Abstract

The paper present an innovative concept of a hospital bed which use a single drive to transform the bed into a chair. The bed concept fits into the concept of smart care and tries to address the increasingly complex needs of patients who are in a convalescent period. The hospital bed is smart, allowing the patient to choose a more ergonomic and comfortable position, The transformation of the bed to chair can be done with the patient on the bed. Once transformed into a chair it can pivot around a vertical axis to give the patient the opportunity to get up on any part of the bed. Pivoting also offers the possibility to perform recovery exercises from a sitting position and to socialize with other patients.

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