| NOMENCLATURE |
TELEVISION SYSTEM, HANDICAPPED PATIENT. CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY
MODIFIED TV FOR USE BY INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM SPINAL CORD
INJURIES, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, AND AMPUTEES. THE
SCREEN IS NORMALLY 5 INCH THRU 12 INCH AND IS ATTACHED TO A GRAVITY
FREE FLEX ARM WITH COAXIAL CABLE PROVIDING THE POWER SUPPLY AND ANTENNA
MOUNTED ON THE WALL, BED OR FLOOR STAND. THE TV CONTROLS MAY BE HAND
OPERATED OR REMOTELY CONTROLLED VIA A BREATH ACTIVATED C ORD BY BLOWING
INTO A PNEUMATIC TUBE. ADDITIONAL CONTROLS MAY BE ADDED TO THE TV TO
OPERATE A LIGHT, RADIO, NURSE CALL, ELECTRIC BED, DRAPES, ETC.
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