Stephen R Butcher

US Patent:

60765275, Jun 20, 2000

Filed:

Jan 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/004245

Inventors:

Herman James Rottinghaus - Stow OH
Eli Saul Asher - Perrysburg OH
Stephen William Butcher - Stow OH
Anthony Mark Demore - Cockeysville MD
Soo Hyun Ham - Greenwich CT

International Classification:

A61B 1900

US Classification:

128869

Abstract:

An adaptive patient support and restraint system provides (i) selective delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to control movement of the patient's upper body and lower body, (ii) adjustable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient sizes, various chair, gerichair, wheelchair, and bed sizes and types, (iii) variable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient medical and safety needs, and (iv) distributive delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to distribute stresses associated with support and restraint over a broad area of a patient's body. The adaptive patient support and restraint system includes a belt system, a garment system, and seating cushion system. The belt system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the garment system, in combination with the seating cushion system, or in combination with the garment system and the seating cushion system, to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients.