Patent ID: 6321398
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61G,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
A multipurpose body-turn-over apparatus for movably locating beside a sickbed to help turning over or moving a patient on said sickbed, comprising a height-adjustable elevator, and a driving mechanism mounted to a top of said elevator; said driving mechanism including a controller, a motor, a gearbox, a driven assembly, limit switches provided within a travel of said driven assembly at predetermined positions, and a vibrator; said driven assembly having ropes hung from two ends thereof and lower ends of said ropes being provided with hooks for connecting to two sides of a net thereto; said driven assembly being directly driven by said motor and said gearbox to move in manners decided by commands given to said motor by said controller and within a distance defined by said limit switches, said driven assembly when being driven by said motor causing said ropes hung from said two ends thereof to alternately ascend or descend and therefore making said net to incline alternately between said two sides; said vibrator being mounted at a bottom of said driving mechanism and having two ropes hung therefrom to connect at lower ends thereof to said two sides of said net, such that said two sides of said net may be alternately pulled or lowered at high frequency; and said driven assembly being selectively provided with other medical treating means for suspending the patient over said sickbed when necessary.