DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CONNECTING A REHABILITATION MECHANISM TO A BED, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A REHABILITATION MECHANISM CONNECTED TO A BED

The invention relates to a device (1) and to a method for reversibly connecting a rehabilitation mechanism (30) to a bed (80), in particular to a hospital bed that can be moved into a vertical position. The device (1) comprises at least: at least one connection element (31) arranged on the rehabilitation mechanism (30); at least one receiving unit (12), which can be positioned at the side of and/or on the foot end (801) of the bed (80), the receiving unit (12) corresponding with the connection element (31); and a transport means (13) for transporting the rehabilitation mechanism (30) toward the bed (80) and away from the bed (80), the transport means (13) and/or the bed (80) being height-adjustable. The invention further relates to a method for operating a rehabilitation mechanism (30) connected to a bed (80) by means of a device (1) according to the invention. The invention advantageously enables easy, fast, reversible connection of a rehabilitation mechanism (30) to a conventional hospital bed (80), in part