Patent ID: 6728985
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An assist arm for use with a patient support having a support surface and a frame including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, the assist arm including:a mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the first side of the frame when in a first position, and to the second side when in a second position; and a body having a first end defining a grip and a second end removably connected to the mounting bracket for movement relative to the mounting bracket, the body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the body being movable between a use position wherein the grip is positioned above the support surface when the mounting bracket is in the first position and when the mounting bracket is in the second position, and a storage position wherein the grip is adjacent the first end of the frame when the mounting bracket is in the first position and when the mounting bracket is in the second position, the body being reversible between a first body position and a second body position, the first side of the body facing the mounting bracket when in the first body position and the second side of the body facing the mounting bracket when in the second body position.