ES2408782A1 - System for moving people living in a bed (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

System for moving people lying in a bed, being of special utility for its application in beds for hospital and geriatric use, as well as for private use, to allow people with little mobility to move, so that the system comprises a supporting body conforming the bed assembly, which assembles the components of the system consisting of a first stringer on one side of the bed, along its entire length, associated with first ascending/descending means of movement and a second stringer on the other side of the bed, depending on the its length, associated with second means of upward/downward movement, between the first and second side beams (8 and 9) lying on the bed, a laminar element (10) fixed thereto and available on the user's positioning surface in the bed, to be able to make it change position when turning laterally. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

System to move people lying on a bed.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The following invention, as expressed in the statement of the present specification, refers to a system for moving people lying in a bed, with the purpose of facilitating the lateral rotational movement of the person lying in bed to change position. simple and comfortable.

SCOPE.

This report describes a system to move people lying in a bed, being of special application in hospital and geriatric beds, to turn the user sideways on himself, facilitating the change of position and being of great importance to be used both by those people with limited mobility who have difficulties to move on their own, as in those people who, because they are constantly in bed and practically lacking in mobility, need to change their position to avoid sores and that they do not do so themselves.

Also, the system is applicable to be used by all those who wish to be able to be applied in a particular way.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

When people reach a mature age and begin to have physical problems such as arthritis, osteoarthritis or movement difficulties, it usually happens that when lying down, movement in bed to one side or the other is very difficult, sometimes causing a lack of rest adequate as a result. In these cases there is no known device that helps them move towards one side or the other in the bed and allows them a better rest and avoids muscle problems and tensions as a result of immobility while lying down.

On the other hand, and as it is known people who have more serious mobility problems either as a result of age or due to diseases or accidents, when they are bedridden they must be moved by specialized personnel from time to time to prevent sores from occurring as a result of the immobility to which they are subjected.

To avoid these sores there are special mattresses consisting of a series of low-rise cells, blowing air in half of them so that they are emptied while filling those that remained empty, causing a kind of massage that helps the blood circulation and prevents to a certain extent that they can get in the way of the inconvenience and problems that this entails for the health of the bedridden person.

With this type of mattress, the discomfort of the patient who remains in a supine position is not avoided permanently, not being able to turn to one side or another, or having to do so with the help of at least one person to assist them, which can also be painful for the person who is rotated since the way to turn a patient by the person who must perform this maneuver, is to rotate the upper half of the body first and then the lower half. This is aggravated when an assistant must attend a high number of patients and must turn them while performing other tasks to help them, so it does not occur when the patient wants it because of the fatigue caused by being in the same position long time, but when the assistant can assist you and help you in this movement.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This report describes a system for moving people lying in a bed, with the purpose of facilitating the lateral rotational movement of the person lying in bed to change position, so that the system comprises:

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a support body forming the bed assembly, which assembles the system components;

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a first stringer on one side of the bed, according to its entire length, associated with first means of upward / downward displacement;

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a second stringer on the other side of the bed, according to its entire length, associated with a second means of upward / downward displacement, and;

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a laminar element fixed between the first and second stringers and available on the user's positioning surface in the bed.

Thus, in a first variant of practical execution, the support body is the bed base itself.

In this way, the first means of upward / downward movement of the first spar is defined by a first pair of cylinders.

Also, the second means of upward / downward movement of the second spar is defined by a second pair of cylinders.

Logically, the first and second pair of up / down displacement cylinders may be replaced by any equivalent means.

In a second variant of practical execution of the invention, the support body is defined by a frame frame similar to the bed base and mattress, forming the bed set.

According to this second practical implementation of the invention, the system can be shaped so that:

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the first stringer arranged along one side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a first pair of plates associated with first ascending / descending means of movement defined by a first longitudinal axis to the support body actuated by, at less, a first engine;

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the second stringer arranged along the other side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a second pair of plates associated with a second means of upward / downward movement defined by a second longitudinal axis to the support body actuated by, at less, a first engine, and;

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one of the plates of each of the pairs of plates is mounted with respect to the head of the bed and the other is mounted with respect to the footboard of the bed.

