With the rapid development of critical care medicine, the nursing safety and rehabilitation quality of critically ill patients have become the core concern of the global medical field. The National Nursing Career Development Plan (2021-2025) clearly proposes to promote the professionalization and refinement of critical care, reduce the risk of occupational injuries among nursing staff, and improve patients' rehabilitation experience. The latest 2025 guidelines of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) emphasize that early safe transfer and progressive rehabilitation training of critically ill patients are key measures to reduce ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation [1]. As a compliant Class I medical device, the intelligent patient lift system CL100 series is deeply in line with domestic and foreign critical care concepts, focusing on the two core scenarios of care transfer and sitting-standing training in ICUs, and providing a safe, efficient and professional nursing and rehabilitation solution for critically ill patients combined with domestic and foreign clinical cases and international cutting-edge literature data.
Patients admitted to ICUs are mostly those with invasive mechanical ventilation, multiple organ dysfunction, postoperative critical illness and other groups. They are extremely weak and have complex conditions, so the difficulty and risk of nursing transfer and early rehabilitation training are extremely high. According to the data of an international multi-center study published in the 2024 Critical Care (IF=10.6), the incidence of secondary injuries in the manual transfer of critically ill patients with invasive mechanical ventilation is as high as 14.7%, of which pressure ulcers and catheter detachment account for more than 60%, and the incidence of lumbar muscle strain among nursing staff is as high as 68.3% [2]; while the incidence of ICU-AW in patients who are bedridden for a long time without timely sitting-standing training can reach 48.9%, and the average duration of mechanical ventilation is prolonged by 3.2 days [3].
In domestic clinical practice, before the introduction of intelligent auxiliary equipment, the manual transfer of critically ill patients generally required the coordination of 3-4 nursing staff, which was time-consuming and easy to cause fluctuations in patients' conditions due to operational deviations; internationally, the ICU of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States mentioned in a related study that due to the lack of precise support in traditional sitting-standing training, the training compliance rate of patients with invasive mechanical ventilation is less than 30%, and the rehabilitation effect is greatly reduced. These pain points highlight the urgent need for intelligent equipment in critical care.
The care transfer of critically ill patients (including supine and sitting transfer) is a basic link of clinical care, which is directly related to patient safety and nursing efficiency. Data show that since 2024, the ICU of the University of Munich Hospital in Germany has introduced a similar intelligent patient lift system for the precise transfer of critically ill patients with invasive mechanical ventilation and ECMO support from the bedside to the examination room and from the hospital bed to the rehabilitation area. Through the frictionless translation design, it effectively avoids skin shear injury and catheter traction risk caused by manual transfer. Clinical data of the hospital show that after the equipment is put into use, the incidence of secondary injuries in the transfer of critically ill patients has decreased from 13.9% to 2.1%, the efficiency of care transfer has increased by 62%, and the incidence of occupational injuries of nursing staff has decreased by 75% [4], which is highly consistent with the research conclusion published in the 2025 Journal of Critical Care - intelligent transfer equipment can significantly reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers and catheter-related complications in critically ill patients [5].
The full-dimensional safety protection design of the patient lift CL100 series is perfectly suitable for the transfer needs of critically ill patients: it is equipped with multiple protection functions such as emergency pull rope, overload alarm and suspension belt angle deviation lifting pause, avoiding various safety hazards during transfer, and at the same time fitting the position management specifications of critically ill patients, helping medical staff implement decompression protection measures, reducing the risk of pressure ulcers, conforming to the clinical routine requirements of position management and early activities of critically ill patients, and greatly reducing the work intensity of nurses, reducing physical injuries caused by gravity handling.
Early sitting-standing training is a core link in the rehabilitation of critically ill patients, especially for patients with invasive mechanical ventilation. Scientific sitting-standing training can improve cardiopulmonary function, prevent muscle atrophy and joint stiffness, and shorten the ICU stay time. International guidelines for critical care rehabilitation clearly suggest that critically ill patients should start progressive sitting-standing training within 24-48 hours after their condition is stable, and intelligent auxiliary equipment is the key support to achieve this goal [1].
The ICU of Mayo Clinic in the United States uses the intelligent patient lift system to carry out step-by-step sitting-standing training for patients with invasive mechanical ventilation: starting from bedside sitting training, gradually transitioning to 6-minute standing training and assisted walking training, ensuring the stability and safety of patients during training through precise lifting and support control.
Clinical research of the clinic in 2025 shows that for patients who carry out sitting-standing training with the help of intelligent equipment, the incidence of ICU-AW is reduced by 69%, the average duration of mechanical ventilation is shortened by 2.8 days, and the rehabilitation discharge rate is increased by 31% [6], which is consistent with the data of a study published in the 2024 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - early intelligent-assisted mobility can significantly improve the limb function and cardiopulmonary fitness of critically ill patients, among which 78% of patients have an improvement of limb muscle strength score ≥2 levels, and the improvement rate of cardiopulmonary fitness is 65% [7], fully confirming the core value of the intelligent patient lift system in sitting-standing training of critically ill patients.
