Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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A Transferrin~ Device for a Patient
The invention concerns a device for -transferrirlg incapacitated
persons rom a bed like support to another. The device lncludes
a transferring arrangement, engaging means for the same, and a
transferring support~ For transporting support, a support
separately designed for this purpose may be used, or a bed sheet
used by the patient. The support is pulled by means of the
transferring engaged to the edge o~ another bed lika support,
and the sheet or the transferring supportis engaged by means of
a supporting rod and a pull unit.
Transferring an incapacitated patient from the bed on a trans
port su~port constitutes a frequently existing problem in
hospitals and asylums. In practice, the auxiliary devices mostly
used are different levers which have turned out to be inconvenient.
Also for lateral transfer of a patient, several devices are
developed. The problem here is to obtain a suitable transferring
device between the incapacitated patient and the mattress/
without causing pain to the patient. In the US ~atent 2665 432
a method is presented, however, according to which reinforced
cloth or canvas is used under the patient to serve as a trans-
ferring support. But the device being used hereis big-sized in
the form presented, and very inconvenient to handle, requiring
several persons for transferring the device from one working
object to another.
The device according to the invention permits transferring the
patient from the bed or other resting support to another, for
instance to the operating table and a variety of seating
~arrangements very conveniently compared to devices generally
used. In comparison with the device according to the US patent
2665 432, the clevice according to the invention is exceedingly
more handy in operation to the end that the care-taker hardly
without stress, is able to transfer it~henever necessary ~o
any point of u~e when the object o~ care is changing.
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The method according to the invention is mainly characterized
in that the engagin~ means of the transferring device is
pulling a rod about whlch the transferring suppor-t, or the
sheet functioning as such, is wound, passed, or otherwise
fixed.
The device according to the invention includes a transferring
device, a support,and means of engagement in the bed as well as
the resting support.
The invention is described below further with reference to the
enclosed drawings, where
Fig. 1 presents one mode of application of the invention in
engagement with a transfer carriage for transferring the patient
from the bed to the carriage.
Fig. ~ presents the device according to the invention in using
a separate transferring support.
Fig. 3 presents the device according to the invention in using
a sheet as a transferring support
Fig. 4 presents a bed engaging member of the device.
Fig. 1 shows an incapacitated patient lying in bed (1). Beside
the bed (1) a care table ~2) which is vertically adjustable,
and onto which the patient is to be transferred.
The patient transferring device (4) is fastened to the edge of
the care table (2), either into fastening holes in the sidesr
or by separate fasteners.In using the patient's sheet (3) as
transferring support the edges of the sheet (3) are detached
from under the mattress, and the edge near the care table is
wound a few tlmes about the rod (13). The engaging member (14)
is fastened to the rod (13) surrounded by the sheet (3). The
engaging member consists of 2 hooks (18j with a pipe (19)
~nbetween, its length being 400 - 800 mm.
The height of the care table is adjusted somewhat lower than
the height o~ the bed. The motor of the transferring device, or
in the case of a hand~driven transferring device, a hand-crank
ls used for starting. The strings or cables of the transferring
devlce then are pullin~ t:he engaglng member (14) followed by
the rod (13), the sheet (3), and the pa-tient onto the t~ans-
ferring device.
The tranfer of the patient from the care-taking support, or
the like, i5 takiny place in the corresponding manner. The
transferring device then is naturally fastened to the edge of
the bed.
For transferring a patient a separate support (3) may also be
used as a support, at which tubes (15) are sewn to its edges~
and into which tubes the rod (13) will be pushed~ The tubes
are provided with openings (16) from which the engaging member
(14) is engaging the rod (13). If necessary, the tube may
consistof two parts, the rod then being bare at the middle.
For engaging the transferring device with the above presented
hospital furnishings and devices, the transferring device is
provided with a fastening member (12), or turnable taps (17).
fixing piece consisting of two longish pieces (7, 8) may be
attached to edge pipe of the mentioned furnishings and devices.
This fixing piece is fastened to the edge pipe by means of
brackets or screws (9), so that the inside opening (10) corres-
ponds to edge pipe/ and the outer side becomes rectangular in
shape. In order to facilitate transport, the fastenin~ rocl (13)
is preferably made telescope like or bendable so as to obtain
a length of 120 200 cm in open position.
In tests perfor~ed the transEerring device presented above has
turned out to be extremely gentle from the patient's poin-t of
view compared to other conventional devices in use. The patient's
sense of security is clearly hetter, on account of the patient
all the time be:Lng in contact with the underlying support.
Due to the circumstance that the transfer device is pressing
against both supports, the operating table and the bed, no
~astening system whatsoever has been needed in the performed
tests between them, but if needed of course, they can be locked
together for the tlme of transfer.
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If called for, the sheet used in transfer may be removed, and
replaced by a new one, easily by turning the patient irst in
j one direction and then in the other.
llhe invention is not restricted entirely to the details presented
above, in particular not as far as transferring supports are
concerned, and it can be applied for all transferring situations,
where the patient can be brought in just about horizontal
position, and in exceptional cases even in sitting position.
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