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Abstract

To permit comfortable bathing by an ambulatory patient without the assistance of another person, a bathing system includes a movable portion and a stationary portion, with a movable portion including a tub that pivots between a bathing position and an entering-and-exiting position. The stationary portion includes a seat for the patient which remains stationary as the tub moves, a drive mechanism for the bath tub and a source of warm sparging air and warm circulating air. When the tub is in the entering-and-exiting position, the chair is positioned so the patient can enter it easily but recessed within the tub walls so that he is partly encompassed by the tub and the warm air is able to circulate around the patient. The pivot point and size of the tub permit the tub to fit within an alcove. Controls are mounted so that the patient may manipulate the tub from position to position and control the warm air and water.

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