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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021330532-A1
Application number	US-202016855399-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Apr 22, 2020
Publication date	Oct 28, 2021
Grant date	—

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 the patient on the vest portion positioned on the table/gurney; positioning the table/gurney in a patient receiving area defined at least in part by the surgical frame; attaching at least a portion of the vest portion to the patient; attaching a first portion of the harness portion to a first lateral side of the vest portion, and attaching a second portion of the harness portion to a second lateral side of the vest portion; at least one of raising, lowering, pivoting, tilting, or rotating a main beam of the surgical frame to position the main beam above the patient positioned on the table/gurney; attaching at least a first flexible connector to the first portion of the harness portion, and attaching at least a second flexible connector to the second portion of the harness portion; retracting a length of the at least a first flexible connector using at least a first lifting device attached relative to the main beam, and retracting a length of the at least a second flexible connector using at least a second lifting device attached relative to the main beam; lifting the patient toward the main beam via retraction of the lengths of the at least a first flexible connector and the at least a second flexible connector; after the patient is pulled toward the main beam, 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; and rotating the main beam of the surgical frame to position the patient for surgery; wherein the at least a first lifting device and the at least a second lifting device are attached relative to the main beam, portions of the at least a first flexible connector are spaced from the main beam by an end of at least a first arm portion, and portions of the at least a second flexible connector are spaced from the main beam by an end of at least a second arm portion, the at least a first arm portion extending outwardly from the main beam on a first side thereof, and the at least a second arm portion extending outwardly from the main beam on an opposite second side thereof.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
removing the table/gurney from the patient receiving area; 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:
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 into the supine position; positioning the table/gurney in the patient receiving area; extending the length of the at least a first flexible connector using the at least a first lifting device, and extending the length of the at least a second flexible connector using the at least a second lifting device; lowering the patient toward the table/gurney via extension of the lengths of the at least a first flexible connector and the at least a 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 raising of the main beam includes increasing the height of the 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 the tilting of the main beam includes increasing the height of one of the first and second support structures, and 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 the patient on the vest/harness portion positioned on the table/gurney; positioning the table/gurney in a patient receiving area defined at least in part by the surgical frame; at least one of raising, lowering, pivoting, tilting, or rotating a main beam of the surgical frame to position the main beam above the patient positioned on the table/gurney; attaching at least a first flexible connector to the vest/harness, and attaching at least a second flexible connector to the vest/harness; retracting a length of the at least a first flexible connector using at least a first lifting device attached relative to the main beam, and retracting a length of the at least a second flexible connector using at least a second lifting device attached relative to the main beam; lifting the patient toward the main beam via retraction of the lengths of the at least a first flexible connector and the at least a second flexible connector; after the patient is pulled toward the main beam, 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; and rotating the main beam of the surgical frame to position the patient for surgery; wherein the at least a first lifting device and the at least a second lifting device are attached relative to the main beam, portions of the at least a first flexible connector are spaced from the main beam by an end of at least a first arm portion, and portions of the at least a second flexible connector are spaced from the main beam by an end of at least a second arm portion, the at least a first arm portion extending outwardly from the main beam on a first side thereof, and the at least a second arm portion extending outwardly from the main beam on an opposite second side thereof.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
removing the table/gurney from the patient receiving area; detaching the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector from the vest/harness portion; detaching the at least a portion of the vest/harness from the patient; and performing surgery on the patient.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
reattaching the at least a portion of the vest/harness to the patient; reattaching the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector to the vest/harness portion; rotating the patient into the supine position; positioning the table/gurney in the patient receiving area; extending the length of the at least a first flexible connector using the at least a first lifting device, and extending the length of the at least a second flexible connector using the at least a second lifting device; lowering the patient towa

Assignees

• Warsaw Orthopedic Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• A61G13/04

  tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis · CPC title

• A61G7/1015

  Cables, chains or cords · CPC title

• A61G7/1055 Primary

  Suspended platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position · CPC title

• A61G13/121

  Head or neck · CPC title

• A61G2200/327

  supine · CPC title