Patent ID: 7290299

Claim:
A patient pull-up device comprising: a frame member adapted to be disposed beneath a support frame, the frame member being oriented generally parallel to a lateral axis of the support frame, the frame member having first and second ends that span from at least a right side of the support frame to a left side of the support frame, a first clamp operatively coupled to the frame member near the first end thereof, the first clamp adapted to releasably apply a gripping force to a sheet placed on a top surface of the support frame, a second clamp operatively coupled to the frame member near the second end thereof, the second clamp adapted to releasably apply a gripping force to the sheet, and a translating device adapted to be securably fastened to the support frame, the translating device operatively coupled to the frame member to provide a motive force to move the frame member generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support frame to a position nearer a head of the support frame.