Patent ID: 8499379

Claim:
A robotic posture transfer assist device for assisting a posture transfer of a patient supported in a bed, the robotic posture transfer assist device comprising: a device body; a stabilizer coupled with the device body and the bed; at least one robotic arm having a plurality of degrees of freedom, wherein the robotic arm is coupled with the device body; a controller module that provides a control signal to control the movement of the robotic arm about the plurality of degrees of freedom; a user input device that provides a command signal to the controller module to command the movement of the robotic arm; and a turning pillow capable of supporting at least a portion of the patient, the turning pillow comprising a lower piece having a cylindrical surface capable of being positioned proximate to the bed, the lower piece capable of being positioned beneath the patient's extremities, and an upper piece coupled to the lower piece and positioned above the lower piece, wherein the control signal provided by the controller module corresponds with the command signal and the robotic posture transfer assist device assists a posture transfer of the patient by contacting the turning pillow with the robotic arm as to rotate the turning pillow along the cylindrical surface.