Abstract: A handheld contamination detection device for a healthcare setting includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an end surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. A light source is coupled to the end surface. The light source emits ultraviolet light away from the body. A user-interface is coupled to the top surface of the body. The user-interface includes a touch screen. A controller is communicatively coupled with the light source and the user-interface. The controller receives a command input from the user-interface and activates the light source in response to the command input.

Abstract: A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a powered device mounted relative to the patient support apparatus and an electrical circuit to power the powered device, with the electrical circuit having a wireless power receiver to inductively couple to and transfer electrical energy from a wireless power transmitter when the wireless power receiver is in proximity to the wireless power transmitter.

Abstract: A mattress includes one or more sensors. The sensor(s) may be positioned on a sleep surface of the mattress; for example, at locations where an individual's thorax and/or legs would be positioned when the individual assumes a sleeping position on the sleep surface. The sensor(s) may be positioned adjacent to an edge of the mattress, on the sleep surface or on the edge. A processor may be associated with the sensor(s) of the mattress. The processor may process signals received from the sensor(s) to provide information about the mattress, an individual on the mattress, and/or an environment in which the mattress is located.

Abstract: A dynamic headset system is provided. The dynamic headset system includes a head cradle configured to receive a head of a subject and having a bottom surface configured to face a platform on which the dynamic headset apparatus is placed. The dynamic headset system further includes a device including an instrument adjacent to the head of the subject when the head of the subject is in the head cradle.

Abstract: An air mattress and a production method of an air mattress are provided. The air mattress includes a first sheet and a second sheet, where the first sheet includes a first surface sheet; a periphery of the first surface sheet is provided with multiple first side sheets; the multiple first side sheets are integrally formed with the first surface sheet; adjacent side edges of each two adjacent first side sheets are connected, such that the multiple first side sheets are sequentially connected to form a first enclosing sheet; and the second sheet is connected to an end of the first enclosing sheet away from the first surface sheet.

Abstract: A collapsible, portable litter includes a support sheet and an expandable hub assembly. The support sheet has front and rear surfaces and a plurality of handles around a perimeter. Provided to the rear surface, the expandable hub assembly includes a hub and a plurality of stiffeners originating from the hub. An associated method includes pivoting a first folding stiffener in a first direction about a first pivot axis from a folded position to an extended position, pivoting a second folding stiffener in a second direction about a second pivot axis from a folded position to an extended position, extending a first telescoping stiffener from a first stiffener base between a retracted position and an extended position and extending a second telescoping stiffener from a second stiffener base between a retracted position and an extended position.

Abstract: A stretcher including a flexible base panel sized to support a person lying thereon during a rescue or extrication operation. The base panel includes a header end and an opposite footer end, and further includes a plurality of securement straps, a shoulder harness, and a leg harness coupled to the base panel to help restrain the injured person and prevent further injury that may be caused such as by having the person roll off the sides of the stretcher. The leg harness may be configured to function as a junctional tourniquet to minimize blood loss at the pelvic region in the case of severe injury to the person.

Abstract: An inflatable mattress structure includes a cover including a first top cover portion, a second bottom cover portion arranged opposite to the first top portion and integrally extended from the first top cover portion to form an inner space; at least one main divider comprising a first divider end coupled with the first top cover portion and a second divider end coupled with the second bottom cover portion to divide the inner space into at least two sub-inner spaces; an air column detachably arranged inside the inner space and passed through each of the sub-inner spaces one by one; and an air valve coupled with a free end of the air column.

Abstract: Provided herein are bed-to-bed patient transfer sheets that are flexible, easy to assemble, attachable and re-attachable, highly portable, endlessly customizable, and able to meet the needs of the biomedical community due to the modular design features of the bed-to-bed patient transfer sheet. The described patient transfer sheets provide sufficient functionality to meet the modern needs for transporting patients to and from different transportation vehicles, hospital locations such as operating rooms, and examination rooms, or laboratory, treatment, and recovery locations in hospitals or other off-site biomedical or health-care based locations. The transfer sheets are also easily decontaminated of human waste between uses, making them reusable.

Abstract: A crib includes a left support mechanism, a right support mechanism, and a sleeping basket frame provided between the left support mechanism and the right support mechanism. The sleeping basket frame is height-adjustable. A detachable support frame and a detachable storage frame are further provided between the left support mechanism and the right support mechanism. The support frame is located below the sleeping basket frame, and the storage frame is located below the support frame. The crib has a novel structure and clever design. A sleeping basket is height-adjustable, so the height of the sleeping basket can be adjusted according to actual needs. The storage frame is configured to support a storage basket for storing baby items, such as diapers and clothes. Therefore, it is convenient for the parent to get the diaper or clothing from the storage basket to change the baby.

