98 results about "Bed-ridden" patented technology

Systems and methods are disclosed for a self-contained Smart Mattress which is capable of monitoring the vital statistics of a patient in real time, analyzing the data using an embedded processor, storing patient identification and information, producing an electronic medical report and communicating any data to the caregiver or computer server using wireless technology, such as Bluetooth® Technology. Due to the self-contained nature of the mattress, it is also ideal for use as an emergency evacuation mattress for bed-ridden patients.

This multiple component invention comprises a shirt, pants and bodysuit, which are readily donned without the necessity of executing normal dressing movements. Although conventional looking, this adjustable clothing combination does not don in the conventional manner, this clothing combination opens fully, allowing the physically challenged individual to readily self-don without assistance. The need for bending one's knees, bending forward or downward, removing and replacing one's shoes, is eliminated. The donning of the shirt does not require the individual to fold their arms or raise them to the shoulders. The very nature of this invention and improvements over prior art, allows the individual who has become dependent on others, to return to a life of self-reliance, independently living on one's own. The attributes of this multiple component invention for the wheelchair bound or bed-ridden individual needing assistance, will aid the caregiver, lessening stress on the patient and the caregiver.

Matrix metalloproteinases are major mediators of tissue destruction in various chronic inflammatory disorders. The present invention demonstrates that over- expression of intracellular isoform of IL-1 receptor antagonist confers to recipient cells resistance to signaling pathways of proinflammatory cytokines (such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1 beta) that induce matrix metalloproteinase and subsequent tissue degradation. Hence, over-expression of intracellular IL-1 receptor antagonist may inhibit tissue destruction in various inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, other arthritides, degenerative intervertebral disc disease and chronic skin ulcers that occurs in diabetes mellitus and bed-ridden patients.

A heel supporting and protective boot for bed-ridden patients who may otherwise develop pressure sores on their heel. The body of the boot is comprised of unitary exterior and interior body forms that are stitched together to combine fiber filling and an angled foam wedge. The boot additionally has sewn tube holes on both sides allowing for insertion of medical tubing, as may be necessary. The inner fabric of the boot is antibacterial and moisture absorbent, while the outer fabric is moisture repellant. The boot is fabricated with left and right “Y-straps” that provide secure upper and lower fastening of the boot as it envelops the patient's foot and lower leg. Also utilized are two “loop” straps and a T-stabilizer which stabilize the boot and keep the foot at a 90 degree angle to help eliminate foot drop. An opening at the heel of the boot, and a circular cutout in the foam wedge, allow the heel to remain exposed to air, provide proper elevation, and enhance blood circulation. The fiber / foam combination, dual fabric covering, foot positioning straps, and open heel design all work together to enhance the healing of existing ulcers, while minimizing the occurrence of foot drop and the occurrence of new pressure points.

Provided is an early rehabilitation training system that increase the intensity of patient rehabilitation training to shorten the time it takes for patients to progress to a secondary rehabilitation training stage by allowing patients incapable of self-ambulation to be artificially rehabilitated in a prone, bed-ridden position. The system includes a treatment bed (2) configured with a mattress (2a), a base (2b) disposed below the mattress (2a) and coupled through a hinge to one end of the mattress (2a), and a tilting unit (2c) provided between the mattress (2a) and the base (2b) to adjust an upright angle of the mattress (2a); and a rotating unit (10) provided below the mattress (2a) of the treatment bed (2) to secure a patient's feet and provide artificial exercising of the patient's feet through gravity when the upright angle of the mattress (2a) is changed by the tilting unit (2c).

A system for mechanically assisted repositioning of a bed-ridden patient within a hospital-type bed equipped with a moving mattress pad driven by an electric motor. The mattress pad is formed into a continuous loop disposed over a plurality of support and drive rollers. The system is adaptable to existing hospital beds.

The present invention provides a portable device for rotating bed-ridden patients from their back to their side with little or no assistance from the care provider. The device comprises of a base material, a plurality of elongated air chambers interconnected on the base material consisting of five independent air chambers configured to lie beneath the patient in a secured manner that allows the air chambers to function between the patient and a bed like supporting surface. The device rotates the patient, functions as armrest, acts as a cushion support for the patient to lie against while on their side or on their back.

A cushioning boot for bed-ridden patients. The boot includes a thickly-padded leg engaging portion and foot engaging portion with a front opening for easy insertion of a patient foot and leg. A series of stretchable, adjustable closure panels are removably secured to the boot for positioning and inserted leg in the proper orientation and retaining it in place.

