Patent ID: 11883347
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A machine for arresting falls and lifting a person, comprising:
a gantry, said gantry having four uprights arranged mutually parallel and vertical, said four uprights organized into two pairs;
at least one housing, said at least one housing receiving a pair of said uprights;
each pair of uprights having a foot and at east one caster beneath the foot opposite the uprights;
each upright having an elbow extending inwardly of said machine from each upright opposite said foot;
each elbow connecting to a brace further extending inwardly;
a union receiving each of said braces;
a vertical strap descending from and retracting to said union, said vertical strap connecting to a harness, said harness adapted to fit upon a torso of a person, said harness having a plurality of inertial measurement units thereon and at least one proximity sensor thereon;
wherein a drive pays out said vertical strap in a controlled manner and reels in said vertical strap in a controlled manner and wherein said drive detects abrupt tensioning of said strap and imparts a counteracting tension to the strap to arrest a fall of a person;
a power source; and
a controller accessible to a person.