Abstract: A cantilevered mobile bed/chair apparatus for safely transporting a patient is described. The mobile bed/chair apparatus includes means for reclining the patient while lifting the patient's legs to allow access to a bedpan or to facilitate an change in clothing. Also described is means for mounting the bed/chair to a patient mobility device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 16, 2013
Assignee:
IPC Holdings, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerry Blevins, Alan Bloomingdale, Timothy A. Lambirth
Abstract: A cantilevered mobile bed/chair apparatus for safely transporting a patient is described. The mobile bed/chair apparatus includes means for reclining the patient while lifting the patient's legs to allow access to a bedpan or to facilitate an change in clothing. Also described is means for mounting the bed/chair to a patient mobility device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 21, 2010
Publication date:
January 27, 2011
Applicant:
IPC HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventors:
Jerry Blevins, Alan Bloomingdale, Timothy Lambirth