Global Patent Index - EP 0474694 B1

EP 0474694 B1 19941005 - THERAPEUTIC TURNING BED.

Title (en)

THERAPEUTIC TURNING BED.

Title (de)

THERAPEUTISCHES WENDEBETT.

Title (fr)

LIT THERAPEUTIQUE TOURNANT.

Publication

EP 0474694 B1 19941005

Application

EP 90908286 A 19900529

Priority

  • GB 8912369 A 19890530
  • GB 8929102 A 19891222
  • GB 9000829 W 19900529
  • SG 29895 A 19950221

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9014816A1] The present invention provides a therapeutic bed which comprises: (a) a trolley frame (1) having floor-engaging feet or wheels (2), (b) an attitude frame (3) pivotably mounted on the trolley frame (1) so as to be pivotable through a predetermined arc about an axis extending longitudinally of the bed, (c) operating means (62, 67 and 64) for causing the attitude frame (3) to pivot in one direction and then the other through said predetermined arc, (d) a plurality of air sacs (14) supported on said attitude frame (3) and inflatable to a pressure sufficient to provide a resilient surface for supporting a patient thereon, said air sacs (14) together forming a shaped cavity (31, 32, 33) within which the patient's body can be nested and supported so that the patient does not slide off the bed during turning, and (e) microprocessor control means for causing the turning movement of the attitude frame (3) to be arrested when reaching the end of the predetermined movement in one direction and causing the operating means to reverse the direction of turning movement.

IPC 1-7

A61G 7/008; A61G 7/057

IPC 8 full level

A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/008 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61G 7/005 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 7/008 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 2203/42 (2013.01); A61G 2203/72 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9014816 A1 19901213; AT E112478 T1 19941015; CA 2057000 A1 19901201; CA 2057000 C 20000502; DE 69013152 D1 19941110; DE 69013152 T2 19950209; DK 0474694 T3 19941107; EP 0474694 A1 19920318; EP 0474694 B1 19941005; ES 2061041 T3 19941201; GB 2233890 A 19910123; GB 2233890 B 19921014; GB 9011950 D0 19900718; HK 55795 A 19950421; JP 2954345 B2 19990927; JP H05500171 A 19930121; SG 29895 G 19950616

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9000829 W 19900529; AT 90908286 T 19900529; CA 2057000 A 19900529; DE 69013152 T 19900529; DK 90908286 T 19900529; EP 90908286 A 19900529; ES 90908286 T 19900529; GB 9011950 A 19900529; HK 55795 A 19950411; JP 50801990 A 19900529; SG 29895 A 19950221