ATTACHMENT OR ACCESSORY

A flexible arcuate rod is rotatably supported by a pair of elastic clips. Each clip slidably engages a crib wall or a crib headboard. One or more annular members are slidably mounted on the rod. Each annular member is provided with a tab from which a figure such as a paper or plastic cut-out or a painted...     

An improved portable inclined bedrest is secured to a bed by the weight of the mattress. A tubular steel frame is vertically extendible from within a storage housing and can be locked in position at selected heights above the mattress by the rotatable movement of a pair of swing arms mounted on the frame....     

The apparatus comprises a base having bed support structure pivotally coupled thereto for rocking motion about an upper axis. The bed support structure includes a first guide fixedly connected thereto for rocking motion with the bed support structure. A second guide is pivotally connected to the base...     

Portable apparatus for imparting a rocking motion to a bed includes at least one vertically reciprocating mechanism disposable at one side of the bed and a first horizontally oriented bar connected to the reciprocating mechanism. A support structure including a second horizontally oriented bar is disposed...     

A portable shampoo unit utilizes a back rest, whose face is covered with a water impervious resilient material hingeably secured to a frame. Both frame and back rest being adapted for resting on a supporting surface such as a bed. A shampoo tray is hingeably affixed to the frame such that the front edge...     

An attachment for conventional beds whereby a bed is made to tilt, rotating generally about the centerline of a person lying in the bed, the attachment including a pair of stanchions, each stanchion having a stirrup pivotally connected thereto, each stirrup having cups for receiving the feet of a bed,...     

Portable apparatus to impart a rocking motion to a bed includes a first and second supporting members disposable adjacent to the bed ends and first and second elongated members respectively mounted pivotable at their centerpoints on the first and second supporting members. The bed is mounted on the elongated...     

An apparatus is provided for exercising the limbs of a person lying in a prone position, for example a patient on a hospital bed, wherein the apparatus preferably is removably attachable to the head or foot of the bed and comprises a double crank supported above the surface of the bed in a position reachable...     

A body positioner for turning and holding a person lying on a bed with the body positioner comprising a shaped body sheet having members extending therefrom for engaging the side rails of a bed. The members including dual fastening means for preventing the patient from accidentally releasing the body...     

A wheeled patient support includes a platform secured to the unit laterally beyond the periphery of the unit and substantially below the patient supporting surface with a rolling surface mounted to and beneath the platform so that an attendant can stand on the platform and treat the patient while the...     

A patient support panel for a stretcher is formed of transparent material which is also X-ray penetrable. A marginal support frame for the panel can be detachably supported on a wheeled stretcher carriage. An X-ray film holder is suspended adjustably from the marginal support frame and a traction pulley...     

A portable bed, cot or "gurney" is modified to produce an apparatus which permits movement of a patient while under full traction. This is accomplished by a novel arrangement of stanchions, longitudinal and cross-bars supporting pulley rope and spring arrangements which form a part of the bed to maintain...     

An adjustable foot brace connectable to a bed. The adjustable foot brace includes a foot panel movable between an upper position where the panel extends generally transverse to the bed's sides, and a lower position beneath the mattress' top surface and adjacent one of the mattress' sides. The foot panel,...     

An under bed scale which is comprised of a support frame, a load frame mounted on the support frame for receiving a load and for moving vertically relative to the support frame upon receiving the load, a pair of beam arms connected to the load frame to pivot about a respective horizontal axis in response...     

A self-contained, electrically-isolated patient call device is provided which permits use by quadriplegic or partially paralyzed patients which includes an extremely sensitive, adjustable, non-sealed, pneumatic, pressure transducer activated by the patient which in turn produces a simultaneous movement...     

A hyperbaric oxygen treatment apparatus for use by a patient recumbent on a bed comprising, an openface chamber and an adjustable rigid support therefore, the chamber having a closed rear side and an open front side, the opening in the front side of the chamber being defined by a forwardly projecting...     

