| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 005602000 | Adapted for birthing | 9 |
| 20080235875 | MATERNITY BED AND PATIENT LYING SURFACE THEREFOR - A maternity bed incorporates a patient lying surface with pelvis, lumbar, and upper back regions, and left and right sides. The lying surface has two or more actuatable lifting elements arranged at the lying surface, and may incorporate four or six or more lifting elements. The lifting elements may include a left pelvis lifting element and a right pelvis lifting element at the pelvis region of the lying surface, a left lumbar lifting element and a right lumbar lifting element at the lumbar region of the lying surface, and a left upper back lifting element and a right upper back lifting element at the upper back region of the lying surface. At least one actuator may actuate the lifting elements to raise and lower various regions of a patient, such as to provide a turning function, and may be controlled by a user input device. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080307579 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH REMOVABLE FOOT SECTION - A patient support apparatus includes a patient support, a removable section configured for movement to a position wherein the removable section is aligned with patient support wherein the removable section can be coupled to the patient support, a second position wherein the removable section is adjacent to, but spaced from the first position and a third position spaced apart from the patient support. The patient support apparatus further includes a locking mechanism that is configured to sense when the removable section is properly aligned with the patient support so that the removable section can be mounted to the patient support. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090199339 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION TABLE AND SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING ACCESSORIES TO THE TABLE - A medical examination table system includes a medical examination table having one or more moveable sections for supporting a patient. One or more supports are secured to the medical examination table and there is provided at least one coupling that is slidably mounted on one of the supports and movable back and forth thereon. The slidably mounted coupling includes a receptor that receives and holds an accessory such that the accessory and the coupling are movable back and forth on the support with respect to the examination table. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100223727 | PERSON-SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH MOVABLE PORTIONS - A person-support apparatus comprises a lower frame, a support, and an upper frame. The support is coupled to the lower frame. The upper frame is supported on the support above the lower frame. The upper frame includes a head support section and a foot support section including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are configured to support at least a portion of the lower extremities of a person supported on the person-support apparatus. No components of the first portion and the second portion are removed from the first portion and the second portion when the first portion and the second portion are moved from a first position to a second position. The person-support apparatus can be configured to support any one of the posterior pelvic region and the feet, calf region, upper torso, or feet of a person on the foot section. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100242176 | Maternity Grip - A person-support apparatus comprises a frame including a handle movably coupled with the frame. The handle is adapted to be gripped by a person supported on the frame. The handle includes an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the length of the handle. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100275375 | BIRTHING BED LIFT OFF FOOT SECTION - A patient-support apparatus includes receivers for supporting a patient-support deck. The patient-support deck is configured to engage the receivers to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110067180 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING CHILDBIRTH - A device for assisting parturition, which device can be used to practise delivery, in birth training, in delivery, and in post natal and other rehabilitation. The device includes a body part and a seat part for the woman in labour. In the seat part there is a cut-out for the exit of the baby. The seat part is connected to the frame part, and in the device there are support elements which the woman in labour can grip, and on which she can lean in various delivery positions. The seat part is attached to the body in such a way that the cut-out faces away from the body and the elements for attaching to the body are between the body and the seat part. The seat part can be turned laterally relative to the body. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110283454 | Multiple Position Underwater Birthing Stool - A birthing stool is disclosed comprising a series of closed walls constructed from a non porous rigid material, molded into compound curves. The stool facilitates a range of physiologically effective positioning for labour and delivery and can be used submerged underwater during waterbirth. The stool ergonomically supports the body while also achieving structural integrity through a simple organic form that can be produced inexpensively using minimal material. All elements of the stool, including a seat portion that accommodates a labouring woman and her birthing partner, as well as handles and grips for carrying are integrated into a single part design, facilitating effective cleansing and disinfection of the apparatus. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130104309 | BIRTHING BED LIFT OFF FOOT SECTION | 05-02-2013 |
