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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Jean-bernard Duvert, Auray, FR;
Inventor:
Jean-Bernard Duvert, Auray, FR;
Assignee:
Hill-Rom S.A.S., Pluvigner, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hospital bed is equipped with a patient mobility aid device having at least one adjustable lateral grip that aids the patient in performing certain movements such as entering or exiting the bed. The patient mobility aid device includes a support crossmember having a length oriented along a width of the bed. Couplers at the ends of the crossmember attach to frame elements of the bed. The crossmember houses at least one arm to which the adjustable lateral grip is coupled. The at least one arm extends and retracts with respect to the crossmember.