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A safety ambulatory support system for providing support for a patient. The support system includes a support garment attached by a tether line to a support carrier carried by an overhead system. The overhead system allows the support carrier to travel within the confines of the overhead system so t

A safety ambulatory support system for providing support for a patient. The support system includes a support garment attached by a tether line to a support carrier carried by an overhead system. The overhead system allows the support carrier to travel within the confines of the overhead system so that the support carrier may be located above a patient at any time. The support garment is configured so that the tether line extends from the patient adjacent the vertex of the patient\s head thereby preventing the tether line from contacting the patient about the neck and shoulders when a support force is applied to the tether. The support system supplies a passive fall interruption device which restrain freefalling of the patient. The restraint system allows the patient, once falling, to be lowered slowly to the ground. In addition, the overhead support system of the present invention provides an accessory mount in which folding tables, IVs, monitors, and the like may be suspended from the ceiling and may be moved anywhere in the region underneath the overhead system.

대표청구항 ▼

A safety support device for providing ambulatory support to a patient, said device comprising: a support garment wearable by the patient comprising a vest worn generally about the patient\s thorax; and a support harness extending from said vest and positionable adjacent the back of the patient\s hea

A safety support device for providing ambulatory support to a patient, said device comprising: a support garment wearable by the patient comprising a vest worn generally about the patient\s thorax; and a support harness extending from said vest and positionable adjacent the back of the patient\s head; a tether line having a first end and an opposed free end attachable to said support garment; a tether line retainer associated with said support harness adjacent the vertex of the patient\s head when the patient is wearing said support garment; a support carrier, said first end of said tether line disposed in supported engagement with said support carrier, and said support carrier capable of applying a support force to said support garment wherein, said tether line is disposed in restrained engagement with said support garment adjacent the vertex of the patient\s head by said tether line retainer so that said tether line extends from said support garment substantially adjacent to the vertex of the patient\s head when a support force is applied to said tether; said support harness comprising a pillow support harness including a pillow enclosure adapted to receive a pillow therein; said pillow support harness defining a base portion and an opposed attaching portion; said base portion of said pillow support harness being attachable to said vest adjacent the superior borders of the patient\s scapulae, bilaterally, and said tether line retainer being located at said opposed attaching portion; and said pillow enclosure being located between said base and said attaching portion, whereby said opposed attaching portion is disposed in restrained engagement with said tether line such that said tether line extends from said pillow support harness adjacent the vertex of the patient\s head when a support force is applied to said tether.