The Hercules System
One system. Your existing bed/bed fleet. Zero boosting injuries.
Hercules is a three-component automated patient repositioning system that fits on virtually any hospital bed frame. In about 10 seconds, one nurse can safely boost a patient up in bed, a task that used to require two to four people and results in the number one workers comp claim in the United States (really).
Every Hercules system includes a drive unit, a custom mattress cover, and a repositioning sheet. Everything works together. Here’s how it breaks down.
The Drive Unit
The drive unit is the “muscles” behind Hercules. It mounts at the head end of the bed frame and is the mechanical heart of the system. When a nurse presses the Unlock and Advance buttons simultaneously, the drive winds the Dream Sheet gently, evenly, and safely, and boosts the patient up in bed.
User interface
Controls on both sides of the drive allow any nurse to operate it from either side of the bed.
Status LEDs
Power (green), Head (amber), and Door Open (amber) indicators tell nurses at a glance whether the system is ready.
Sheet Release
Allows the roller to spin freely for easy sheet changes or sheet repositions.
Safe Working Load
Standard system: 507 lbs. Bariatric system: 750 lbs.
Power
120 VAC, 60 Hz, 4.0 A. Plugs into a standard hospital-grade outlet.
Applications
Standard Bed Application
The standard Hercules system is designed for use across medical/surgical, step-down, critical care, long-term care, and rehabilitation settings…anywhere patients need regular repositioning. It attaches to virtually all standard hospital bed frames and works with your existing surface or the full range of Hercules sleep surfaces and sheets
- Boosts patients up to 507 lbs (standard system), or whatever your bed frame is rated to hold
- Compatible with virtually all standard hospital bed frames
- Works with your current surface or our Dream Gel, Dream AIR or Dream THERAPY and Dream Sheet (launderable or disposable)
- One nurse, 10 seconds, every time
- 77 minutes saved per nurse, per shift on average
Bariatric Bed Application
Expanded capacity for the patients who need it most.
Caring for bariatric patients brings unique challenges, and manual boosting is among the most physically demanding and dangerous. The Hercules Bariatric System brings the same push-button boosting capability to bariatric beds, giving every nurse on the floor the ability to safely and comfortably reposition patients regardless of size.
Extended capacity
Boosts patients up to 750 lbs (340 kg), supporting the full range of bariatric patients.
Bariatric bed compatibility
Designed to integrate with bariatric bed frames currently in use.
Dream AIR compatibility
The Dream AIR mattress with its self-adjusting air cells is optimized for use with bariatric patients requiring advanced pressure redistribution.
Same interface
Nurses don't need separate training; the controls are identical to the standard system.
Dignity in care
Patients of all sizes deserve the same safe, comfortable repositioning experience.
The Morel Company believes that no patient (and no nurse) should face an impossible manual boosting situation. The bariatric application makes that real.
Labor & Delivery Application
NEW — Purpose-built for the unique repositioning needs of L&D units.
Labor and delivery presents some of the most demanding repositioning challenges in the hospital. Frequent position changes, maternal comfort needs, and the added complexity of monitoring and access during labor all come into play. Hercules brings the same one-button repositioning capability to L&D settings, without disrupting care.
Repositioning during labor
Helps nurses reposition patients through contractions and labor positions without physical strain.
Postpartum application
Supports comfortable repositioning during post-delivery recovery when patients may have limited mobility.
Reduces maternal care burden:
L&D nurses experience high rates of musculoskeletal injury. Hercules reduces the physical demand without reducing the quality of care.
Compatible with L&D bed frames
Designed to integrate with labor and delivery bed configurations.
Non-intrusive design
Hercules is low-profile and doesn't interfere with monitoring equipment, access, or delivery positioning.
Contact us to discuss your specific L&D setup. We’ll make sure we design the right solution for your unit.