An anti-bedsore bed, comprising multiple expandable / contractable air bags 1 placed in parallel with each other in the width direction of the bed, an air-supplying / discharging means 2 of expanding and contracting the air bags 1 by supplying and discharging compressed air into and out of the air bags 1 at a particular interval t, and a control means 3 of controlling the air-supplying / discharging means 2, wherein the air bags 1 are formed cylindrical in the expanded state in such a manner that possible bedsore-developing regions of a care-receiver A are elevated and lowered at a particular interval t, and the air bags 1 has a blood circulation-accelerating unit 4 made of a material accelerating blood circulation of the care-receiver A. The blood circulation-accelerating unit 4 removes muscle stiffness by accelerating blood circulation and prevents bedsore of the care receiver who are in the bedridden state.

The invention discloses an intelligent household electric appliance control nursing device and method based on a multi-mode brain-computer interface. The device comprises a visual stimulation screen, an EEG signal collection system, a computer, a controller and an equipment terminal, wherein the visual stimulation screen, the EEG signal collection system, the computer, the controller and the equipment terminal are mutually connected. The device detects whether a P300 level and an SSVEP are generated in the same target key group at the same time or not, so as to discriminate the idle / control states of a system. The device selects a to-be-controlled household electric appliance and the control of related operation through the brain-computer interface based on the P300. The device and method provide a new nursing mode for paralytic patients (SCA, ALS, etc.) who stay on a bed for a long time. The paralytic patients can autonomously achieve the posture change on the bed, so as to prevent bedsore. Meanwhile, the device and method can achieve the operation control of various types of household electric appliances on the bed, thereby improving the living quality. The device and method can accurately discriminate the idle / control states of the system, are high in recognition rate, are complete in function, are high in practicality, and can be used for the paralytic patients.

An ergonomically designed hair washing basin for bed-ridden patients is made of a water receptacle defined by a bottom surface, two parallel elongated side panels and two parallel shortened side panels. Each side panel is connected to the bottom surface by a bottom rounded edge. One elongated side panel has an upper edge being curved at an angle to form an integrally constructed neck contour and a concave neck support extension which extends outwardly from an outer surface of the elongated side panel, and which terminates in a tapered terminating edge. The remaining side panels also have upper curved terminating edges that are substantially parallel to the bottom surface.

A cushioning boot for bed-ridden patients. The boot includes a thickly-padded leg engaging portion and foot engaging portion with a front opening for easy insertion of a patient foot and leg. A series of stretchable, adjustable closure panels are removably secured to the boot for positioning and inserted leg in the proper orientation and retaining it in place.

A heel supporting and protective boot for bed-ridden patients who may otherwise develop pressure sores on their heel. The body of the boot is comprised of a fiber and angled foam combination heretofore not used. The boot additionally has sewn tube holes on both sides allowing for use of medical tubing such as with a sequential compression pump. The inner portion material of the boot is a soft liner fabric which is antibacterial and absorbs moisture. The outer portion material of the boot is a fabric with fluid resistance. Further, the boot has a soft fiber-filled flap covering the shin portion of the leg to prevent pressure on the dorsal side of the lower leg. The boot additionally has a foot-position strap sewn and placed to the bottom of the boot running along both sides of the boot and attaching at the top of both sides of the upper boot to assist with the prevention of foot drop. Said invention further uses an opening at the heel which allows the heel to remain exposed to air as a result of proper elevation and cushioning created by the unique combination of fiber and angled foam in the body of said device. The elements incorporated address important factors in preventing or allowing healing of heel sores, or enhancing the curing of existing ulcers while minimizing chances of foot drop and minimizing chances of new pressure points. The fiber / foam combination, dual fabric content, shin flap, tubing holes, foot position strap and open heel design all work together to ensure proper healing and prevention of decubitis ulcers.

A modularized bed-ridden patient translation transfer machine comprises a first module, a second module, a third module and a fourth module which are sequentially connected in parallel through a plurality of threaded rods, wherein the first module, the second module, the third module and the fourth module adopt identical structures and each comprise a lower mechanical transmission device and an upper mechanical transmission device; each lower mechanical transmission device is used for driving the modularized bed-ridden patient translation transfer machine to move on a bed surface; each upper mechanical transmission device is located on the corresponding lower mechanical transmission device, and is driven by the corresponding lower mechanical transmission device to transfer a bed-ridden patient from one bed to another bed. The machine provided by the invention is convenient to dismount, mount and transport; the machine abandons the traditional method in which the lying patient is carried by multiple persons, and achieves automatic transfer of the patient who is injured or paralyzed, or who needs to be transferred before and after an operation; without changing the posture of the patient, a nurse can individually transfer the patient from a hospital bed to a stretcher, or from the stretcher to the hospital bed, so that the labor intensity of the nurse is reduced, the safety and comfort of the patient are improved, and secondary harm to the patient caused by the traditional method is avoided.

