Apparatus for preventing and healing bedsores in long-term inpatients

摘要

The apparatus for preventing and healing bedsores in long-term inpatients comprises a bed (2,3) which is supported by four elements (4) arranged in pairs at the longitudinal sides (6) of the bed. Each element is constituted by a tubular upright (5) fixed to the bed frame (2), inside which a column (20) is telescopingly accommodated. A roller (38) is rotatably supported at the top of both columns arranged on each longitudinal side of the bed. A piece of fabric (44) closed in a loop is wound around the two rollers. The fabric (44) is moved with respect to the bed by lifting and lowering the columns (20), whereas the fabric can be caused to slide transversely with respect to the bed by actuating the rollers (38). Therefore, the patient is first lifted off the bed on which he is laying and is then turned in the required position by virtue of the lifting and sliding motion of the fabric.