MEDICAL BED FOR THERAPEUTIC AND HYGIENIC PROCEDURES Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61G7/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment and is applicable for bed care, holding care and care of disabled A medical bed for therapeutic and hygienic procedures comprises a base 1 with a section bed 2 consisting of head, hip and foot sections which are rotatable and latched at an angle to the base 1, a bath 3, frames 4, a lift 5 and a tool 6 for handling the seriously ill patients and disabled. The section bed 2 and the bath 3 are mutually movable and latched. Ends of the frames 4 opposite to the bed 2 are connected by longitudinal 7 and transversal braces. The bath 3 is arranged between the bed 2 and the lift 5 is made of a waterproof cloth or a waterproof film. The waterproof cloth or the waterproof film is fastened on longitudinal bars 9 and transversal bars 10. The longitudinal bars 9 and transversal bars 10 are coupled with the frames 4 by cantilevers 11 and replaceable bolts 12. The replaceable bolts 12 are arranged in holes formed along the frames 4. The width of the sections of the bed 2 exceeds that of the bath 3 by 5-10 cm. The distance from a surface of the section of the bed 2 to the next hole for the replaceable bolt 12 is equal to the height of the bath 3 and exceeds the height of the bath 3.

EFFECT: invention provides a comfortable and safe patient's position, improved service characteristics, simplicity of design, as well as reduces physical efforts of medical personnel performing hygienic procedures.

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