According to a third practical implementation of the invention, the system can be shaped so that:

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the first stringer arranged along one side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a first pair of plates that are rotatably attached to the bed base and which are operated by a first means of upward / downward movement defined by a first engine couple;

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the second stringer arranged along the other side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a second pair of plates associated with second upward / downward travel means defined by a second pair of motors, and;

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one of the plates of each of the pairs of plates is mounted with respect to the head of the bed and the other is mounted with respect to the footboard of the bed.

To complement the description that is going to be carried out below, and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, this descriptive report is accompanied by a set of drawings, whose figures are illustrative and not limiting , the most characteristic details of the invention are represented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGNS.

Figure 1. It shows a plan view of a support forming the bed assembly that carries the system object of the invention, according to a first variant of practical execution, being able to observe how it presents a first and a second side member fixed to the bed fixed to a first and a second pair of cylinders presenting between the pair of stringers a laminar element that is arranged on the mattress and on which the user is positioned.

Figure 2. It shows a plan view of a second variant of practical execution in which the support that is associated with a bed base and mattress carries the system object of the invention, being able to observe as in the same the first and second lateral stringer to the The bed is fixed to a first and a second pair of plates, joined by its other end, to a first and a second longitudinal axis to the support body and whose first and second axes are driven by a first motor.

Figure 3. It shows a plan view of a third variant of practical execution of the invention in which the support associated with a bed base and mattress carries the system object of the invention, being able to observe as in the same the first and second stringer Lateral to the bed are fixed to a first and a second pair of plates, rotatably joined by, its other end, to the support body and the first and second pair of plates being driven by a first and a second pair of motors.

Figure 4. It shows a front elevational view of Figure 1, being able to observe how between the first and second lateral stringers to the "bed" there is a laminar element on which the user will be positioned, so that the first and second stringers are actuated for a first and a second pair of cylinders.

Figure 5. It shows a front elevational view of Figure 2, being able to observe how between the first and second lateral stringers to the "bed" is the laminar element on which the user will be positioned and how said first and second stringers are attached to a first and second pair of plates, fixed in turn to a first and a second axis, longitudinal to the support body, whose first and second axes are driven by a first motor.

Figure 6. Shows a front elevational view of Figure 3, observing how between the first and second side member the "bed" is the laminar element on which the user will be positioned and how said first and second stringers are attached to a first and second pair of plates, rotatably fixed to the support body and which are driven by a first and a second pair of motors.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT.

In view of the aforementioned figures and in accordance with the numbering adopted we can observe that in a first variant of practical execution, according to figures 1 and 4 of the designs, the support body that forms the bed set, defined by the own bed base 1, assembles the system components, which are constituted by a first stringer 8 arranged on one side of the bed and a second stringer 9 arranged on the other side of the bed, according to its entire length, and which are associated with first means of upward / downward displacement and second means of upward / downward displacement, respectively, whose displacement means are defined by a first pair of cylinders 15 and a second pair of cylinders 14, disposing between the first stringer 8 and the second stringer 9 a laminar element 10 available on the user's positioning surface in the bed.

Thus, in this first variant of practical execution, the support body is the bed base 1 itself to which the first and second pair of cylinders 15 and 14 are fixed. Thus, one of the cylinders of the first and second pair of cylinders 15 and 14 remain in relation to the headboard of the bed and the other cylinder is in relation to the footboard, so that when raising the first or second pair of cylinders 15 or 14 it is dragged to the laminar element 10 causing the lateral displacement of the user in a one way or another.

Logically, the first and second pair of cylinders 15 and 14 of up / down displacement of the first and second stringers 8 and 9 may be replaced by any equivalent means.

