Patent ID: 7020920

Claim:
A self-assisting post surgical device for patients that have had some type of surgery which affects the abdominal region which allows them to gradually raise themselves from a supine position to a sitting position and vice-versa, said device comprising a first gripping section having a series of individual cylindrical members flexibly and coaxially linked together so as to allow a user to haul himself or herself up to a sitting position by grasping, consecutively, said individual members and pulling oneself upright, a second section of said device having an adjustable portion thereof whereby the device may be anchored on a patient's bed or portions thereof to provide a firm attachment, and said second section being flexibly attached to said first gripping section, said first gripping section comprising a series of hand pieces linked together by a strap, said members affixed to said strap by securing a fold section on said strap, said members being of a molded nylon composition and having spherical end portions.