Bed nurse

Abstract

The Bed Nurse is a pad with 7 inflatable air bladders strategically placed to aide a user/patient or caregiver in moving person from supine to a lifted position in bed. The seven air bladders are placed in the following regions: head/shoulder, upper left torso, upper right torso, waist, upper leg left, upper leg right and lower leg. The air bladders are inflated to varying heights and deflated individually using a small lightweight air compressor with controls. The compressor uses household electric.

Claims

1. The Bed Nurse will aide users/patients with mobility difficulties and caregivers, using strategically placed air bladders to increase or decrease air pressure to specific regions of the body. a. The Bed Nurse will assist user/patients and caregiver to move from supine to a lifted position with little physical strength and stress. b. The Bed Nurse will reduce additional problems with users/patients stemming from bed rest, including but not limited to bed sores, stiff joints, infections, etc. . . . with air pressure.

2. The Bed Nurse will benefit medical procedures, including but not limited to cleaning, sanitation, dressing and a vast number of medical processes.

3. The Bed Nurse will benefit medical caregivers and medical facilities with less work related injuries, increased productivity with caregivers, patient falls, reduced lawsuits, etc. a. The Bed Nurse will aide staff in the lifting and transferring of patients using hand straps to move from one bed to another. b. The Bed Nurse will benefit many medical fields such as hospitals, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, physical therapists, and rehabilitation professionals to aide in patient mobility improvements, caregivers' proficiency, and patient care.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0019] FIG. 1 depicts The Bed Nurse in a basic drawing, not to scale.

[0020] The thin base pad will lay on a mattress and has 7 inflatable, uniquely designed air bladders strategically placed.

[0021] The Bed Nurse is operated by an air compressor, plugged into a wall outlet.

[0022] The Bed Nurse has a wired, diagram remote control coming from the compressor for the user/patient and/or caregiver to operate.

[0023] The Bed Nurse has side straps and also top and bottom straps. These are to be used by the caregiver/medical professional to transfer a patient lying on The Bed Nurse (Ex. One bed to another bed)

[0024] The Bed Nurse has 4 corner elastic straps to secure to a mattress.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] FIG. 1 depicts The Bed Nurse in a basic drawing, not to scale.

[0026] The thin base pad will lay on a mattress and has 7 inflatable air bladders strategically placed. The seven air bladders are placed in the following regions: head/shoulder, upper left torso, upper right torso, waist, upper leg left, upper leg right and lower leg. Specific composition materials, sizes and heights of air bladders will be based on medical specifications and design engineers.

[0027] The Bed Nurse is operated by an air compressor, with an undetermined length of electrical cord and a pigtail for a standard wall socket. Individual air lines will come from the compressor, braided in an upper and lower group, to each specific air bladder.

[0028] The Bed Nurse has a wired, diagram remote control coming from the compressor for the user/patient and/or caregiver to operate.

[0029] The Bed Nurse has side straps and also top and bottom straps. These are to be used by the caregiver/medical professional to transfer a patient lying on The Bed Nurse (Ex. One bed to another bed)

[0030] The Bed Nurse has 4 corner elastic straps to secure to a mattress.