Support apparatus for a torso

Details Support apparatus for a torso Support apparatus for a torso

A - Human Necessities

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B

A62B 35/00 (2006.01) A47C 7/00 (2006.01) A47D 13/08 (2006.01) A61F 5/37 (2006.01) A61G 5/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2076788

-21- ABSTRACT A portable, customizable support apparatus for a patient's torso is provided for maintaining the patient in a substantially upright sitting position. The apparatus includes a left side member, a right side member and a back member and assemblies for securing the apparatus to the patient and to a seating unit. The support apparatus also includes a device for interconnecting the left and right side members at the front of the torso such that the left and right side members and back member substantially surround the patient's torso. The assembled apparatus can be used with most conventional chairs and seats, including geriatric chairs and wheelchairs. A method of providing support for a patient in a substantially upright sitting position is also provided which includes the steps of measuring certain dimensions of the patient, selecting appropriately sized members, securing the members together using interconnect devices, securing the apparatus about the patient's torso and securing the apparatus to a seating unit. NET\2557\-4A.PAT

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