An arrangement and method for defining personalized environments for nursing homes are provided, which supply safety, comfort, control, and sense of personal ownership for aging people occupying the nursing home. A plurality of wall panels distinct from the nursing home permanent walls define a room...     

An improved spine board having a detachably positionable foot support assembly to prevent the individual from sliding off of the spine board when it is raised to a substantially vertical position, or a wheel assembly which is removably affixed to the spine board so that the spine board can be easily...     

An apparatus to assist patient breathing during surgical procedures which include a patient on an operating table. The apparatus includes a member supporting a frame over an operating table. The frame is constructed and formed to support the surgical draperies and to supply oxygen-enriched air very close...     

A structurally simplified dental service equipment generally usable for collective dental examination and practical exercises in dental hygienist training schools, wherein the equipment is easily transportable to any places in a disassembled form and assembled on the scene of dental examination, being...     

A ledge bed overlay for use with conventional patient care beds whereby a ledge can be formed to facilitate placing a bedpan or a bathtub beneath a patient without having to physically lift the patient.

The present invention relates to a bracket for securing a headboard to a base of a bed and adapted for accommodating mattresses of two different lengths. The bracket includes an elongated bar having a first angled section and a second angled section at a first end thereof. Each section includes openings...     

The present invention provides a clamp which can be used to secure an accessory member to an abductor bar of an orthopedic-surgical table. The clamp includes a clamp block pivotally mounted on the clamp and oriented with respect to the clamp to clamp an object therebetween. A lever having a cam surface...     

A device for securely yet removably attaching a pole, for example, an intravenous pole of the type having wheels supporting it for movement across a surface, to a wheeled patient transport device, such as, a wheeled stretcher, wheelchair, or the like, so that the pole and the patient transport device...     

A device is disclosed which may be used by a person in the performance of a variety of exercises. The device includes in a preferred embodiment two substantially rectangular members pivotally joined together at respective ends thereof. One of these members is designed to be placed under a mattress so...     

A retaining device for a bed cover such as a bed sheet having a clasp for releasably gripping a bed cover corner and a hand hold portion near one end for manipulating the retainer is disclosed and in one preferred form comprises a flat sheet of rubber-like material having a leading edge which is beveled...     

A pistol mounting bracket is shown for mounting a pistol holster of the type having a pistol receiving pouch and a belt loop attached to the pouch for securing the holster to the body of a wearer onto a bed. The mounting bracket has a support arm which is adapted to be fitted under the bed mattress and...     

An anchoring device for the sheet and/or other covers of a water bed includes a generally elongated rectangular, flat panel for positioning under a water bed mattress to be held in place by the weight of the mattress against the bed support platform and including an elongated slot for receiving a button...     

A water bed apparatus (10) comprising an elongated cylindrical unit (11) having a support surface (12) and a contact surface (14) formed on opposite ends, wherein the apparatus is designed to assist a user in placing a bed sheet (23) around and under the bladder (25) of a water bed (20).

An elongated flat arm is joined at one end to the outer side of one of a pair of spaced apart legs, with that leg extending at about 90 degrees to the arm. The legs are joined together at one end, and are open ended at the other end. Inwardly directed cooperating projections are located adjacent the...     

An improved clamp for releasably and adjustably securing accessories, such as hanger rods for parenteral solution containers, to medical tables. The clamp has a generally cylindrical body comprising two main sections arranged in axial alignment: a base section and a cup section. Annular rows of intermeshing...     

An attachment for a gurney used to transport patients in hospitals and to and from ambulances and the like comprises a tray having legs at each side with adjustable devices for attaching the tray to the opposite side handrails of the gurney such that its height and position over a patient on the gurney...     

Apparatus for supporting baby toys above a base by means of a tubular support structure having upwardly extending bars to which oblique bars are pivotally connected. A connecting bar extends between the oblique bars to support baby toys. The elevation of the connecting bar above the base is adjustable...     