A body rotation and securing sling having a flat sheet configured with a plurality of edges dimensioned to accommodate a side laying person's back, torso, hips and upper legs, wherein at least two edges are angled, curved, or slanted to transition between other sets of edges, a plurality of straps configured to reposition and secure the side laying person and, thus to enable a service personnel to reposition a bed ridden person by tugging or pulling on the straps to reposition and roll the laying patient from side-to-side and to secure the side laying person on one side or angled side until time for rotation to the other side.

The present invention relates to the technical field of medical care equipment, and in particular to a convenient toilet seat device which is widely used for bed-ridden patients in nursing homes, nursing homes, and the like to urinate and defecate. The convenient toilet seat device mainly comprises armrest tubes (2) on both sides of a chassis (1), sleeves (3) which sleeve the armrest tubes (2), alocking mechanism (4) and a lifting mechanism (5) arranged between the sleeves (3) and the armrest tubes (2), a connecting rod (6) of which two ends are connected with the sleeves (3), a seat plate (7) connected with the connecting rod (6), and a bedpan (8) connected with the seat plate (7). The convenient toilet seat device enables the bedridden patients to realize the transfer and exchange to the defecation position in the case where a sitting posture is formed, facilitates the defecation of bedridden patients, especially postoperative and paralyzed patients, sets a people-oriented service concept, relieves the pain of bedridden patients, and improves the quality of medical care.

A portable urinal has a lid or projecting member from the housing with a mirror attached to allow the urinal user to properly aim his or her urine stream. The mirror helps users prevent embarrassing accidents and spills when the portable urinal is used in situations such as by bed-ridden patients in hospitals. The portable urinal is filled in a generally horizontal position but is designed to sit vertically on a table or be hung by a handle on a hospital bed rail. The mirror lid or projection can be permanently or removably coupled to the portable urinal to allow for easy urine disposal, cleaning, and sterilization.

Matrix metalloproteinases are major mediators of tissue destruction in various chronic inflammatory disorders. The present invention demonstrates that over-expression of intracellular isoform of IL-1 receptor antagonist confers to recipient cells resistance to signaling pathways of proinflammatory cytokines (such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1 beta) that induce matrix metalloproteinase and subsequent tissue degradation. Hence, over-expression of intracellular IL-1 receptor antagonist may inhibit tissue destruction in various inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, other arthritides, degenerative intervertebral disc disease and chronic skin ulcers that occurs in diabetes mellitus and bed-ridden patients.

An apparatus for rotating a bed-ridden person in order to prevent pressure sores, or bed sores, comprising an first set of bladders and a second set of bladders, and at least one fluid pump, which may be an air pump, in fluid communication with the bladders through a system of fluid valves. Inflating first set of bladders will cause a patient to be rotated onto their right side; likewise, inflating the second set of bladders will cause a patient to be rotated onto their left side. A patient may therefore be rotated from left side to right side in order to prevent pressure, or bed, sores from occurring. The invention may be programmed to rotate persons automatically on any predetermined timing, and in any sequence, desired, or by manual command. The invention also comprises a pump and valve assembly for low pressure applications.

A sport rehabilitation bed comprises a bedrest and a bedplate supported on the bedrest. An opening is arranged at the half part of the bedplate. A support beam is arranged at the lower part of the opening. A lower limb moving apparatus is arranged on the support beam. The lower limb apparatus comprises a rotating shaft, a crank and a pedal. The rotating shaft is rotatably intalled on the support beam. A crank is respectively arranged on two ends of the rotating shaft. A pedal is installed on the other end of the crank. The rotating shaft is driven by a motor arranged on the support beam through the lower limb moving transmission mechanism. A foot sheathe is arranged on the pedal. The invention has the advantages the upper and lower limbs and waist moving apparatus are driven through the motor and the hand power so that the upper and lower limbs and waist of the bed ridden people practise by the external force as so to promote the blood circulation and metabolism, increase appetite, improve the rehabilitation result of the people falling about owing to motor nerve block of the cerebral thrombosis sufferer, upper and lower limb disability and the elderly and lose weight.