In a second variant of practical execution of the invention, according to figures 2 and 5 of the designs, the support body 3 is defined by a plant frame similar to the bed base 1 and mattress 2, forming the bed assembly, of such that said support body 3 is bearing the system components that are constituted by a first pair of plates 6 that at one end are fixed to the first crossbar 8 and at the other end are fixed to a first longitudinal axis 4 to the support body 3 and by a second pair of plates 7 which at one of its ends are fixed to the second beam 9 and at its other end are fixed to a second axis 5 longitudinal to the support body 3, the displacement means being defined up / down of the first and second stringer by a motor 11 that drives the first axis 4 and the second axis 5.

In this way, when acting on the motor 11 it will act on the first axis 4 or on the second axis 5, according to interest, to rotate the first or second pair of plates 6 or 7 and raise the corresponding first or second stringer 8 or 9 dragging the laminar element 10 and causing the lateral displacement of the user lying on it.

Logically, the first axis 4 and the second axis 5 could be driven by corresponding motors.

In a third variant of practical execution of the invention, according to figures 3 and 6 of the designs, the support body 3 can be defined by the bed base 1 itself, which forms the bed assembly, and being bearing the components of the system that is constituted by a first pair of plates 6 that at one of its ends are fixed to the first stringer 8 and at its other end are rotatably fixed to the bed base 1 and by a second pair of plates 7 which by one of its ends are fixed to the second beam 9 and at its other end they are rotatably fixed to the bed base 1, the up / down means of the first and second beam 8 and 9 being defined by a first and a second pair of motors 12 and 13, respectively.

In this way, when acting on the first or second pair of motors 12 or 13, according to interest, to turn the first or second pair of plates 6 or 7, the corresponding first or second stringer 8 or 9 will be lifted by dragging the laminar element 10 and cause the lateral displacement of the user lying on it in one direction or another.

Thus, between the first stringer 8 and the second stringer 9, positioned on either side of the bed, a laminar element 10, such as a fabric or canvas, is available on the user's positioning surface in the bed and at whose cloth or canvas the bottom sheet will be fixed by any conventional means.

Ultimately, the system will be arranged so that the laminar element 10 is arranged on the mattress 2 so that the user is arranged on it, so that to move it to one side or another it will be enough to raise one or the other stringer 8 or 9, to through the corresponding means of upward / downward displacement, to drag the laminar element 10 on which the user is lying and cause its lateral rotation with total ease, changing position, allowing it to pass, for example, from being upside down to be of On the other hand, carrying out this operation comfortably as many times as necessary, presenting an important advantage both for those valid people who may have limited mobility and, mainly, for those people who are bedridden and who

5 are very likely to get sore.

In figures 2 and 3 of the designs it can be seen how the pairs of plates 6 and 7 are arranged so that one plate of each of said pairs is with respect to the headboard and the other is with respect to the bed footboard with the corresponding stringer 8 or 9 lateral to the bed attached to them.

10 The pairs of engines 12 and 13 could be replaced by pairs of cylinders, having, of course, the same effect.

In short, it is about being able to have a means that allows, in a simple and fast way, to change the position of a person who is lying in a bed and who has little or no mobility, contributing

15 the added advantage that when performing the regular change of posture, it prevents the occurrence of sores in the bedridden person.

The system may be commanded by a remote control that allows the actuation of the means of movement of the first and second stringers 8 and 9, as desired, automatically.

Claims (2)

1ª.-SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, being especially useful for application in beds for hospital and geriatric use, as well as for private use, to move people of low mobility, characterized in that the system comprises:

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a support body (3) forming the bed assembly, which assembles the system components;

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a first stringer on one side of the bed, according to its entire length, associated with first means of upward / downward displacement;

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a second stringer on the other side of the bed, according to its entire length, associated with a second means of upward / downward displacement, and;

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a laminar element (10) fixed between the first and second stringers (8 and 9) and available on the user's positioning surface in the bed.