Two metal blocks, each having a cylindrical passage containing a rod, and a slot extending from one side to the cylindrical passage, also have a hole extending across the slots. A threaded member passes through the hole in one block and into threads contained in the other block beyond the slot. A compression...     

A life support stretcher bed includes an undercarriage which is supported on the ground for movement from one location to another by respective wheels which are commonly lockable by a braking mechanism to prevent movement of the undercarriage from a selected location. A platform is supported on the undercarriage...     

A machine for applying passive exercise to a hip-joint following surgery. The machine includes a traction frame overlying the patient's bed, a leg cradle suspended from the traction frame, and power driven tensile elements connected to the leg cradle and a power drive imparting compound swivel movement...     

A hospital-bed, phone mounting plate that permits swinging movement of a wall-type phone mounted thereto in a vertical plane, so that as the head of the bed is raised or lowered, the wall phone will remain continuously in a vertical plane even though the phone-mounting plate is pivoted along with the...     

Disclosed is a novel bed canopy with large mirrored panels surrounding the bed, closely mounted, and tilted to provide the observer with the ease of viewing many large full-length images from a variety of directions. The canopy may incorporate automatically controlled side mirrored panels which enclose...     

A side guard for a hospital bed moves between elevated and depressed positions on parallel swing arms that are quite short and extend from a base mounted on the back section of the bed. It further has an upper section which pivots outwardly and downwardly to a retracted position to substantially reduce...     

A suspension frame and clamp assembly for attaching surgical support apparatus onto an operating table is disclosed. The assembly includes a releasable clamp which allows the attachment part to be installed onto the side rail of an operating table or removed from the side rail at any intermediate side...     

A device for laterally displacing a femur from a hip socket is provided which includes a mount for attachment to a stationary surface, such as a surgical table, a member for exerting pressure against the femur when the member is placed in a predetermined position in contact with the patient, and an assembly...     

A readily cleaned and sterilized drainage platform for collecting fluids discarded during surgical operations includes a collection basin having three support trays. The two other or wing support trays are attached by overlapping hinges to a central support tray for convenient folding of the platform....     

A sound reproducing mobile for connection to cribs or other structures holding an infant. The mobile includes a housing in which is releasably secured an audio cassette player. The housing includes clamp means for releasably securing the mobile to the structure holding the infant. The cassette player,...     

An enclosure for a bed to provide protection for patients who would have otherwise required soft restraints to prevent self injury. The enclosure is formed of a supporting framework and an associated covering provided with suitably arranged zippered areas for achieving access to the patient from the...     

A bedclothes retaining system is provided for holding and positioning bedclothes such as sheets, blankets and other covers on a bed. The retainer includes a plurality of elastic straps which are detachably anchored to the bed by cooperating gripping surfaces; for example, hook and loop tape. A clip or...     

A cord holding device for retaining an electrical cord in strategic position on a hospital bed or convenient location relative to a patient lying on the bed has a base member which in use may be secured by adhesive or a belt to a mattress cover or mattress pad under a bed sheet. A cord holder member...     

An "L" shaped device having a fabric clamping means near the top of its vertical leg and inserted basewise between a waterbed mattress and its horizontal support platform. A sheet placed over a waterbed mattress may be secured by the clamping means (of a plurality) of such devices and thereby secured...     

The neonatal blanket of this invention provides a generally elongated hemispheroidal, self-supporting thermal barrier for use with neonatal infants on open radiant warmer beds or convection-warmed infant incubators. The blanket can be formed from a single sheet of flexible clear plastic vinyl of similar...     

An apparatus for releasably securing a mattress cover or bedclothes to a mattress or bed, including a generally rectangular anchoring device to be positioned below the sleeping surface of the mattress, and fastening members for connecting the anchoring device to a mattress cover or other bedclothes....     

A readily cleaned and sterilized drainage platform for collecting fluids discarded during surgical operations includes a collection basin having three support trays. The two outer or wing support trays are attached by overlapping hinges to a central support tray for convenient folding of the platform....     

