EP0832633A1 - Improvements relating to supporting assemblies - Google Patents

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EP0832633A1
EP0832633A1 EP97307521A EP97307521A EP0832633A1 EP 0832633 A1 EP0832633 A1 EP 0832633A1 EP 97307521 A EP97307521 A EP 97307521A EP 97307521 A EP97307521 A EP 97307521A EP 0832633 A1 EP0832633 A1 EP 0832633A1
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Martinus Adriaan Meeuwissen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
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    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/104—Devices carried or supported by
    • A61G7/1046—Mobile bases, e.g. having wheels
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1051—Flexible harnesses or slings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1061—Yokes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
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    • A61G2200/32—Specific positions of the patient lying
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
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    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
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    • A61G2200/34—Specific positions of the patient sitting
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1073—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G7/1076—Means for rotating around a vertical axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1073—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G7/1078—Clamps for flexible harnesses

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  • an assembly for turning a person comprising a first harness portion for attachment to the chest and a pair of second harness portions for attaching to the thighs of the person, flexible straps extending firstly from the two sides of the first harness portion and secondly from each of second harness portions to linkage points at respective ends of a pair of support arms carried by a support structure such that the first straps are connected to the rear ends of the two arms and the second straps are connected to the front ends of the two arms, the two arms being mounted on the support structure such that they can tilt from front to back.
  • the person is securely held by the harness and straps and is supported either side of his centre of gravity.
  • a sitting person can then be raised or held by the support structure so that he is freely supported by the straps.
  • the helper can then readily manipulate the person by gently pushing the torso forwards so that the body of the person rotates about his centre of gravity whilst the rearward straps move forwardly between the front straps as the body of the person adopts an attitude generally parallel to the ground.
  • the person can then be lowered on the support structure down to the floor or on to a bed, for example. It is also possible for the person to be moved in the other direction to achieve a final position where he is lying on his back.
  • the front ends of the two arms are spaced apart from one another to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person such that the body can pass between the pair of second straps as the body moves from a sitting attitude forwardly towards a prone position where the person can rest or lie his body on his front.
  • the rear ends of the two arms are spaced apart to a lesser degree than the front ends but preferably also to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person. This gives a very stable support for the body of the person when he is suspended by the straps.
  • the two support arms should be connected to the support structure such that the assembly of the two arms can additionally rotate about a vertical axis. This gives much greater freedom of manipulation of the person to a desired new position.
  • the support arms are connected by a centre strut, which can then be the means of connection to the support structure. Additionally or alternatively the support arms could be interconnected towards the rear, as well as having a generally central connection individually to the support structure.
  • the support structure should be capable of being raised and lowered. If necessary motorisation of movable parts of the support structure may be employed.
  • first and second harness portions may be part of a single piece harness for attachment to the person.
  • the support assembly shown in Figures 1 and 2 is carried by a support structure 1.
  • This has a main strut 2 extending up from a lowered wheeled platform 3 and an arm 4 extends out over the platform area 3 at the top end of the strut 1.
  • This arm 4 carries a pivot member 5 which can be rotated about an axis 6 as shown by the arrows 7.
  • a centre strut 8 interconnects a pair of arms 9. The strut 8 can rotate within the pivot member 5 about the axis 10, as shown by the arrows 11.
  • Linked to the front ends of the arms 9 is a pair of straps 12 leading from support members 13 which are wrapped around and secured about the thighs 14 of the user 15.
  • the support members 13 form part of a general harness 16 which is also secured about the torso of the user 15.
  • a further pair of straps 17 extend from the chest area of the harness 16 and these straps 17 are linked to the other ends of the arms 9.
  • the arms 9 are spaced widely apart and indeed to an extent greater than the width of the person 15 to be supported so that, as can be seen from Figure 1, the person is supported in a cradle-like assembly where he will feel reasonably secure.
  • the front ends 18 of the arms 9 are spaced apart to a wider extent to the rear ends 19.
  • FIG. 3 The method of use of the support assembly is illustrated in Figure 3.
  • the person When the person is positioned in a seated position 15A he is supported in a stable manner by the straps 12 and 17. Any seat or obstacle has been removed.
  • Gentle pressure applied to the upper part of the torso of the person can move him into the condition illustrated at 15B.
  • the movement of his head forwards automatically causes the legs and lower part of the body to move rearwardly and this movement is facilitated by the fact that the straps 12 (at their lower ends) move rearwardly whilst the straps 17 move forwardly as the support arms 9 tilt forwards to some extent.

