121 |
METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR RAISING A LYING PERSON |
US15553751 |
2015-02-27 |
US20180042791A1 |
2018-02-15 |
Flemming Eriksen; Anders Lykkegaard Møller |
There is presented an equipment (13) for raising of an associated lying person, comprising a seat (1), a primary leg (4), a secondary leg (5) being secondary leg (5) being rotatably connected to the seat (1) and a backrest (2), wherein the equipment is arranged to be passed from a first configuration to a second configuration by rotation of the secondary leg (5) around a rotation axis, and wherein the equipment is arranged so that it enables placement of the equipment between the associated lying person and a supporting surface while the bottom of the associated lying person is in contact with the supporting surface upon which the associated lying person is lying and subsequently raising the associated lying person by passing the equipment from the first configuration to the secondary configuration by rotation of the secondary leg (5). In a particular embodiment, the equipment is arranged for being reversibly assembled and disassembled without using tools. |
122 |
MULTI-FUNCTION PERSON HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
US15664610 |
2017-07-31 |
US20180028377A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Martin W. Stryker; Ross Timothy Lucas |
A person handling apparatus includes a deck with a seat section, a leg section, and a back section. The back section is pivotally mounted to the seat section. The leg section has a proximal end pivotally mounted to the seat section and a cantilevered end spaced a first distance from its proximal end. The seat section, the leg section, and the back section are arranged to lie in a common plane when the deck is in a supine configuration to support a person in a supine position. First and second leg assemblies are pivotally mounted to the deck to move between (1) first deployed positions wherein the first and second leg assemblies are angled relative to the deck when the deck is in the supine configuration to support the deck in a raised composition and (2) second deployed positions when the deck is supported in the chair configuration. |
123 |
Powered ambulance COT with an automated COT control system |
US15245661 |
2016-08-24 |
US09789020B2 |
2017-10-17 |
Colleen Q. Blickensderfer; Brian M. Magill; Timothy R. Wells; Preeti Sar; Derick C. Robinson; Nicholas V. Valentino; Michael D. Clark |
A powered ambulance cot and methods of raising and lowering the cot as well as loading and unloading the cot are disclosed. The cot includes a support frame and legs, each leg having a wheel. An actuator of an actuation system interconnects the frame and legs, and is configured to effect changes in elevation of the frame relative to the wheel of each of the legs. A control system controls activation of the actuation system, and detects both the actuator at a first location relative to the frame, where the first location is remote from a second location and which situates an end of the actuator that is remote from each wheel closer to the frame, and a presence of a signal requesting a change in elevation of said support frame to thereby cause the legs to move relative to the support frame. |
124 |
Mobile Patient Bed |
US14930542 |
2015-11-02 |
US20170119610A1 |
2017-05-04 |
Steven S. Christensen; Antonio D. Lucero; Brian Riley; Eric B. Lafay; David D. Scott |
A mobile patient bed may be used for moving a patient between at least two locations during a medical procedure. The mobile patient bed may comprise an interface configured to selectively couple the mobile patient bed to at least one medical system and at least one processor configured to receive a medical system command via the interface and process the medical system command when the mobile patient bed is coupled to the at least one medical system, receive and process a user command when the mobile patient bed is not coupled to the at least one medical system, and refrain from processing the user command when the mobile patient bed is coupled to the at least one medical system. The mobile patient bed may also comprise a seat and a plurality of motors configured to independently position the seat along a plurality of axes. |
125 |
Emergency lift and transport chair |
US14741299 |
2015-06-16 |
US09579240B2 |
2017-02-28 |
Robert S Krolick; Sanford Shapiro; Duane Carling |
A mechanical lift features the low profile of a traditional wood and cloth cot stretcher allowing patients to be easily rolled or moved upon a flat surface. An integrated mechanical lift system then lifts a patient to a raised or seated position without need for manual lifting. The lift allows patients to be moved and transported without back strain to health care workers or first responders. The lift may be raised by the mechanical movement or expansion of a piston. A seat plate 420 may rest upon a non-tilting seat strut 310 and become a seat as the lift rises. During the lifting process, a back plate 400, attached to a back strut 205 gently rises to place the patient in a seated position as a leg plate 440 lowers. |