2nd.- SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st claim, characterized in that the support body is the bed base itself (1). 3rd.-SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st and 2nd claim, characterized in that the first means of upward / downward movement of the first lateral stringer (8) to one side of the bed is defined by a first pair of cylinders (15). 4th.-SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st and 2nd claim, characterized in that the second means of upward / downward movement of the second lateral stringer (9) to one side of the bed is defined by a second pair of cylinders (14). 5th.- SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st claim, characterized in that the support body (3) is defined by a plant frame similar to the bed base (1) and mattress (2).  6th.-SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st and 5th claims, characterized in that:

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the first stringer (8) arranged along one side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a first pair of plates (6) associated with first upward / downward travel means defined by a first axis (4) longitudinal to the support body (3) and said first axis (4) being driven by at least a first motor (11);

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the second stringer (9) arranged along the other side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a second pair of plates (7) associated with a second means of upward / downward movement defined by a second axis (5) longitudinal to the support body (3) and said second axis (5) being driven by at least a first motor (11), and;

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one of the plates of each of the pairs of plates (6 and 7) is mounted with respect to the head of the bed and the other is mounted with respect to the footboard of the bed.

 7th.-SYSTEM FOR MOVING PEOPLE CLOSED IN A BED, according to the 1st and 2nd claims, characterized in that:

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the first stringer (8) arranged along one side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a first pair of plates (6) that are rotatably joined to the bed base (1) and which are actuated by first means up / down travel defined by a first pair of motors (12)

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the second stringer (9) arranged along the other side of the bed is fixed, at its ends, to a second pair of plates (7) associated with a second means of upward / downward travel defined by a second motor, and;

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one of the plates of each of the pairs of plates (6 and 7) is mounted with respect to the head of the bed and the other is mounted with respect to the footboard of the bed.

SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 201330605 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 04.25.2013 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: A61G7 / 00 (2006.01) RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

56 Documents cited Claims Affected

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ES 2107239T T3 (MENGES MARTIN) 11/16/1997, column 2, line 67 column 6, line 66; figures. 1-7

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ES 2171179T T3 (MARINO MARIO HECTOR SILVIO) 01/09/2002, column 3, line 9 - column 4, line 45; figures. 1-7

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US 5054140 A (BINGHAM GRADY A ET AL.) 08/10/1991, column 1, lines 9-11; column 2, line 64-column 4, line 12; figures. 1-5

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US 5018225 A (FERGNI BRUNO ET AL.) 05/28/1991, column 1, line 33-column 4, line 15; figures. 1-5

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 07.06.2013

Examiner E. Usero Sánchez Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 201330605 Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols) A61G Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENES, EPODOC State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201330605 Date of Written Opinion: 07.06.2013 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims 5-7 1-4 IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims 1-7 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201330605  1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

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D01

ES 2107239T T3 (MENGES MARTIN) 11/16/1997

 2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The present invention relates to a system for moving people lying in a bed, with the object of facilitating the lateral rotational movement of the person lying. The object of the invention according to claims 1-4, is a system for moving lying persons comprising a support body, in particular the bed base itself, two stringers, one on each side of the bed, occupying its entire length and associated with pairs of cylinders for their upward and downward movement and a laminar element fixed between both stringers and available on the user's positioning surface. These technical characteristics are already known from document D01 which describes an auxiliary device for a bed, which facilitates, among others, the operation of turning the person lying on the bed, which has an axis parallel to the right edge that rotatably rests on levers. both on the headboard and on the foot, which can be tilted upwards, thereby raising the axis on the mattress and a corresponding device that moves in the opposite direction on the left side of the bed. This device can be moved by an engine and include other elements such as hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders (column 2, line 67-column 6, line 66; figures) Therefore, claims 1-4 are not new based on what is described in document D01. For its part, claim 7 refers to a system according to claims 1 and 2 in which the stringers are fixed to a pair of plates that are rotatably fixed to the bed base and are driven by a pair of motors. The difference between the system described in D01 and that of the application lies in the number and distribution of engines, which are considered possibilities that a person skilled in the art would choose according to the circumstances without the exercise of inventive activity. On the other hand, whether the support body is the bed base itself or a floor frame similar to it is considered a design option that does not imply inventive activity. Accordingly, claims 5-7 lack inventive activity based on what is described in document D01. State of the Art Report Page 4/4