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Abstract

Linked to the front ends of a pair of support arms 9 (carried from a pivot 5) is a pair of straps 12 leading from support members 13 which are wrapped around and secured about the thighs 14 of the user 15. The support members 13 form part of a general harness 16 which is also secured about the torso of the user 15. A further pair of straps 17 extend from the chest area of the harness 16 and these straps 17 are linked to the other ends of the arms 9. Gentle pressure applied to the upper part of the torso of the person can move him into a forward tilted condition. Additional forward rotation of the body about the centre of gravity 20 by further gentle pressure by a helper causes the body of the person to move into a condition closer to being parallel to the ground. He can then be lowered gently to the ground into a prone condition and the harness 16 can then be removed.

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For persons suffering from lack of muscular control or other disabilities there are difficulties for a helper in adjusting the position of that person. This is particularly so when trying to move the person from a sitting condition to a prone position where the person is lying on his front.
According to the present invention there is provided an assembly for turning a person and comprising a first harness portion for attachment to the chest and a pair of second harness portions for attaching to the thighs of the person, flexible straps extending firstly from the two sides of the first harness portion and secondly from each of second harness portions to linkage points at respective ends of a pair of support arms carried by a support structure such that the first straps are connected to the rear ends of the two arms and the second straps are connected to the front ends of the two arms, the two arms being mounted on the support structure such that they can tilt from front to back.
With such an arrangement the person is securely held by the harness and straps and is supported either side of his centre of gravity. A sitting person can then be raised or held by the support structure so that he is freely supported by the straps. The helper can then readily manipulate the person by gently pushing the torso forwards so that the body of the person rotates about his centre of gravity whilst the rearward straps move forwardly between the front straps as the body of the person adopts an attitude generally parallel to the ground. The person can then be lowered on the support structure down to the floor or on to a bed, for example. It is also possible for the person to be moved in the other direction to achieve a final position where he is lying on his back.
Ideally the front ends of the two arms are spaced apart from one another to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person such that the body can pass between the pair of second straps as the body moves from a sitting attitude forwardly towards a prone position where the person can rest or lie his body on his front. Desirably the rear ends of the two arms are spaced apart to a lesser degree than the front ends but preferably also to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person. This gives a very stable support for the body of the person when he is suspended by the straps.
It is greatly preferred that the two support arms should be connected to the support structure such that the assembly of the two arms can additionally rotate about a vertical axis. This gives much greater freedom of manipulation of the person to a desired new position. Preferably the support arms are connected by a centre strut, which can then be the means of connection to the support structure. Additionally or alternatively the support arms could be interconnected towards the rear, as well as having a generally central connection individually to the support structure.
It is preferred that the support structure should be capable of being raised and lowered. If necessary motorisation of movable parts of the support structure may be employed.
Advantageously the first and second harness portions may be part of a single piece harness for attachment to the person.
The invention may be performed in various ways and a preferred embodiment will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- -
  • Figure 1 is a general view of a support assembly of this invention in use;
  • Figure 2 illustrates a detail of the support arms for the assembly of Figure 1; and
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic illustration of the use of the support assembly to change the position of a user.
    • The support assembly shown in Figures 1 and 2 is carried by a support structure 1. This has a main strut 2 extending up from a lowered wheeled platform 3 and an arm 4 extends out over the platform area 3 at the top end of the strut 1. This arm 4 carries a pivot member 5 which can be rotated about an axis 6 as shown by the arrows 7. A centre strut 8 interconnects a pair of arms 9. The strut 8 can rotate within the pivot member 5 about the axis 10, as shown by the arrows 11.
    Linked to the front ends of the arms 9 is a pair of straps 12 leading from support members 13 which are wrapped around and secured about the thighs 14 of the user 15. The support members 13 form part of a general harness 16 which is also secured about the torso of the user 15. A further pair of straps 17 extend from the chest area of the harness 16 and these straps 17 are linked to the other ends of the arms 9. As can be seen from Figure 2 the arms 9 are spaced widely apart and indeed to an extent greater than the width of the person 15 to be supported so that, as can be seen from Figure 1, the person is supported in a cradle-like assembly where he will feel reasonably secure. The front ends 18 of the arms 9 are spaced apart to a wider extent to the rear ends 19.
    The method of use of the support assembly is illustrated in Figure 3. When the person is positioned in a seated position 15A he is supported in a stable manner by the straps 12 and 17. Any seat or obstacle has been removed. Gentle pressure applied to the upper part of the torso of the person can move him into the condition illustrated at 15B. The movement of his head forwards automatically causes the legs and lower part of the body to move rearwardly and this movement is facilitated by the fact that the straps 12 (at their lower ends) move rearwardly whilst the straps 17 move forwardly as the support arms 9 tilt forwards to some extent.
    Additional forward rotation of the body about the centre of gravity 20 by further gentle pressure by a helper causes the body of the person to move into a condition closer to being parallel to the ground. As the straps 12 and 17 and the arms 9 rotate further, the straps 17 will pass between the straps 12 (which are spaced more widely apart). All this time the body of the person is fully supported about this centre of gravity 20 since the ends of the straps 12 and 17 are positioned generally equidistant from that centre of gravity. Once the person has reached the position 15C he can be lowered gently to the ground (by operating a lowering mechanism forming part of the support structure 1) into the prone condition 15D. The harness 16 can then be removed.