126 |
Emergency Lift and Transport Chair |
US14741299 |
2015-06-16 |
US20160367414A1 |
2016-12-22 |
Robert S. Krolick; Sanford Shapiro; Duane Carling |
A mechanical lift features the low profile of a traditional wood and cloth cot stretcher allowing patients to be easily rolled or moved upon a flat surface. An integrated mechanical lift system then lifts a patient to a raised or seated position without need for manual lifting. The lift allows patients to be moved and transported without back strain to health care workers or first responders. The lift may be raised by the mechanical movement or expansion of a piston. A seat plate 420 may rest upon a non-tilting seat strut 310 and become a seat as the lift rises. During the lifting process, a back plate 400, attached to a back strut 205 gently rises to place the patient in a seated position as a leg plate 440 lowers. |
127 |
Patient transport platform |
US14375883 |
2013-01-30 |
US09364375B2 |
2016-06-14 |
Trevor Youngmann; Brian Huml; David Heidenreich; Nathan Yensho; Michael Maske |
Embodiments of a patient transport platform employing one or more adjustable columns interposed between a base having caster wheels with one or more intermediate large wheels, the adjustable columns accommodating deployment and retraction of the large wheels and elevation and positioning of an articulating patient stretcher chair. In various embodiments, the adjustable columns are in parallel or series connection, or combinations thereof. An articulating base frame assembly with a dampened interconnection between fore and aft sections, having three pairs of wheels for selective implementation in use is also presented. |
128 |
MOBILE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE CONVERTIBLE TO AN EXAMINATION TABLE AND FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF |
US14306662 |
2014-06-17 |
US20150283017A1 |
2015-10-08 |
Robert M Harris, JR. |
A mobile transportation device convertible to an examination table configured to be transported in a motor vehicle and method thereof, the device comprises a lower base, an upper base, and a scissor lift assembly, the scissor lift assembly is configured to raise and lower the upper base via a hydraulic foot action pump lever, a plurality of tie down links are optionally positioned on the upper frame or the lower frame for securing the transportation device to a motor vehicle. |
129 |
Control System and Method for Transport Device |
US14079701 |
2013-11-14 |
US20150129333A1 |
2015-05-14 |
David J. Morris; Nathan E. Yensho; Dustin J. Sadler; Robert E. Herchick |
A selectively powered transport device such as an ambulatory stretcher-chair is presented. The stretcher-chair has a spring-biased Hall-effect mechanism controlled by an operator to command a desired direction and speed of mobility of the device. A power drive control unit senses a target direction and speed of movement and incrementally closes on that target. The power drive control unit senses the presence of ramps or inclines by monitoring instantaneous current to a drive motor and adjusts the motor operation accordingly. The power drive control unit further monitors thermal operational conditions of the drive motor by monitoring motor winding current and assessing energy dissipated as heat in the motor winding as a function thereof. The net accumulated heat energy associated with the motor is monitored and corrective action with respect to the current applied to the motor is taken accordingly. |
130 |
RECONFIGURABLE TRANSPORT APPARATUS |
US14206151 |
2014-03-12 |
US20140265181A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Clifford Edwin Lambarth; Jason James Wroblewski; Brandon David Naber; Alfred James Dacy, IV; Thomas Alan Puvogel; Ross Timothy Lucas |
A transport apparatus includes a frame, a lift mechanism supporting the frame, and a litter deck for supporting a person. The litter deck is adapted to be reconfigured between a chair configuration and a cot configuration. The litter deck is also adapted to be removably mounted to the frame, with the litter deck being adapted to be supported by the frame while the litter deck is in its chair configuration and also while being reconfigured between its chair configuration and its cot configuration. |
131 |
Patient lifter |
US12485367 |
2009-06-16 |
US08745791B1 |
2014-06-10 |
Osmar A. Ullrich; Steven A. Sauer |
A patient lifter is provided which includes a pair of side members with a patient support extending therebetween. Arcuate front supports extend from a first end of each side member and the inside bend of each arcuate front support generally faces the patient support. A handle at a second end of the side members facilitates a lift. As the lift begins, a first mechanical advantage is effected by the patient being relatively close to a fulcrum of the lifter. Large vertical travel by the lifting force results in relatively little vertical travel by the patient. As the lift progresses, and the one doing the lift is in a better position to exert additional lifting force, the fulcrum shifts to provide a second, lower, mechanical advantage, but the patient moves further in the vertical direction relative to the vertical travel of the handle. |
