System and method for moving, turning, and positioning a patient

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025152439-A1
Application number	US-202519022778-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 15, 2025
Priority date	Dec 1, 2015
Publication date	May 15, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus includes a sheet, a first flap, a second flap, and a first bundling assembly. The sheet includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is connected to the first portion along a connection edge. The connection edge extends along a first axis. The first flap is coupled to the first portion. The second flap is coupled to the second portion. The first bundling assembly includes a first cover. The first cover is coupled to the first portion and extends along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The first cover includes a first cover first open end and a first cover second open end. The first bundling strap includes a first cover first strap portion, a first cover second strap portion, and a first cover third strap portion. The first cover first strap portion extends from the first cover first open end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
a sheet comprising:
a first portion, and
a second portion connected to the first portion along a connection edge, the connection edge extending along a first axis;
a first flap coupled to the first portion; a second flap coupled to the second portion; and a first bundling assembly comprising:
a first cover coupled to the first portion and extending along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the first cover comprising:
a first cover first open end, and
a first cover second open end; and

a first bundling strap comprising:
a first cover first strap portion extending from the first cover first open end,
a first cover second strap portion extending from the first cover second open end, and
a first cover third strap portion disposed within the first cover and movable relative to the first cover.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first cover is coupled to the first portion between the first flap and the second flap.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first portion has a first area; and the second portion has a second area equal to the first area.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sheet is rectangular.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second bundling assembly comprising:
a second cover coupled to the first portion and extending along a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the second cover comprising:
a second cover first open end, and
a second cover second open end; and
a second bundling strap comprising:
a second cover first strap portion extending from the second cover first open end,
a second cover second strap portion extending from the second cover second open end, and
a second cover third strap portion disposed within the second cover and movable relative to the second cover.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:
the sheet further comprises a lateral edge; the first cover is coupled to the first portion between the lateral edge and the first flap; and the second cover is coupled to the first portion between the first flap and the second flap.

7 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:
the sheet further comprises:
a first lateral edge, and
a second lateral edge opposite the first lateral edge;
the first cover is coupled to the first portion between the first lateral edge and the first flap; and the second cover is coupled to the first portion between the second lateral edge and the second flap.

8 . The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a third bundling assembly comprising:
a third cover coupled to the first portion between the first flap and the second flap, the third cover extending along a fourth axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the third cover comprising:
a third cover first open end, and
a third cover second open end; and
a third bundling strap comprising:
a third cover first strap portion extending from the third cover first open end,
a third cover second strap portion extending from the third cover second open end, and
a third cover third strap portion disposed within the third cover and movable relative to the third cover.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the second axis is separated from the fourth axis by a first distance; and the third axis is separated from the fourth axis by a second distance, the second distance equal to the first distance.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a bundling pocket coupled to the second portion, the bundling pocket and extending along a third axis that is parallel to the second axis, the bundling pocket configured to facilitate storage of the first portion.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first flap is trapezoidal; the second flap is trapezoidal; the first flap comprises:
a first flap first base coupled to the first portion, the first flap first base having a first length, and
a first flap second base opposite the first flap first base, the first flap second base having a second length;
the first length is greater than the second length; the second flap comprises:
a second flap first base coupled to the first portion, the second flap first base having a third length, and
a second flap second base opposite the second flap first base, the second flap second base having a fourth length; and
the third length is greater than the fourth length.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first roll handle comprising a first loop, the first roll handle coupled to the first flap second base; and a second roll handle comprising a second loop, the second roll handle coupled to the second flap second base.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a first pull handle comprising a first strap, the first pull handle coupled to the first flap second base and positioned adjacent the first roll handle; and a second pull handle comprising a second strap, the second pull handle coupled to the second flap second base and positioned adjacent the second roll handle.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first portion comprises:
a first side edge opposite the connection edge, the first side edge having a midpoint, and
a first lateral edge contiguous with the first side edge and the connection edge; and
the first flap is coupled to the first side edge between the first lateral edge and the midpoint.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first portion comprises:
a second lateral edge contiguous with the first side edge and the connection edge; and the second flap is coupled to the first side edge between the second lateral edge and the midpoint.

16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third flap coupled to the second portion; and a fourth flap coupled to the second portion; wherein the second portion comprises:
a first lateral edge contiguous with the connection edge,
a first side edge opposite the connection edge, and
a second lateral edge contiguous with the first side edge and the connection edge; and
wherein the third flap is positioned between the first lateral edge and a midpoint of the first side edge and the fourth flap is positioned between the second lateral edge and the midpoint of the first side edge.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first flap and the first lateral edge are separated by a first distance, and the third flap and the second lateral edge are separated by a second distance, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:
the second portion comprises a second side edge opposite the connection edge; and the second portion comprises an opening, the second portion extending entirely around the opening, the opening disposed between the third flap and the fourth flap, and the opening being centered between the connection edge and the second side edge and providing a passage through the sheet.

19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second bundling assembly comprising:
a second cover coupled to the first portion and extending along a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the second cover comprising:
a second cover first open end, and
a second cover second open end; and
a second bundling strap comprising:
a second cover first strap portion extending from the second cover first open end,
a second cover second strap portion extending from the second cover second open end, and
a second cover third stra

Assignees

• Sage Products Llc

Inventors

• Fletcher Hester C
• Ulreich Daniel Robert
• Hollabaugh Curtis L
• Fowler Paul M
• Davis Gregory T

Classifications

• A61G7/1057

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

• A61G7/1026 Primary

  Sliding sheets or mats · CPC title

• A61G7/1023

  Slings used manually · CPC title

• A61G7/001 Primary

  with means for turning-over the patient · CPC title