Lift and method for use of a lift for positioning a patient relative to a surgical frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12208046-B2
Application number	US-202318384112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2023
Priority date	Apr 22, 2020
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

A lift, a head support, and methods for use thereof for use with a surgical frame are provided. The lift and the head support can be used with the surgical frame that is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame can include a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon, and the lift and the head support can be used in lifting the patient from a table/gurney and positioning the patient with respect to the main beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of transferring a patient from a table/gurney using a vest portion, a harness portion, and a surgical frame, the method comprising:
positioning a torso portion of the patient on the vest portion positioned on the table/gurney;
attaching at least a portion of the vest portion to the patient;
attaching a first portion of the harness portion to the vest portion, and attaching a second portion of the harness portion to the vest portion;
rotating a main beam of the surgical frame from a first position to an upside-down second position to facilitate positioning thereof above the patient positioned on the table/gurney;
spacing a first flexible connector from a first side of the main beam by at least one arm portion attached to a portion of the main beam, and spacing a second flexible connector from an opposite second side of the main beam by the at least one arm portion attached to the portion of the main beam;
after rotation of the main beam to the upside-down second position, attaching the first flexible connector to the first portion of the harness portion by bringing at least a portion of the first flexible connector adjacent a left lateral side of the torso portion, and attaching the second flexible connector to the second portion of the harness portion by bringing at least a portion of the second flexible connector adjacent a right lateral side of the torso portion;
retracting a length of the first flexible connector using at least one lifting device attached relative to the main beam, and retracting a length of the second flexible connector using the at least one lifting device attached relative to the main beam;
lifting the patient toward the main beam via retraction of the lengths of the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector;
contacting portions of the patient with support componentry attached relative to the main beam, and attaching the portions of the patient to the support componentry;
temporarily holding the patient in contact with the support componentry with the main beam in the upside-down second position; and
rotating the main beam of the surgical frame away from the upside-down second position to the first position to flip positions of the patient in preparation for surgery;
wherein the main beam is interposed between the patient in contact with the support componentry, and portions of the at least one arm portion.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detaching the first portion and the second portion of the harness portion from the vest portion;
detaching the at least a portion of the vest portion from the patient; and
performing surgery on the patient.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
after performance of the surgery on the patient when in a prone position, reattaching the at least a portion of the vest portion to the patient;
reattaching the first portion and the second portion of the harness portion to the vest portion;
rotating the patient from the prone position into a supine position via rotation of the main beam to facililate lowering of the patient;
extending the length of the first flexible connector using the at least one lifting device, and extending the length of the second flexible connector using the at least one lifting device;
lowering the patient toward the table/gurney via extension of the lengths of the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector; and
repositioning the patient on the table/gurney.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the support componentry includes at least one of a chest support, an upper leg support, and a lower leg support, and further comprising manipulating at least one of the chest support, the upper leg support, and the lower leg support to facilitate articulation of the patient.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient is positioned on the table/gurney in a supine position, the patient is lifted in the supine position toward the main beam, and the patient can be rotated between the supine position and a prone position using the surgical frame.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the main beam is interconnected with a support structure, and the lowering of the patient includes decreasing the height of the support structure.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the main beam is interconnected with a first support structure and a second support structure, and further comprising tilting of the main beam by increasing the height of one of the first and second support structures, and by decreasing the height of the other of the first and second support structures.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the main beam is interconnected with a rotator, and the rotating of the main beam includes rotating the main beam using the rotator in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction.

9. A method of transferring a patient from a table/gurney using a vest/harness and a surgical frame, the method comprising:
positioning a torso portion of the patient on the vest/harness positioned on the table/gurney;
rotating a main beam of the surgical frame from a first position to an upside-down second position to facilitate positioning thereof above the patient positioned on the table/gurney;
spacing a first flexible connector from a first side of the main beam by at least one arm portion attached to an undersurface of a portion of the main beam, and spacing a second flexible connector from an opposite second side of the main beam by the at least arm portion attached to the undersurface of the portion of the main beam;
after rotation of the main beam to the upside-down second position, attaching the first flexible connector to a first portion of the vest/harness adjacent a left lateral side of the torso portion and a left arm of the patient, and attaching the second flexible connector to a second portion of the vest/harness adjacent a right lateral side of the torso portion and a right arm of the patient;
retracting a length of the first flexible connector between the left lateral side of the torso portion and the left arm of the patient using at least one lifting device attached relative to the main beam, and retracting a length of the second flexible connector between the right lateral side of the torso portion and the right arm of the patient using the at least one lifting device attached relative to the main beam;
lifting the patient toward the main beam via retraction of the lengths of the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector;
contacting portions of the patient with support componentry attached relative to the main beam, and attaching the portions of the patient to the support componentry;
temporarily holding the patient in contact with the support componentry with the main beam in the upside-down second position; and
rotating the main beam of the surgical frame away from the upside-down second position to the first position to flip positions of the patient in preparation for surgery;
wherein the main beam is interposed between the patient in contact with the support componentry, and portions of the at least one portion.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
detaching the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector from the vest/harness; and
performing surgery on the patient.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
after performance of the surgery on the patient when in a prone position, reattaching the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector to the vest/harness;
rotating the patient from the prone position into a supine position via rotation of the main beam to facilitate lowering of the patient;
extending the length of the first

Assignees

• Warsaw Orthopedic Inc

Inventors

• Lim Roy K
• Morrison Matthew M
• Hynes Richard A
• Aruwajoye Olumide O

Classifications

• A61G7/1015

  Cables, chains or cords · CPC title

• A61G13/04

  tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis · CPC title

• A61G7/1076

  Means for rotating around a vertical axis · CPC title

• A61G2200/325

  prone · CPC title

• A61G2203/70

  with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort · CPC title