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    1. An assembly for turning a person and comprising a first harness portion for attachment to the chest and a pair of second harness portions for attaching to the thighs of the person, flexible straps extending firstly from the two sides of the first harness portion and secondly from each of second harness portions to linkage points at respective ends of a pair of support arms carried by a support structure such that the first straps are connected to the rear ends of the two arms and the second straps are connected to the front ends of the two arms, the two arms being mounted on the support structure such that they can tilt from front to back.
    2. An assembly according Claim 1, wherein the front ends of the two arms are spaced apart from one another to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person such that the body can pass between the pair of second straps as the body moves from a sitting attitude forwardly towards a prone position where the person can rest or lie his body on his front.
    3. An assembly according to Claim 2, wherein the rear ends of the two arms are spaced apart to a lesser degree than the front ends but preferably also to an extent greater than the width of the body of an average person.
    4. An assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the two arms are connected to the support structure such that the assembly of the two arms can additionally rotate about a vertical axis.
    5. An assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the support arms are interconnected by a central strut.
    6. An assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the support structure can be raised and lowered.
    7. An assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the first and second harness portions are parts of a single piece harness for attachment to the person.
    8. Any novel combination of features of an assembly for turning a person and substantially as herein described and/or illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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    GB2192125A (en) * 1986-07-05 1988-01-06 Christina B Hollick A harness for use in lifting a disabled person or patient
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    NL9300455A (en) * 1993-03-15 1994-10-03 Lopital Nederland B V Device for lifting a disabled person
    US5388289A (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-02-14 Casperson; Donald L. Combination wheelchair and lift
    FR2731899A1 (en) * 1995-03-22 1996-09-27 Jouk Ome Hoist for lifting or moving patient
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    US3234568A (en) * 1964-08-10 1966-02-15 Edwin L Fischer Lifting and transporting sling for persons
    GB2192125A (en) * 1986-07-05 1988-01-06 Christina B Hollick A harness for use in lifting a disabled person or patient
    NL9300455A (en) * 1993-03-15 1994-10-03 Lopital Nederland B V Device for lifting a disabled person
    US5388289A (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-02-14 Casperson; Donald L. Combination wheelchair and lift
    DE9402462U1 (en) * 1994-02-15 1994-09-29 Horcher GmbH, 61130 Nidderau Device for lifting and / or transporting a person
    FR2731899A1 (en) * 1995-03-22 1996-09-27 Jouk Ome Hoist for lifting or moving patient
    GB2311764A (en) * 1996-04-04 1997-10-08 John Anthony Nevill Bromberger Patient Sling

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    GB2364040A (en) * 2000-05-10 2002-01-16 Chiltern Invadex Ltd Invalid hoist with a swivelling carrying bar

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