Abstract: A radio-oncology patient positioning device comprising a torso support portion adapted to support the torso of a patient, having first positioning members configured to releasably arrange a knee positioning means; and/or a pelvic positioning device; and a shoulder support region comprising second positioning members adapted to releasably arrange a neck positioning means; and/or a shoulder positioning device; characterized by: a head support portion; wherein the head support portion is pivotally mounted, by means of at least one hinge to the torso support portion or a base plate on which the torso support portion is mounted; and wherein the head support portion is adapted such that a radio-oncological head positioning device is detachably attachable to the head support portion, wherein a occipital mask and/or a face mask is arrangeable to the head positioning device.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments of the invention relate to a supporting apparatus and methods of using it. The supporting apparatus may include a frame member including an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The supporting apparatus may further include a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly, each configurable between a closed position and an open position. The supporting apparatus may further include a suspender that may be fastened to the frame member through a plurality of straps. The suspender may include a central member that may be positioned in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a patient repositioning sheet including an inflatable sheet having a lower layer and an upper layer that are urged apart with inflation of the inflatable sheet. The patient repositioning sheet further includes at least one inflatable support, such as an inflatable wedge. The inflatable wedge has a wedge surface that extends obliquely to the upper layer of the inflatable sheet with the inflatable wedge inflated.

Abstract: A breathable crib bed and bumper system includes a bed frame having a plurality of raised side panels, an open top end and an open bottom end. A series of air holes are positioned through each of the raised side panels, and connectors are positioned along the outer surfaces of each of the raised side panels. A breathable mesh topper is connected to the frame by the connectors and is suspended above the open top end of the frame. Impact resistant padding is positioned along the frame panels. A breathable crib bumper having a flat bottom surface is positioned between the bottom of the frame and a crib support. The bumper includes a plurality of breathable raised side walls that are connected to the raised side walls of the crib.

Abstract: An adjustable hospital bed for laterally positioning a patient includes a support frame having a top end and a bottom end, a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom end of the support frame, and a body pad having a head end and a foot end and a plurality of back pad mortises around its periphery. The bed also includes a back pad having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a plurality of back pad tenons that extend from the bottom edge and are removably inserted into the plurality of back pad mortises of the body pad to support the back pad on its bottom edge at an angle relative to the body pad. In addition, the bed includes a linear actuator configured to lift the head end of the body pad and a tilt adjustment mechanism configured to laterally tilt the body pad.

Abstract: An adapter for a bassinet that enables a mother to easily access an infant therein and provides a safety feature to prevent the infant from falling out. The bassinet has a plurality of enclosure walls surrounding a floor, and one of the walls is convertible between the raised configuration and a lowered configuration. The bassinet adapter has a generally planar main platform that fits within the bassinet walls and is supported by a floor of the bassinet. A partial barrier wall extends vertically upward from a front edge of the main platform which is located just inside the convertible wall. The partial barrier wall projects upward from the lowered convertible wall to present a barrier to the infant rolling out of the bassinet. The bassinet adapter may be clipped onto a fixed front lip of the bassinet extending parallel to the convertible wall and lower than the convertible wall in the raised position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel lift swing pad made of memory foam material. The pad is cuboidal and is configured to be separately positioned on slings of a lift sling or lift swing such that the legs and/or arms (i.e., appendages) of a user sitting in the swing places legs on the pads to prevent the slings from folding under the user and to prevent the slings from pulling on the skin of the user. The pad has a hook and loop fastener for attaching to the slings and in one embodiment, has a heating layer for providing a soothing effect to the user. In some embodiments, the pad is made of waterproof neoprene. The pad helps maintain optimal blood circulation within the extremities while a person is being supported by the sling.

Abstract: A foldable breathe-through mattress comprises a foldable base frame, a top frame assembly, a flexible mat, and a topper, the top frame assembly may comprise a first arm, a second arm, a first frame clip, and a second frame clip. The first and second frame clips are generally attachable to the foldable base frame and the first and the second arms are generally attached by hinges to the first and the second frame clips. The flexible mat may be removably attached to a bottom of the foldable base frame. The topper may be removably attached to the first and the second arms of the top frame assembly.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a patient support for supporting a patient. The patient support comprises a crib assembly comprising a support material with a cover assembly disposed over the crib assembly. The cover assembly defines a recess and comprising a patient support surface having an outer periphery. The patient support further comprises a connector assembly for connecting the patient support to a fluid source with the connector assembly comprising a connector with a plurality of ports. The assembly defines a three dimensional interior corner adjacent the recess in the cover assembly. The connector assembly is disposed in the recess of the cover assembly such that the plurality of ports of the connector are presented for connection to the fluid source at the three dimensional interior corner and inside the outer periphery of the patient support surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of lifting mechanisms for beds, and beds incorporating such lifting mechanisms. A lifting mechanism for a bed comprises a leg connecting a foot assembly to a frame for supporting a mattress, the frame defining a support plane; and a linkage mechanism connected between the frame and the leg and configured to allow the frame to move with respect to the foot assembly in a direction perpendicular to the support plane between a raised position and a lowered position. In the lowered position the leg extends parallel to the support plane, and during movement of the frame between the raised and lowered positions the foot assembly does not move in a direction parallel to the support plane.