Abstract: An inflatable cushion structure includes an inflatable cushion, a connecting unit, and a separating material unit. The inflatable cushion includes a upper surface layer, a lower surface layer, and multiple air passages. The connecting unit is mounted in each of the air passages and includes a first connecting member provided with multiple first transverse slits and a second connecting member provided with multiple second transverse slits. The separating material unit includes multiple separation plates each having a left end passing through one of the first transverse slits and a right end passing through one of the second transverse slits. Thus, the separation plates divide each of the air passages into multiple partition layers, so that the partition layers form a spacing between the upper surface layer and the lower surface layer.

Abstract: A composite mattress includes a pressurizable layer and a top layer. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may also include a base layer and/or an intermediate layer. A foundation, or rail, may laterally surround the pressurizable layer and the top layer. The composite mattress may include a cover, including a base panel, a periphery, and a top panel. The cover may encase the other components of the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, and systems for positioning a patient with respect to a radiation source to image the patient and/or to treat the patient by exposing the patient to a radiation beam produced by the radiation source.

Abstract: The present application discloses an inflatable sponge mat, including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a side enclosing sheet and a bed mat, wherein four edges of the top sheet are connected to the top of the side enclosing sheet, four edges of the bottom sheet are connected to the bottom of the side enclosing sheet; the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the side enclosing sheet enclose to form an air chamber, the bed mat is arranged in the air chamber, an upper surface of the bed mat is fixedly connected to a lower surface of the top sheet, and a lower surface of the bed mat is fixedly connected to an upper surface of the bottom sheet; the side enclosing sheet is provided with an air pumping assembly. The bed mat provided in the present application provides stable support and comfort in use.

Abstract: An air mattress includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, an annular outer side wall, an annular inner side wall, a plurality of inner pull straps, and a plurality of outer pull straps. An upper edge and a lower edge of the annular outer side wall are connected to outer edges of the top sheet and the bottom sheet respectively to form an inflatable chamber of the air mattress, the annular inner side wall divides the inflatable chamber into an inner inflatable chamber and an outer inflatable chamber, and the inner inflatable chamber communicates with the outer inflatable chamber. The plurality of outer pull straps are spaced between the annular outer side wall and the annular inner side wall, and the plurality of inner pull straps are arranged between the top sheet and the bottom sheet.

Abstract: A comfort device comprising a plurality of elongate inserts is disclosed herein. The comfort device can include one or more compartments configured to store the plurality of elongate inserts. The plurality of elongate inserts can have a length and a cross-section, where the cross-section has a cross-sectional area and a plurality of dimensions. The length of the inserts can be at least eight inches and at least eight times a greatest dimension of the cross-sectional area. The comfort device can include one or more openings and fastening mechanism corresponding to the one or more openings. The plurality of elongate inserts can generate tensional force in response to a force applied to the comfort device, thus providing improved elasticity for the comfort device.

Abstract: A support attaches a mechanism to a patient table having a patient supporting surface and a first rail and a second rail. The support comprising: a base; a first engagement member; a second engagement member; and a single engagement mechanism moving the first engagement member and the second engagement member from a loading position to a secured position securing the base to the first rail and the second rail.

Abstract: A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.

Abstract: An adjustable air mattress includes a plurality of air chambers having a sleeping surface, an electronic control unit, and an air pump communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and fluidly coupled to the plurality of air chambers. A plurality of air valves are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and are configured to permit or inhibit a release of air within each respective air chambers. A plurality of level sensors are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, determine an angle of the sleeping surface, and determine whether the angle of the sleeping surface is within a predetermined level range. When the angle of the sleeping surface is not within the predetermined level range, the electronic control unit controls at least one of the air pump and the plurality of air valves to adjust an amount of air in at least one of the plurality of air chambers.

Abstract: A bed guardrail with a folding table board, the bed guardrail comprises: a guardrail and a table board with rotating features; the guardrail includes an outer frame; the rotating feature facilitates the table board to rotate around at least one rotary axis, wherein, the direction of at least one the rotary axis is the same as the extension direction of the outer frame; the table board has a relatively flat table board surface, when the table board rotates around the rotary axis, the table board has a first position and a second position; when the table board is in the first position, the table board surface remains basically parallel to the ground, when the table board is in the second position, the support direction of the table board surface faces away from the bed body.