#$%^&*AU2018100644A420180621.pdf#####ABSTRACT A patient assist rail comprising a looped handrail presenting a vertical profile and a base attached at opposed sides of the looped handrail and oriented in a common horizontal 5 plane generally orthogonal to the vertical profile of the looped handrail, the looped handrail fitted with a barrier spanning across at least part of the profile presented by the looped handrail. 71/6 250 100 200 310 230 220 240 320 300 310 210 s00 400 330 FIG 1A