Improved bedding, more particularly institutional and hotel top and / or bottom sheets and blankets having a specially contoured foot section that provides for faster changing, ease of tucking under a mattress, and less pressure on the feet of the occupant (sleeper) or bed-ridden patient. The best mode embodiment comprises a bedding sheet or blanket having the foot-end, or / and the head end corners cut away, and those edged secured with binding tape, selvage edge sewing or the like to prevent raveling or tearing at the juncture of the cuts. For a top sheet or blanket, only the foot corners are cut away, and for a bottom sheet both the foot and head ends are cut away. The resulting bedding can be tucked without extra, folded-over bedding in the corner tuck.

The invention discloses a lying type bathing system which is used for long-term bed-ridden patients and old and disabled people to have a bath. The system comprises a bathtub body and a moving frame which can be movably clamped at the two ends of the bathtub body; the moving frame is provided with a lifting stretcher for a bather to lie on; and an angle-adjustable back is arranged at one end of the stretcher. Through the movement of the moving frameand the lifting of the stretcher, the system disclosed by the invention can move long-term bed-ridden patients and old and disabled people into the bathtub for bathing very conveniently, thereby meeting the self-bathing requirement of the people.

The invention discloses an oral care apparatus. The oral care apparatus comprises a brush handle with a brush head holding groove in one end, a brush head arranged in the brush head holding groove of the brush handle, a motor arranged in the brush handle and used for driving the brush head to rotate, and a battery arranged in the brush handle and electrically connected with the motor, and further comprises a brush head water supply device arranged in the brush handle and used for supplying water to the brush head, wherein one end of the brush handle is provided with a water spray nozzle in contact with the brush head; and wherein a water outlet of the brush head water supply device is communicated with the water spray nozzle. The oral care apparatus disclosed by the invention is simple in structure and convenient to use, and can be used for cleaning dental calculus more thoroughly; the brush head is disposable to avoid cross infection, so that the treatment cost of medical institutions is reduced, aspiration by mistake due to bucking of a patient is avoided, the safety is ensured, the use of special crowds, such as diseases in hospital and the housebound bed-ridden elderly can be met, the oral care safety of the crowds is ensured, the oral care efficiency is improved, and the oral hygiene condition is improved.

The invention provides a multi-body-position rehabilitation robot with linkage of upper limbs and lower limbs. The multi-body-position rehabilitation robot comprises a rotating bed module, an upper limb movement support module, a lower limb movement support module and lower limb joint actuators, wherein the upper limb movement support module is fixed to the end, close to the head, of the rotating bed module; the lower limb movement support module is connected to the tail of a rotating bed back support in the rotating bed module; the lower limb joint actuators are respectively installed below a support hip joint and a support knee joint in the lower limb movement support module to drive the lower limbs to do gait movement. The rehabilitation robot can help a patient who has trouble in walking to carry out gait movement in the early bed-ridden stage, and under the protection of a suspension system and the supporting of a rotating bed, the patient can achieve multi-body-position gait rehabilitation movement along with arm swing, so that the rehabilitation effect is improved.

A system such as a hospital bed provides capability to monitor and alleviate the pressure points and provides oxygen and water jets to prevent and treat bed sores in bed-ridden patients. An array of balloons touching each other form a mattress of unstitched but contiguous balloons like in a conventional mattress with stitched puffs. Individual pressure sensors placed within each balloon measure and monitor pressure. Furthermore, horizontal rods which lay between the balloons perform oxygenation and provide water massage to the back of the patient body from the interstitial spaces within the unstitched mattress of contiguous balloons. The rods are elevated to raise the patient above the mattress to relieve overall pressure and enable cleaning and wipe down of the back of the patient body. The rods can elevate the entire patient body or its torso alone or the lower extremities alone to clean as desired.

A system for preventing and treating pressure sores of a bed-ridden patient including an array of expandable and collapsible supports to support and provide pressure relief to a patient in pressure locations where the expandable and collapsible supports support the patient; pressure sensors associated with the expandable and collapsible supports to monitor pressure locations where the expandable and collapsible supports support the patient; and a patient lift movable between the expandable and collapsible supports to raise and lower the patient between at least a position where the patient is primarily supported by the array of expandable and collapsible supports and a position above the expandable and collapsible supports where the patient is primarily supported by the patient lift.

Matrix metalloproteinases are major mediators of tissue destruction in various chronic inflammatory disorders. The present invention demonstrates that over-expression of intracellular isoform of IL-1 receptor antagonist confers to recipient cells resistance to signaling pathways of proinflammatory cytokines (such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1 beta) that induce matrix metalloproteinase and subsequent tissue degradation. Hence, over-expression of intracellular IL-1 receptor antagonist may inhibit tissue destruction in various inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, other arthritides, degenerative intervertebral disc disease and chronic skin ulcers that occurs in diabetes mellitus and bed-ridden patients.