A padded cap for the footrail of a waterbed frame comprises a cushioned member, a support member, and a mounting bracket adapted for transmitting loads to both the cap and rail.

An adjustable utility clamp device easily attachable to a hospital bed frame, standard bed frame tubular frame member or other frame member allowing for easy securance and release of limb restraint straps or other devices and having no protruding edges and the adjustment means being inaccessible to the...     

A cord holding device for retaining an electrical cord in strategic position on a hospital bed in a convenient location relative to a patient lying on the bed has a base member which in use may be secured by adhesive or a belt to a mattress cover or a mattress pad underneath a bed sheet. A holder member...     

A prep and operating stand is provided for use by orthopedic surgeons for supporting and positioning a limb for surgery, for holding a collection bag underneath the limb during preparation, and for holding a tray of surgical instruments during an operating procedure. A first hoop-shaped frame is supported...     

A hospital bed has a table which moves on a slide rail along the length of the bed. The movement of the table is controlled by a motorized lead screw. The table is mounted on a pivotal support so that when not in use, it may be folded into a storage position. The hospital bed is also provided with a...     

A nestling barrier for an infant includes a block of soft material having a U-shaped recess in one side thereof suitable for receiving and sheltering the head of an infant in the recess, to give the infant the comfort and security of close head confinement. Weight is embedded inside the block of soft...     

Apparatus for rocking a baby holding device having four legs supporting same on the floor, comprises a roller for supporting each leg so as to be rollable over the floor, and a rocker device including a base adapted to be non-rotatably supported on the floor, a holder rollably supported on the base and...     

A bed employed for use in light bathing. The bed comprises a transparent cloth stretched thereon and optical conductors arranged on the underside of the cloth. The optical conductors are arranged in such a manner that the light rays transmitted therethrough are radiated outside of the optical conductors...     

A device for retaining sheets about the edge of a mattress is adapted to be placed between the mattress and a support surface with a portion of the sheet received in a channel-like recess of the retainer and held therein to restrict undesired withdrawal of the sheet therefrom. The retainer has a flat...     

A hospital bed having a pivoted headboard that functions as a work center. The headboard can be swung to either side of the bed and locked there as well as its normal position at the head of the bed.

A first embodiment of a bedding attachment device includes a strip of hook fastening material which is attachable to a bed frame and a further strip of loop fastening material which is selectively attachable to the bedding. Garter-like fastening straps are fixedly secured to the loop strip, and these...     

An accessory usable with a waterbed in a corner to facilitate the application and retention of bed clothes thereto which includes a rigid unitary hollow structure having two vertical substantially planar and triangular side walls disposed at right angles to each other and forming a pyramidal apex adapted...     

A backboard for a dual occupancy bed that allows two sleepers to lie on a single mattress such that each sleeper may remain substantially undistributed by the other's presence on the mattress. The backboard includes two planar members spaced by a connector along their longitudinal axes.

A lockable gun safety drawer 10 having a gun drawer 11 slidably engaged with a recessed drawer housing 12 which can be attached to the underside of bed 1. Recessed housing 12 has top plate 19 having a bedside bracket 20 extending upwardly from its front edge. Bedside bracket 12 is configured to be received...     

A bed sheet stuffing device has an elongated thin flat shaft member and a clamp element attached on a leading end portion of the shaft member adapting the device for use in stuffing a corner of a bed sheet under a waterbed mattress. The shaft member and clamp element are both composed of resiliently...     

An infant enclosure for use with a conventional baby crib which includes a sheet and a soft bumper which is detachably securable to the sheet to extend across the crib to establish a smaller enclosure within the crib for receiving small children such as newborn infants.

This detachable decorative applique piece is designed to be fastened to a comforter or bedspread to enhance their decorative appearances. Primarily, an ornamental design combination composed of colorful fabric including attached peel-away fasteners that matingly engage with similar fasteners, enabling...     

