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Donald M O'Sullivan

Robert J Mullin

Angela K Niemeyer

A apparatus for use in assisting a person in getting into or out of bed, adjusting position on a bed, or performing exercises on a bed. The apparatus comprises a sheet having one or more grasp able fabric handles situated in convenient positions which can be grasped by a person needing assistance in adjusting position, exercising, or entering or exiting a bed. The apparatus is secured firmly to a mattress be means of straps affixed on its bottom surface, so that stress caused by the use of the handles will not dislodge it from the bed.

Apparatus to assist invalid motion about the bed

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 for moving the member relative to the mount. Movement of the member permits a sufficient amount of pressure to be exerted and maintained against the femur to laterally displace it from the hip socket. The assembly includes a carriage adapted for selective angular attachment to the mount, a guide movably connected to the carriage and a lead screw for moving the guide relative to the carriage. The member is connected to, and movable with, the guide.

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Westleyville, PA, United States of America

Donald M O'Sullivan