GB2593556A

GB2593556A - System for turning a patient over in a bed

Info

Publication number: GB2593556A
Application number: GB2010803.1A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Bux Tazeem
Original assignee: New York Soc Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining Hospital For Special Surgery; New York Society for Relief of Ruptured and Crippled
Current assignee: New York Soc Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining Hospital For Special Surgery; New York Society for Relief of Ruptured and Crippled
Priority date: 2018-01-19
Filing date: 2018-01-19
Publication date: 2021-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-19
Also published as: AU2018403106A1; CA3087615A1; GB202010803D0; GB2593556B; WO2019143353A1

Abstract

A system for controllably turning over a patient in a bed includes a flexible body sling and a ratchet device. The flexible body sling includes a main torso portion that terminates in a first end and an opposing second end and is configured for placement under the patient between a head and a tailbone of the patient. The flexible sling has a first sling strap that is coupled to the first end and a second sling strap that is coupled to the second end. The ratchet device has a mount that includes a curved portion for placement over a side rail of the bed to detachably secure the ratchet device to the bed. The ratchet device has a rotatable spool with a slot for receiving one of the first sling strap and the second sling strap. The ratchet device has a pivotable handle for driving the rotatable spool.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controllably turning over a patient in a bed comprising: a flexible sling that includes a main torso portion that terminates in a first end and an opposing second end and is configured for placement under the patient between a head and a tailbone of the patient, the flexible sling having a first sling strap that is coupled to the first end and a second sling strap that is coupled to the second end; and a ratchet device having a mount that includes a curved portion for placement over a side rail of the bed to detachably secure the ratchet device to the bed, the ratchet device having a rotatable spool with a slot for receiving one of the first sling strap and the second sling strap, the ratchet device having a pivotable handle for driving the rotatable spool.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the flexible sling is an angled, pointed end and the second end of the flexible sling is an angled, pointed end, with the first sling strap being attached to the first end at a point of the first end and the second sling strap being attached to the second end at a point of the second end.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the flexible sling is sized so that when the flexible sling is placed under the patient, the first end and first sling strap and the second end and the second sling strap are located along beside a torso of the patient.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mount of the ratchet device comprises a J- shaped hook.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the ratchet device has a base portion that is coupled to the handle such that the handle can pivot relative to the base portion, the base portion being attached to the mount.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the curved portion curves in a direction that is away from the handle.

7. The system of claim 1, further including a first body strap and a second body strap, the first body strap for placement underneath shoulders of the patient and the second body strap for placement underneath legs of the patient.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the first body strap and the second body strap includes a first fastener to allow the respective strap to fold over and attach to itself.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first fastener includes hook and loop material, the first body strap and the second body strap including a second fastener that is complementary to the first fastener to allow attachment of one end of the respective strap to an intermediate portion of the respective strap.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the flexible sling includes a first edge and a second edge that is parallel to the first edge, the first and second edges extending between the first and second ends, wherein the first end and the second end is defined by two edges that are angled and converge to a point.

11. A method for controllably turning a patient over in a bed that includes a first side rail comprising the steps of: placing a body sling underneath a patient between a head and tailbone of the patient, the body sling having a first sling strap that is coupled to a first end of the body sling and a second sling strap that is coupled to a second end of the body sling; attaching the second sling strap of the body sling to the first side rail; attaching a ratchet device to the first side rail; and inserting the first sling strap into a rotatable spool of the ratchet device and operating the ratchet device so as to draw the first sling strap toward the ratchet device resulting in the patient being turned over along a top of the bed.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the ratchet device includes a J-shaped mount that has a curved portion that is placed over a top rail of the first side rail.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the J-shaped mount faces outwardly in a direction opposite the handle.

14. The method of claim 11, further including a first body strap and a second body strap, the first body strap being positioned underneath shoulders of the patient and secured at one end to the first side rail and the second body strap being positioned underneath at least one leg of the patient and secured at one end to the first side rail.

15. The method of claim 14, further including a step of loosening the first sling strap with the ratchet device after the first body strap is secured to the shoulders of the patient and to the first side rail and second body strap is secured to the at least one leg of the patient and to the first side rail.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first side rail comprises two separate independent side rails, the first sling strap being secured to one of the side rails and the second sling strap being secured to the other of the side rails.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the first body strap and the second body strap includes a first fastener to allow the respective strap to fold over and attach to itself.