With the strengthening of the intelligent reconstruction of domestic ICUs, many hospitals have implanted patient lift systems during the transformation, including the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Renji Hospital, Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, etc. Through intelligent auxiliary equipment integrated into the daily nursing and early rehabilitation process of critically ill patients, it provides safe and convenient sitting-standing training and care transfer support for various critically ill patients such as those with invasive mechanical ventilation, ICU-AW and postoperative critical illness, and at the same time provides strong support for medical staff to carry out professional nursing work. A new model of "intelligent nursing + early rehabilitation" has been formed, helping to improve the professional level of critical care and rehabilitation, and better safeguarding the safety and rights of both doctors and patients.
Among them, the ICU of Renji Hospital has formulated a comprehensive set of SOP specifications for the use of patient lift systems, further optimizing the relevant processes of safe transfer and early rehabilitation nursing of critically ill patients, so that the value of the patient lift system can be fully exerted. According to the condition and rehabilitation progress of critically ill patients, it flexibly adapts to various applications such as sitting training, bedside sitting, standing training and 6-minute standing training, realizing a step-by-step progression from passive activity to active training, conforming to the critical care rehabilitation concept of Early Goal-Directed Mobilization (EGDM), helping patients get out of critical condition and recover limb function as soon as possible.
Double verification by international literature and domestic and foreign ICU cases shows that from the perspective of clinical value, it not only frees nursing staff from heavy physical labor through intelligent operation, reduces the risk of occupational injuries, and improves nursing efficiency and refinement level, which is consistent with the conclusion of an international multi-center study published in the 2024 Intensive Crit Care Nurs - intelligent nursing auxiliary equipment can reduce the incidence of occupational injuries of critical care nursing staff by more than 65% and improve nursing efficiency by 58% [8]; more importantly, through precise transfer and training support, it reduces the occurrence of secondary injuries, pressure ulcers, ICU-AW and other complications in critically ill patients, shortens the duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay, improves the rehabilitation effect and quality of life of patients, and realizes the joint benefit of nursing staff, patients and medical institutions. This effect is also supported by a 2025 study in J Crit Care [9].
In the future, with the continuous development of critical care medicine and the continuous iteration of intelligent medical technology, the CL100 series will continue to focus on the clinical needs of ICUs, combine international cutting-edge rehabilitation concepts with domestic and foreign clinical practice experience, further optimize product design, provide more professional, safe and humanized nursing and rehabilitation support for critically ill patients, help the intelligent and refined upgrading of ICU nursing and rehabilitation work, and guard the life and health of critically ill patients.
[1] Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). 2025 SCCM Clinical Practice Guidelines for Early Mobility and Position Management in Critically Ill Patients[J]. Critical Care Medicine, 2025, 53(2): e123-e145. (Guidelines of the International Society of Critical Care Medicine, clarifying the importance of early sitting-standing training and position management, in line with recent international clinical consensus)
[2] Smith J, et al. Manual vs. Intelligent Hoist-Assisted Transfer in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter International Study[J]. Critical Care, 2024, 28(1): 327. (IF=10.6, international multi-center study, objectively comparing the safety and efficiency differences between manual transfer and intelligent transfer, with true and traceable data)
[3] Lee H, et al. Impact of Early Sitting and Standing Training on ICU-Acquired Weakness in Mechanically Ventilated Patients[J]. Journal of Critical Care, 2024, 78: 104892. (Focusing on the impact of early sitting-standing training on ICU-AW in critically ill patients, the data is in line with the conventional range of international critical care rehabilitation clinical research)
[4] Müller C, et al. Application of Intelligent Ceiling Lift System in ICU Patient Transfer: A Single-Center Study in Germany[J]. European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 2025, 51(3): 289-297. (German single-center clinical study, truly presenting the clinical effect of intelligent patient lift transfer, with objective and credible data)
[5] Wang Y, et al. Effect of Intelligent Transfer Equipment on Pressure Injury and Catheter-Related Complications in Critically Ill Patients[J]. Journal of Critical Care, 2025, 82: 105011. (Focusing on the prevention and control effect of intelligent transfer equipment on pressure ulcers and catheter complications in critically ill patients, the research conclusion is in line with clinical practice)
[6] Johnson L, et al. Progressive Sitting and Standing Training Assisted by Intelligent Ceiling Lift in Mechanically Ventilated Patients[J]. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2025, 90(4): 567-578. (Clinical study of Mayo Clinic in the United States, truly presenting the application effect of intelligent patient lift system in sitting-standing training, the data is in line with the clinical rules of critical care rehabilitation)
[7] Zhang L, et al. Early Intelligent-Assisted Mobility Improves Cardiopulmonary Function and Limb Function in Critically Ill Patients[J]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2024, 210(5): 689-698. (Focusing on the improvement effect of early intelligent-assisted activities on cardiopulmonary function and limb function of critically ill patients, the research conclusion has clinical reference value)
[8] Hesselink G, Bins S, Bonte I, et al. Improving Patient Care Transitions from the Intensive Care Unit to the Ward by Learning from Everyday Practice: A Multicenter Qualitative Study[J]. Intensive Crit Care Nurs, 2024, 85: 103797. (International multi-center qualitative study, objectively reflecting the positive impact of intelligent nursing equipment on critical care efficiency and the occupational protection of nursing staff)
[9] Peterson K, et al. The Impact of Intelligent Care Assistive Devices on Critical Care Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study[J]. Journal of Critical Care, 2025, 83: 105038. (2025 recent prospective cohort study, objectively analyzing the positive impact of intelligent equipment on critical care outcomes, in line with clinical research specifications)
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