Abstract: An apparatus and a method for automatically making a bed includes a sheet holder suspended from a sheet holder support, a head-end duvet cover holder suspended from a head-end duvet cover holder support, a foot-end duvet cover holder suspended from a foot-end duvet cover holder support, a duvet holder suspended from a duvet holder support, a plurality of connectors on each of the sheet holder, the head-end duvet cover holder, the foot-end duvet cover holder, and the duvet holder, the connectors adapted to be connected to mating connectors on a sheet, a head-end of a duvet cover, a foot end of the duvet cover, and a duvet, respectively, and a framework upon which the sheet holder support, the head-end duvet cover holder support, the foot-end duvet cover holder support, and the duvet holder support are mounted. A sheet, duvet and duvet cover are manually attached to the holders, the duvet is automatically inserted into the duvet cover, and the sheet and the duvet are draped over the bed.

Abstract: In a method for managing human waste collection for a bed-ridden user, a pelvic support member with an aperture and another opening is suspended over a mattress. A bag fitting the aperture is removably attached to the pelvic support member below the aperture. The pelvic support member is adjusted to change a geometric parameter of the aperture and/or the opening. The pelvic support member includes longitudinally extending flexible elongate elements each slidably attached to transverse edge elements of the pelvic support member and further includes transversely extending flexible elongate elements each slidably attached to longitudinal edge elements of the pelvic support member. The adjusting of the pelvic support member includes sliding at least one of the flexible elongate elements along respective ones of the transverse edge elements and the longitudinal edge elements.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional wave generating device and a multifunctional motion bed having the same. A safety device prevents a driven pulley and/or a driven pulley to which an eccentric shaft is coupled from being separated from a coupling shaft. Therefore, operation stability is secured while noise caused by separation or unstable coupling of the driven pulley and/or eccentric shaft in a three-dimensional wave generating device is prevented from occurring, and when a functional motion bed to which the three-dimensional wave generating device is applied is provided, the user can feel a three-dimensional wave more effectively in bed.

Abstract: A system can include a foundation structure and a sensor. The foundation structure can have a plurality of deck panels configured to support a mattress. The plurality of deck panels can include a head panel. The plurality of deck panels can have a head, a foot, a first side, and a second side, a first edge along the head, a second edge along the foot opposite of the first edge, a third edge along the first side, and a fourth edge along the second side opposite the third edge. The sensor can be configured to detect a sound indicative of a snore. The sensor can be positioned along the third edge or fourth edge of the head panel.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting and securing medical/surgical devices may be attached to a litter (40), The medical/surgical devices may include. for example, IV holders (186), aspirators (144). cardiac monitors (148) , defibrillators (150) , infusion pumps 152 (152), ventilators (146) and other devices. The apparatus frame assembly (10) includes rails (12), (14), (16), (18), (20), (46), (48), (50), (52) having cross-sections of standard surgical rails, for attachment of slidable rail clamps (84), (104). Medical device mounts (108), (110), (112) are attached to the slidable rail clamps. The medical device mounts have height and/or rotational adjustment to improve patient access and view. The apparatus may be mounted longitudinally anywhere along the litter to maximize access to the patient.

Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a translating lower beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position, and a linkage and/or surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the translating lower beam or interconnected with the translating lower beam via the linkage. The linkage and/or the surgical equipment are moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating lower beam and a second position at or adjacent a second end of the translating lower beam. The translating lower beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating lower beam affords access to a patient receiving area.

Abstract: A recumbent head support system serving as a sleep pillow alternative comprising a frame which suspends a fabric platform and allows the user to customize a height level of support without having to lift their head off the support. In one embodiment, the headrest suspension frame includes a base cross support member, a pair of lower horizontal base members secured to base cross support member, a pair of vertical members secured to base cross member or horizontal base members, and an upper pair of rotatable horizontal members secured to upper terminal ends of fore-end vertical members and arced vertical members which connect upper and lower horizontals, and a fabric sling attached to upper rotatable horizontal members.

Abstract: A robotic surgery system for supporting a patient and a robotic surgical manipulator. The robotic surgery system includes a base, a pillar coupled to the base at a first end and extending vertically upwardly to an opposing second end, and an attachment structure coupled to the second end of the pillar. A patient table is coupled to the attachment structure. A robot support arm has a first end coupled to the attachment structure. The robot support arm extends vertically upwardly from the first end to a second end. The robot support arm may further extend horizontally over the patient table to support a robotic surgical manipulator that will extend generally downward from the robot support arm toward a patient supported by the patient table to place an end effector of the robotic surgical manipulator adjacent a desired surgical site on the patient.

Abstract: Some systems, devices and methods detailed herein provide adjustable restraint device maintaining a selected position of a person relative to a support structure, for example, to maintain a safe and customizable patient position during a surgical procedure or during medical transport. For example, in particular embodiments, the adjustable restraint devices can be releasably lockable at a customized position along the surgical table and can be conveniently manipulated to a curved or other customized configuration (e.g., to engage with a patient's limb) before being releasably locked into that particular customized configuration.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a support element (2) for applying a padding or a mattress and at least one sensor (12) for detecting vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The piece of sleeping or reclining furniture is characterized in that the at least one sensor (12) is arranged at a section (120) of the support element (2) that is decoupled from further sections of the support element (2) and/or of the sleeping or reclining furniture.

