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Patient transfer is a critical task in patient care and medical sectors. However, it is challenging because it exposes caregivers to injury risks. Available transfer devices, like floor lifts, lead to improvements but are far from perfect. They do not eliminate the caregivers' risk for musculoskeletal disorders, and they can be burdensome to use du...
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... different studies to better understand the development of back disorders. The spinal column has a safety limit of 3,400 N in compression and 1,000 N in shear [3]; they are often exceeded during patienthandling tasks [4]. To relieve the caregivers, hospitals and retirement houses are equipped with assistance devices, such as the floor lifts ( Figure. 1). Although these devices have many advantages over unassisted methods in terms of transferring patients, they do not perfectly protect the spinal column. Some medical experiments were performed to measure the effort A. Girard and D. Callon are with the Faculty of Engineering, Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation ...
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... study the behaviour of this concept, a simple longitudinal dynamic model is proposed (Figure 2). It is composed of a first mass (m) representing the floor lift moving in linear motion and a second suspended mass (M) representing the patient balancing motions in the sling (Figure 1). This system is submitted to the motorised wheel's and the user's efforts. ...
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