Device for assisting disabled persons

Abstract

A device and procedure for disabled, impaired or handicapped persons or patients in reaching or maintaining a standing position, in which they can be transported, undressed, dressed, and / or washed in the abdominal region. The device includes a knee support and a movable torso support extending transversely in front of the lower to middle part of the torso of the person to be assisted. The person to be assisted leans with his / her torso slightly forward on the torso support during the raising movement in which the torso support moves simultaneously forward and upward until the person to be assisted has reached a position in which he / she is substantially standing whilst leaning forward over the torso support.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is the continuation of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Application Number PCT / EP2006 / 009767, filed Oct. 10, 2006, entitled “DEVICE FOR ASSISTING DISABLED PERSONS”; which designated all states including the United States of America; the subject matter of which hereby being specifically incorporated herein by reference for all that it discloses and teaches; and claims priority from the European Patent Application, Number 05022034.2, filed Oct. 10, 2005, the subject matter of which also hereby being specifically incorporated herein by reference for all that it discloses and teaches. [0002] The present invention relates to a device for disabled, impaired or handicapped persons or patients in reaching or maintaining a standing position in which they can be transported, undressed, dressed, and / or washed in the abdominal region, for example in connection with visits to the toilet. The device is intended for assistin...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The inventors of the present invention have realized that the procedure of assisting a person from a seated to a substantially standing system can be improved by keeping the center of gravity of the person to be assisted less far behind the foot plate / knee support.

[0007] Further, the inventors of the present invention have realized that access to the abdominal region and ease of undressing and addressing of the lower garments will be highly improved when the person to be assisted is in a substantially standing position leaning somewhat forward.

Problems solved by technology

Undressing and dressing the lower garment in the reclined position is hampered by the contact of the person's rear abdominal region with the seat.

It can therefore be difficult to put a patient's pants up since the patient rests with a substantial part of his / her weight on the seat.

Elderly persons often use diapers, which are even more difficult to place correctly when the person to be assisted rests with a part of his / her weight on rear abdominal region.

Further, the rearwardly inclined position is often experienced by patients as humiliating.

With the centre of gravity of the person to be assisted so far behind the footplate / knee support the weight carried by the sling to the person to be assisted is quite significant, which leads to a high load on back and shoulders of the person to be assisted.

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