress when inflated. A first check valve (28) is configured to allow fluid communication in one direction from the third lateral tilt bladder to the first lateral tilt bladder, and a second check valve (30) is configured to allow fluid communication in one direction from the fourth lateral tilt bladder to the second lateral tilt bladder.In a preferred aspect, the first and second lateral tilt bladders extend in a longitudinal direction from a waist portion towards a head end of the patient positioning apparatus and have a length of between 690 mm and 950 mm. A mattress and mattress system are also provided.
Abstract:
A method is provided for determining a characteristic of a flexible surface and determining a performance parameter of the flexible surface is disclosed. The method comprises providing a test device and pressing the test device into a flexible surface, measuring the pressures at the sensing points, and determining an envelopment parameter of the surface based on the pressures. The test device comprises a plurality of sensing points extending from a bottom of the test device upwardly along a side of the test device. A test indentor comprising a shell, wherein a least a portion of the shell is generally round in shape and has an exterior, with sensing points extending along the side of the shell, each sensing point is capable of detecting pressure at its location and an elastomeric material is on the exterior of the shell and adjacent the sensing points.
Abstract:
A patient support apparatus generally includes a base frame and a support deck supported on the base frame, the support deck comprising a seat portion. A segmented patient support surface is slidably coupled to the support deck. A lift system is coupled to the support deck and the segmented patient support surface. The lift system raises, lowers and tilts the support deck with respect to the base frame, and pivots a torso support segment of the support surface with respect to a leg support segment of the support surface. A foot plate assembly is removably positioned proximate a free end of the support deck, the foot plate assembly receiving a patient's feet when a patient is positioned on the segmented patient support surface thereby enabling the patient to slide the segmented patient support surface relative to the support deck.
Abstract:
A breathing exercise apparatus comprises a chamber having a vent open to the atmosphere, a mouthpiece having an opening, a first member having a plurality of apertures positioned in the chamber between the opening in the mouthpiece and the vent, a second member having a plurality of apertures positioned in the chamber adjacent the first member, and a motor coupled to the second member and operable to move the second member with respect to the first member such that the apertures in the second member intermittently align with the apertures in the first member to vary the resistance a user experiences when both inhaling and exhaling through the apparatus.
Abstract:
A system (10, 200) and method for collecting, communicating, displaying, and/or analyzing data from multiple medical devices (12, 40) is disclosed. The system includes a local data collection module (14, 1460) and a number of medical device adapters (30). The medical device adapters (30) are coupled to respective medical devices (12) via hardwired connections to receive data from the respective medical devices (12). The medical device adapters (30) wirelessly transmit the data to the local data collection module (14, 1460). The local data collection module (14, 1460) communicates the data received from the medical device adapters (30) to an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system (74) for automatic entry of at least some of the data in the electronic medical record of a patient associated with the medical devices (12).
Abstract:
A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first spherical socket and a second device having a second spherical socket. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment and a coupler extending downwardly from the equipment supporting portion. The coupler has first and second spherical portions configured for receipt in the first and second spherical sockets, respectively. The first and second spherical portions are rotatable within the respective first and second spherical sockets about a multitude of axes to compensate for misalignment between the coupler and at least one of the first and second spherical sockets during transfer of the equipment support between the first and second devices.
Abstract:
An improved connector (32) having limited durability for a disposable chest compression vest (12) is quiet and cost effective. Among other advantages, the connector (32) is heat sterilizable and flat so that the vest (12) can be efficiently packaged and stacked, which is particularly beneficial for use in a hospital.
Abstract:
A modular wall system (20) is provided for use in a healthcare facility to divide the available floor space into rooms and to support hospital equipment modules. The system includes a plurality of frame units (100) configured to rest on the floor and extend vertically upwardly. The frame units (100) form a grid of vertically and laterally spaced apart wall spaces having a predetermined height (132) and a predetermined width (130). A plurality of family zone modules (24) is configured to be positioned in the spaces to form a wall (26) of the healthcare facility.
Abstract:
A modular wall system (20) is provided for use in a healthcare facility to divide the available floor space into rooms and to support hospital equipment modules. The system includes a plurality of frame units (100) configured to rest on the floor and extend vertically upwardly. The frame units (100) form a grid of vertically and laterally spaced apart wall spaces having a predetermined height (132) and a predetermined width (130). A plurality of family zone modules (24) is configured to be positioned in the spaces to form a wall (26) of the healthcare facility.
Abstract:
An equipment storage module (24) is provided for use with a modular wall (20). The modular wall (20) includes a plurality of frame units (100) configured to form a grid of vertically and laterally spaced apart wall spaces having a predetermined height (132) and a predetermined width (130). The equipment storage module (24) is configured to be positioned in one of the wall spaces to form a portion of the modular wall (20). The equipment storage module (24) comprises an enclosure (50) having a cavity (62) in which a patient care equipment (44) having a first connector (98) is configured to be stored. The enclosure has a second connector (66) configured to be coupled to the first connector (98) when the patient care equipment (44) is stored in the cavity (62).