A sheet securing assembly for use in releasably maintaining in extended condition over the mattress of a rectangular bed the bedsheet and mattress cover of that bed. The securing assembly comprises four straps, each mounted to one corresponding corner of the mattress. Each strap includes an elongated...     

A bedstead such as a child's crib having a headboard provided with a plurality of openings into which interchangeable inserts fit which and are securely. The interchange of selected inserts provide a variety of educational information and amusements to the child.

An apparatus for ventilating a bed in a room includes an elongate housing having an upper and lower extent. The upper extent is provided with an air inlet opening for receiving stale air and an outlet duct is provided for exhausting filtered air into the room. A mounting flange extends outwardly from...     

A device for imparting a pat to the underside of an infant crib for helping to soothe or induce sleep in a baby or child. The device includes a frame which sits on the floor beneath the crib. The frame includes a reciprocating means which is attached to the frame and a "T" bar structure which has a horizontal...     

Improved bedding anchoring means comprising a generally rectangular or pentagonal sheet of rigid or semi-rigid material formed with an opening for receiving a portion of a sheet corner therethrough and having locking means for preventing inadvertent removal of the sheet corner from the anchoring device.

The present invention relates to a generally flat bed warmer which is formed from a flexible, non-porous material. The bed warmer is inserted beneath or between the sheets of a bed for heating up the same. An inlet is defined in the flexible, impervious envelope so that the envelope can be coupled to...     

A liner assembly is provided for covering a support surface. The liner assembly includes a film sheet for covering the surface, the film sheet allowing rays to pass therethrough, and a dispenser for storing an unused portion of the film sheet to permit a user to dispense a section of the film sheet onto...     

A fluid impermeable envelope for covering a patient carrier or backboard to protect it from contact with body fluids. The envelope completely encloses the patient carrier and has apertures therein aligned with the handholds in the patient carrier. A second embodiment of the envelope has continuous upper...     

A device for attachment to a crib comprises a housing and a motor having an eccentric weight mounted on a shaft driven by the motor so as to produce vibrations upon actuation of the motor. The frequency of the vibrations is within the range of 800-2000 vibrations per minute. The device has sound generating...     

A bed capable of allowing a patient such as the aged confined in a bed to take a bath easily and without much trouble to a nurse attending to the patient. According to a feature of the bed, a bath-tub is slidably mounted at the lower portion of the bed, the bath-tub having a mat disposed therein, said...     

A crib apparatus is arranged wherein the crib includes a crib rear wall, a forward crib wall, a headboard wall, and a foot board wall orthogonally mounted relative to a top floor, wherein the top floor is spaced from a bottom floor defining a mattress cavity therebetween, wherein the mattress cavity...     

A combination of a bed with a TV set comprises a bed frame structure, a supporting structure provided within the frame structure for supporting a TV set thereon, a mechanism for positioning of the TV set for unobstructed viewing by a person while reclining on the bed, and a structure for concealing the...     

A humidifier is provided which lies beneath a bed or other article of furniture. The humidifier is of very shallow height, being much less in height than the length and width. The humidifier includes an open frame resting on the floor, and a sheet of plastic material lying over said frame and on said...     

In a hospital room, arms are pivoted on vertical axes that pass through the head and foot ends of a patient's bed. One of the arms carries a computer terminal at its free end. The other arm carries a power column or a portion of a power column at its free end. The arms are swingable around the end of...     

A mobile hospital bed has a recess and has an IV pole supported for movement from an upright position to a storage position in which a hook on the pole is disposed in the recess in order to prevent the hook from snagging clothing or other nearby objects when the IV pole is not being used. The IV pole...     

A hardside waterbed over which bedding is to be placed; a rod and bracket assembly secured to the waterbed, such rod and bracket assembly including rods, and a plurality of brackets secured to the waterbed by their upper extents with upwardly projecting resilient fingers of a size as to receive the rods...     