Abstract: A handle adjustment mechanism (30) includes at least one stand (32) and an engaging structure (31). The at least one stand (32) is installed on a frame (10) of a child crib (100). A positioning structure (33) is on the at least one stand (32). The engaging structure (31) is coupled to a handle (20) of the child crib (100) and configured to engage with or disengage from the positioning structure (33) for adjusting a position of the handle (20) relative to the at least one stand (32) to position the handle (20) at different heights relative to the frame (10). The handle adjustment mechanism (30) is easy to operate for allowing a caregiver to put the child in or take the child out of the child crib (100).

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multi-directional adjustable chair bed, including a bedstead and a bed plate group, the bed plate group being capable of moving between a bed head and a bed tail of the bedstead by means of sliding fit between a framework of the bed plate board and the bedstead; a first electric telescopic rod, a fixed end of which is mounted on the bedstead and an extending end of which is telescopic in a lengthwise direction of the bedstead, an extending stroke of the extending end including a first stroke and a second stroke; and a hip connection member rotatably arranged on a hip bed plate of the bed plate group and hinged to the extending end of the first electric telescopic rod.

Abstract: A patient support apparatus for removably retaining differently-sized portable electronic devices. The patient support apparatus comprises a base, a litter with a patient support deck for supporting the patient, and a side rail. The side rail is coupled to the litter and arranged for movement relative to the base. The side rail includes a caddy comprising a back, a first brace, and a second brace spaced from the first brace. The first brace extends laterally from the back and defines a first bottom support region. The second brace extends laterally from the back and defines a second bottom support region converging toward the first bottom support region to arrange the first and second bottom support regions to provide differing points of contact for retaining differently-sized portable electronic devices.

Abstract: In general, the following disclosure is directed to a play yard (or crib) that features a foldable tubular frame configured to accept and support a full-size crib mattress and preferably surround the same with breathable mesh panels. The crib includes four feet, four side rails, for vertical posts coupled to different associated feet of the four feet, four top rails coupled between different associated posts of the four vertical posts, and support rails between the four vertical posts and configured to support a mattress. Each of the four side rails has first and second angled ends disposed in an associated receptacle in different associated feet of the four feet.

Abstract: A surgical table including a first platform portion and a second platform portion that are independently moveable relative to one another is provided. A first portion of a patient can be supported by the first platform portion and a second portion of the patient can be supported by the second platform portion, and the first platform portion and the second platform portion can be adjusted relative to one another to correspondingly adjust positions/orientations of the first portion and the second portion of the patient. To illustrate, using a first end portion supporting the first platform portion, the first platform portion can be rotated about a vertical axis and moved side to side to adjust the position/orientation thereof relative to the second platform portion, and using a second end portion supporting the second platform portion, the second platform portion can be moved toward and away from first platform portion.

Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable of be reconfigured between a left configuration and a right configuration to support the patient in different positions thereon.

Abstract: A medical bed horizontal driving mechanism includes a bracket, a drum, an electric motor, and a position sensor. The bracket is configured to be fixedly connected to a bed frame of a medical bed. The drum is rotatably connected to the bracket. The drum is rotatable to drive a bed board of the medical bed to move relative to the bed frame. The electric motor is arranged in a cavity of the drum. A housing of the electric motor is fixedly connected to the bracket. An output shaft of the electric motor is connected to the drum to drive the drum to rotate relative to the bracket. The position sensor is arranged in the cavity of the drum. The position sensor can detect a rotational position of the drum and generate a position signal, which is used to control the electric motor.

Abstract: A sleeping device including an inclined mat or an inclination segment under a mat positionable under a baby for sleep. The inclined mat or the inclination segment includes a top surface area, a bottom surface area, and a thickness area lying therebetween. The bottom surface area is configured to lie against a sleeping surface and the top surface area is configured to lie against a baby. The top surface area of the inclined mat or the inclination segment includes an elevated surface, a downwardly surface, and a lower surface configured to receive a back of the head of the baby. The downwardly surface is configured to support a side of the head of the baby lying toward the downwardly surface to prevent the head from turning to a position wherein the side of the head lies planar with the sleeping surface.

Abstract: A system for adjusting the firmness of a substrate configured to support a subject includes a first rod configured to be movable by a mechanism, a second rod parallel to and spaced from the first rod a distance that spans a majority of a dimension of the substrate, and flexible straps extending between the first rod and the second rod and attached to the first rod and the second rod at respective ends of each flexible strap. The mechanism is configured to move the first rod in a first direction to increase tension on the flexible straps and move the first rod in a second direction to decrease tension on the flexible straps. The mechanism can be manually operated by the subject or can be a motor that is controlled by a controller.

Abstract: A patient positioning system comprising a wedge comprising a wedge body and a plurality of sensors coupled to the wedge body, wherein the wedge body is configured to deform in response to a pressure applied to the wedge body, the plurality of sensors coupled to the wedge body, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to sense pressure applied to the wedge body.