Hospital bed side protector

a protector and bedside technology, applied in the field of hospital beds, can solve the problems of patients who are quite restless, patients are known to be wedged into uncomfortable and even dangerous positions, bruises to sprains to bone breakage,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
TAYOUN JAMES J JR
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A serious problem encountered in hospitals is with patients who are quite restless, particularly during deep sleep, patients recovering from anesthesia, patients suffering from mild dementia, and the like.
Such patients have been known to become wedged into uncomfortable and even dangerous positions, and injuries ranging from bruising to sprains to breakage of bones have occurred.
Such methods, however, create their own problems of bed weight, expense, and a loss of abi

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[0015] The basic parts of the present invention are best described with respect to FIGS. 2 and 3. In the description which follows, the invention is described as being made out of flat fabric such as standard bed sheeting on up to heavy grade canvas. In the Figures, dashed lines 20 through 25 represent fold lines in single pieces of fabric cut to shape, but which may also represent seams if it is desired to make the product from a series of rectangular pieces of fabric sewn together that are capable of being folded at the seam lines.

[0016] Each part of the present invention as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 consists basically of four sections 40, 41, 42, and 43 for FIG. 2, and 44, 45, 46, and 47 for FIG. 3. Sections 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, and 47 are of a length approximately equal to the total length of the hospital bed side rails on each side. Sections 42 and 45 each have an additional extension at each end, 42a, 42b, 45a, and 45b, and are approximately equal in length to the width of se...

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The invention provides a means for permitting hospital patients, including agitated hospital patients, to be left without physical restraints other than the general confines of the hospital bed itself. A two-piece fabric enclosure system covers the rails with a protective material capable of protecting the patient from injuring themselves on side rails but because of the unique construction of the enclosure system, the hospital staff is not hampered in the conduct of their normal duties.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application is based on Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 525,126, filed Nov. 26, 2003, the benefit of which is claimed herein.FEDERAL SPONSORSHIP [0002] This invention was not made under or pursuant to any federally sponsored research or development program. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] A typical hospital bed is illustrated in FIG. 1. The bed comprises a mattress 1, a headboard 2, a footboard 3, and four independently movable side rails 4, 5, 6, and 7. The mattress rests on a bed frame 8. Typically, the bed is provided with a set of controls (not shown) positioned, inter alia, in slot 9, in footboard 3. Other controls may be cable-connected for use by a patient or by hospital staff members choosing to stay along side the patient, rather than use the controls in the footboard. In the typical hospital bed, each of the side rails can be moved upward into a position to prevent the patient from falling out of bed, or m...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C21/08A47C31/00A61G7/05
CPCA61G7/0507A61G2203/723A61G2007/0522A61G7/0522
Inventor TAYOUN, JAMES J. JR.
Owner TAYOUN JAMES J JR
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