The holster mount has a bracket with a horizontal plate placed between a box springs and a bed frame. A vertical plate extends upward between the springs and the bed frame. A support plate extends upward from the vertical plate, offset by a spacer away from the box springs. A specially designed holster...     

A care cart and a hospital bed having mating bases to permit the care cart to nest with the hospital bed. The combination of cart and bed can be rolled from place to place to transport the patient and the cart can be removed from the bed while maintaining the life support systems connected to the patient...     

A first part fixable on a bed and a footboard with two depending legs carried by the first part. The position of the footboard is adjustable relative to the first part enabling its height to be varied. The first part is a framework having two subframes each with a pair of elongate members supported in...     

Hose connector for use in filling and/or draining a waterbed mattress. The connector has a body with water and air passageways formed therein adapted to be mounted in the fill/drain opening of the mattress. The water passageway carries water between a hose connected to the connector and the interior...     

A medical support system comprises a pole for supporting intravenous related medical equipment. The pole has two different diameters to enable it to be interchangeably inserted into a wheeled strand, a wheelchair bracket, and a gurney cart socket. A stop in the stand limits insertion of the pole into...     

An improved surgical armboard attachment device permitting enhanced adjustability of a conventional surgical armboard is disclosed. The attachment device permits adjustment of the armboard in three planes, and can be used as an adaptor to an existing armboard, or incorporated as a component of a new...     

A crib light is provided having front and rear housing portions which cooperate to clamp the light to a horizontal rail of a crib. The rear housing portion may be removed to permit the front housing portion to be mounted flush to a vertical wall surface. In addition, a lens cover is provided adjacent...     

A sit-up exercise belt adapted to be placed under and around a corner of a mattress in such a way that a person can perform sit-up exercise by hooking and restraining the feet under the belt during exercise. The sit-up belt comprises a length adjustable belt being connected at both ends to a trapezoid...     

A bed apparatus having a lifting mechanism including sliders, upright bars, support members and side bars, is equipped with a coupling rail above the side bars to be vertically movable with the side bars. A rehabilitation attachment with a pulley is movably mounted on the rail. A rope is extended around...     

An elongate rigid tubular member is arranged for securement adjacent an end portion of a sleeping bag, to include an elastomeric strap arranged to receive the sleeping bag between the strap and the tube. Rolling of the tube as a central core relative to the sleeping bag effects compact packaging of the...     

A power column is a hollow post having six vertical walls and is mounted between horizontal arm pivoted to the floor and ceiling, respectively. The pivotal axis for the arms passes through the head end of a hospital bed, enabling the power column to swing from one side of the bed to the other. The electrical...     

A device for holding bedding neatly in place on a waterbed is disclosed. The device is designed for use with a conventional waterbed having a fluid-filled mattress supported within a frame structure which is lined with waterproof plastic liner for preventing water from leaking out of the waterbed. The...     

A pet ramp having a frame with flexible material mounted on the frame. The ramp is intended to be inclined against and supported at its top end by a bed. A first anchoring means, in the form of a flap of material extending from the frame, is provided for securing the frame to the bed, while a second...     

A device for holding a fitted sheet to a mattress. The holder is provided with a base portion upon which a corner of a mattress is to be positioned, a rail attached to the base for positioning the device respective to the mattress and clamps connected to the rail and base to grip the edges of the sheet.

An embalming instrument cart for use in association with an embalming table is disclosed. The cart generally comprises two pairs of vertical support members spaced by a horizontal tray each of adequate length and width such that the device can straddle the embalming table and roll from one end to the...     

An apparatus for permitting the pivotal positioning of a bed controller relative to an associated bed rail is provided to include a support bracket arranged for mounting to the bed rail, having an L-shaped support shaft pivotally mounted to the bracket. The support shaft includes a bifurcated head securing...     

In a hospital room, arms are pivoted on vertical axes that pass through the head and foot ends of a patient's bed. One of the arms carries a computer terminal at its free end. The other arm carries a power column or a portion of a power column at its free end. The arms are swingable around the end of...