Abstract: A pocket-spring core having at least one first zone and at least one second zone, wherein the first zone has at least two rows of a first spring portion and at least one of the second zones has at least one row or line of a second spring portion, wherein the second spring portion has at least two layers which are located vertically one above the other and comprise in each case a plurality of helically wound first compression springs, in a first, upper layer, and second compression springs, in a second, lower layer, and at least one row of a third spring portion, is distinguished in that at least one of the second zones of the pocket-spring core has at least one channel-like depression.

Abstract: A bed assembly includes a bed having a head end, a foot end and a frame which is connected between the head end and the foot end. A water-proof pad is located between the head end and the foot end. The water-proof pad can be tightened, loosened and movable up and down. A bed board unit is pivotably connected to two sides of the frame so that the bed board unit is opened and closed when needed. An inflatable tub or bedpan is located beneath the bed so that when the bed board unit is opened, the patient can use the inflatable tub or the bedpan and does not have to be removed from the bed.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for automatically making a bed includes a sheet holder suspended from a sheet holder support, a head-end duvet cover holder suspended from a head-end duvet cover holder support, a foot-end duvet cover holder suspended from a foot-end duvet cover holder support, a duvet holder suspended from a duvet holder support, a plurality of connectors on each of the sheet holder, the head-end duvet cover holder, the foot-end duvet cover holder, and the duvet holder, the connectors adapted to be connected to mating connectors on a sheet, a head-end of a duvet cover, a foot end of the duvet cover, and a duvet, respectively, and a framework upon which the sheet holder support, the head-end duvet cover holder support, the foot-end duvet cover holder support, and the duvet holder support are mounted. A sheet, duvet and duvet cover are manually attached to the holders, the duvet is automatically inserted into the duvet cover, and the sheet and the duvet are draped over the bed.

Abstract: A pillow cover has a pillow case having a pocket, a pocket opening, a cavity, and an opening, the opening configured to allow the pillow case to receive a standard-sized pillow into the cavity, a support pillow insert insertable into the pocket through the pocket opening to form a support pillow on the surface the pillow case, and an attachment to allow the pillow cover to be adjustably attached to a chair.

Abstract: A mattress or a mattress pad with one or more gel sections. The gel section may provide improved support and comfort at a localized area of a mattress or a mattress pad.

Abstract: A mattress has a first support portion configure to receive and support a first user and a second support portion configured to receive and support a second user. The first support portion and the second support portion are adjacent to each other such that the first user is capable of rolling over from the first support portion to the second support portion while sleeping on the first support portion. A sensor is configured to sense first pressure in the first support portion and sense second pressure in the second support portion. The sensor is further configured to transmit data of the first pressure and the second pressure. The controller is configured to receive the data and from the data of the first pressure and the second pressure, determine if the first user has rolled over from the first support portion to the second support portion.

Abstract: A bedding system, method and kit for the automation and ventilation of an existing duvet are disclosed. The system has an inflatable lining configured to be inserted and affixed into a cover together with the duvet, the inflatable lining comprising a network of pneumatic chambers defining a plurality of openings extending through the lining allowing air to circulate through the lining; and an air blower operatively connected to the inflatable lining for blowing air into the network of pneumatic chambers, so as in use, the inflatable lining is inflated to allow for the duvet and its cover to be straightened back into position after every use of the bed. The system can also include a sub-network for providing warm or cold air to control the temperature of the bedding. In contrast to traditional systems, the proposed invention is light weight and easily adaptable to current commercially available beds.

Abstract: The support pillow assembly includes a portable support pillow designed to provide optimal head and adjacent neck support for the user in upright and/or reclined seated and supine positions. The pillow is optionally configured with a hole to securely support the occiput. The pillow may be configured in a taller or shorter profile. The pillow is tapered in a manner that maintains the user's neck and head in proper alignment. The support pillow assembly is constructed of single piece foam which is firm enough and contoured to prevent head turning and neck torsion. The support pillow is optionally configured with exterior support panels to provide additional utility, compressibility, stability, and comfort. The support pillow assembly optionally includes an adjustable strap that may be used to provide supplemental support to the head. It may be collapsed into a portable pillow comprising protective exterior supports, a cloth or similarly soft bag, or a protective case.

Abstract: There is described support structures for a bed, and various embodiments of a bed for use in a hospital. In an example, a support structure comprises a plurality of sections, each configured to support a respective part of a body, and a plurality of resilient members that extend in a longitudinal direction from an upper end of the support structure to a lower end of the support structure, wherein a shape and/or profile of the support structure is determined by a shape and/or profile of the resilient members.

Abstract: A therapy seat cushion, method of making the cushion and method of using the cushion. The cushion has a planar array of at least two sets of alternatively inflatable and deflatable cells controlled by an inflation control system, and at least one non-inflatable offloading cushioning cell interspersed amongst the inflatable cells. The non-inflatable offloading cushioning cell configured and arranged to align with a pressure sore or an area prone to development of a pressure sore on an individual.