Patent ID: 11896537
Assignee: MELIOR MOTUS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method for reorienting a person from a supine position to a prone position, comprising:
securing a wrap around a person via a set of releasably securable fasteners, the wrap having substantially flexible anterior and posterior regions positioned on anterior and posterior regions of the person, respectively, when the wrap is secured on the person, the wrap extending around and snugly retaining the person therein when the set of releasably securable fasteners are secured, the wrap having a set of connectors being located towards a corresponding one of the lateral sides of the person when the person is retained in the wrap;
coupling a hoist to the set of connectors;
at least partially elevating the person from the supine position on a surface with the hoist;
laterally shifting the hoist to reposition the person;
lowering the person into the prone position on the surface; and
opening the set of releasably securable fasteners to expose the posterior region of the person.