Abstract: An auxiliary device for aiding a bed-ridden or disabled patient to sit up in bed and leave the bed includes a holder, an arrangement for securing the holder onto a side of the bed, a post adjustably received in the holder, with an upper end of the post being provided with handles or grips for the patient. For securing the holder to the bed frame, U-shaped clamp elements are provided which can clamp onto a frame member of the bed frame or clips which hold the holder are secured by threaded fasteners.
Abstract: An auxiliary device for aiding a bed-ridden or disabled patient to sit up in bed and leave the bed includes a holder, an arrangement for securing the holder onto a side of the bed, a post adjustably received in the holder, with an upper end of the post being provided with handles or grips for the patient. For securing the holder to the bed frame, U-shaped clamp elements are provided which can clamp onto a frame member of the bed frame or clips which hold the holder are secured by threaded fasteners.