General Purpose Mobile Floor Patient Lifts
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These devices enable the caregiver to lift patients from a bed, or even from the floor, and transfer them to a wheelchair or into another location such as a bathroom. Some versions of mobile patient lifts are foldable or collapsible in design, permitting the patient to use them while traveling outside of the facility, while others are designed to assist with ambulation, gait training, automobile transfers, or other specialized functions. The latest generation lift-and-transfer devices are DC-powered via high capacity batteries and may be designed with electrically activated bases that can expand or contract in width to fit around commodes, shower chairs, recliners, wheelchairs, or under beds. The primary advantage of these general purpose patient lifts is that they enable a single caregiver to meet a wide range of safe patient handling requirements for patient and caregiver injury prevention.
Sit-to-Stand Patient Lifts
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These devices are designed for the caregiver to assist patients in standing from a seated position, dressing or undressing, and/or moving the patient to another location such as a bathroom. They can also be used for transferring patients between the edge of the bed and a wheelchair, particularly those who are frail or too weak to stand without assistance. The advantage of these types of patient lifts over general purpose floor lifts is it provides the patient a greater degree of independence and participation, promotes enhanced circulation and joint range, and improves clinical outcomes by enabling the patient to stand for a period of time.
Standing Assistance Aids
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An emerging category of ergonomic devices, standing assistance aids range from innovative chair lifts and commode lifts to hybrid standing assistance equipment designed to stabilize and move the patient around the room. Hybrid standing assistance equipment allows the patient to place effort into standing by providing a stable leverage mechanism that enables the caregiver to easily transfer the patient to another location such as a commode. When using these devices it is important that the caregiver adequately assesses the patient’s functional ability to stand and bear his/her own weight.
Overhead Ceiling Track Systems
Advantages of overhead ceiling track systems are numerous. Unlike some designs of patient lifts, they do not occupy a "footprint" and do not require storage areas; they can cover virtually the entire area of a room and adjacent bathroom; they are easier and faster for the caregiver to use because of their immediate availability; they require less maneuvering space within limited-size rooms; they may help to avoid issues such as furniture clearance or impediments in the floor; they can generally avoid obstacles that may be encountered in a specific setting; and their usage compliance is almost 100% - thus furthering the promotion of patient safety. There are several styles of overhead rail and lift motor configurations available.
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Single or Traverse Rail - ceiling or wall mounted – These basic systems can range from a single ceiling-mounted straight rail transporting a patient between bed and commode, to more elaborate configurations with multiple curves and covering multiple rooms.
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Single or Traverse Rail - mobile or freestanding – Some mobile overhead systems are not mounted to ceiling or wall but are on wheels to permit them to be lowered and moved within the room or to another room. Free Standing Overhead Systems are offered in single-rail or twin rail versions. The twin rail versions can also accommodate a gantry-style traverse rail to permit x-y positioning of the patient. Weight capacities range up to 1,100 lbs.
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Room-to-Room Designs – These patient lifts feature easily removable lift motors and are capable of transporting the patient from room to room through doorways, without cutting through the door header.
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Single Motor – One lift motor is suspended from the rail and performs straightforward up/down lifting assignments
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Dual Motor – Tandem motors enable larger patients to tilt forward or backward for comfort or easier positioning during bed-to-chair transfers (frequently used for bariatric patients.)
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Removable Motor – The reversible lift motor operates while mounted in either direction and can be easily disconnected and moved to another room or unit.
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