AN APPARATUS DEVICE TO AID IN EARLY PATIENT MOBILITY
The invention provides a modular mobility device of the walker style for hospital patients. It contains a frame with handlebars that are foldable, with vertical support bars that attach to lower foldable bars. The frame has a set of casters and, working with a set of modular cast attachments, which...
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Zusammenfassung: | The invention provides a modular mobility device of the walker style for hospital patients. It contains a frame with handlebars that are foldable, with vertical support bars that attach to lower foldable bars. The frame has a set of casters and, working with a set of modular cast attachments, which attach to the lower bars; it can be used as a walker. The frame also has a series of latches to attach it to an equipment cart forming a single unit. The latches can also be used for auxiliary items, such as IV poles. The lower bars can accommodate modular wheelchair attachments, allowing it to be attached to a wheelchair. This, in conjunction with the latches attached to an equipment cart, can create a single unit of wheelchair - mobility device - equipment cart to ease patient movement and rehabilitation. |
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