Abstract: Transfer apparatus designed as a mobile, generally C-shaped frame assembly including top and bottom portions removably connected by at least one spacer and a seat adapted to support a patient in a sitting or suspended sitting position at multiple levels. A horizontal part of the top portion is a seat support, the bottom portion is a wheeled base, and spacers fix a selected height of the seat support. The apparatus operates on patient support surfaces with and without vertical movement capability, enables use of a commode over and away from the bed by the patient in a seating position, and enables changing of a seat under the sitting patient. The transfer apparatus provides a cost effective, lightweight, rigid, without moving parts mobile seat support assembly as a commode/wheelchair (C/W) capable of performing multifunctional safe patient transfer to and from patient support surfaces with and without vertical movement.

Abstract: A patient lateral repositioning system to move a patient positioned on a patient support of a bed. The system includes a mounting and a pulling system. To enable strength and compactness of the entire system, the mounting is a constructive element removably attached to the support surface to form an integrated structure able to withstand a pulling force to move the patient on any type of a bed positioned apart and independent from the patient lateral repositioning system and the support surface. The pulling system is a set of components including at least one retainer, a guiding element, a drive, a gripper and at least one flexible pulling cable supported by the guiding element and connecting the drive with the gripper.

Abstract: A patient lateral repositioning system supported by a support surface, positioned independently from a patient transfer surface and able to withhold pulling force to move the patient. The system includes a pulling system and a mounting. The mounting is secured to a support surface and is adapted to allow multi-positioning of various components of the pulling system in order to move the patient in needed direction. The pulling system includes a drive which is adjustably positioned with respect to the bed so as not to interfere with patient service and in order to perform comfortable manual operation.

Abstract: A patient lateral repositioning system supported by a support surface, positioned independently from a patient transfer surface and able to withhold pulling force to move the patient. The system includes a pulling system and a mounting. The mounting is secured to a support surface and is adapted to allow multi-positioning of various components of the pulling system in order to move the patient in needed direction. The pulling system includes a drive which is adjustably positioned with respect to the bed so as not to interfere with patient service and in order to perform comfortable manual operation.