132 |
Selectively powered ambulatory stretcher chair |
US12774988 |
2010-05-06 |
US08418786B2 |
2013-04-16 |
Timothy A. Clapp; Richard E. Cole, Jr.; Zackary D. McKee; Robert E. Herchick; Michael E. Maske |
A selectively powered ambulatory stretcher chair has a bifurcated articulating base of free-wheeling casters at each of the corners thereof, with motor driven wheels on a transaxle interposed therebetween. Articulation of the bifurcated base causes deployment and retraction of the drive wheels to allow use of the stretcher chair in both a manual and power-driven mode, while ensuring stability in both. A u-shaped positionable bar is pivotally connected to a back of the stretcher chair and maintains a control box within a tight range of positions as the chair of the stretcher chair assembly translates between upright and horizontal positions. The back of the stretcher chair is of a radiolucent material, accommodating medical procedures in the stretcher chair in a broad range of positions. |
133 |
Rescuing and carrying device |
US12438546 |
2007-05-10 |
US08336141B2 |
2012-12-25 |
Cho Kee Wong |
A rescuing and carrying device comprising a supporting portion, handhold belts, safety belts and shoulder belts, each made of flexible materials. The handhold belts, safety belts and shoulder belts are fixed on the supporting portion respectively. The device comprises lightweight, flexible and foldable materials. With the shoulder belts, the device can be lifted or carried on the shoulders of carriers, allowing for hands-free operation by the carrier. |
134 |
Roll-in chair cot with three cot height positions |
US11444238 |
2006-05-31 |
US07581265B1 |
2009-09-01 |
Elroy E. Bourgraf; Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr.; Irvin Pollock |
A roll-in chair cot which is movable between a chair position, a fully lowered cot height position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position is disclosed. With the chair cot positioned in the intermediate position, the chair cot is approximately bed height such that a patient may be laterally transferred from the bed to the chair cot in a generally supine position. |
135 |
BODY TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US12341744 |
2008-12-22 |
US20090094742A1 |
2009-04-16 |
Christopher McNulty |
A body transfer system, includes a housing having a substantially planar top portion configured to support a body and having a substantially planar bottom portion; a bottom translation mechanism disposed at the bottom portion and configured to translate the system across a first surface upon which a body rests; and a top translation mechanism disposed at the top portion and configured to burrow the system between the first surface and the body as the bottom translation mechanism translates the first surface. A method of transferring a body is also included. |
136 |
Body Transfer System and Support Pads |
US11561683 |
2006-11-20 |
US20070074343A1 |
2007-04-05 |
Christopher McNulty |
A system for transferring a body from a first surface to a second surface, or supporting a body during such translation with substantially no agitation of the body, is provided. A pad configured for use on a plurality of patient support surfaces, e.g., with the transfer system, can comprise a main portion dimensioned to substantially cover a first support surface, a supplemental portion configured to combine with the main portion to substantially cover a second support surface dimensioned larger than the first support surface, and at least one living hinge coupling the main portion to the supplemental portion and configured to adapt the pad for use between the first support surface and second support surface. |
137 |
Folding chair cot for use with emergency vehicles |
US11062646 |
2005-02-22 |
US20060185079A1 |
2006-08-24 |
Nathan Walkingshaw |
The present invention relates to a collapsible emergency vehicle chair cot that includes a support system and a movement system. The support system is a retractable system disposed on the bottom of the cot to support the chair cot during transportation. For example, one embodiment of a support system includes a track that extends from the bottom for the chair cot. The track supports the chair cot thereby minimizing the need for an emergency worker to manually support the chair cot during transportation. The movement system is coupled to the support system and utilizes rotational movement to assist in moving the chair cot over a surface. For example, one embodiment of a movement system includes coupling a motor system and a brake system to the support system to provide motorized movement. The support system and movement system are configured to be collapsible to facilitate using the chair cot with an emergency vehicle. The chair cot further includes at least two platforms for supporting a patient in a seated position. |
138 |
Carrier for a physically challenged person |
US10615462 |
2003-07-07 |
US06901612B2 |
2005-06-07 |
William Calfas; Karin A. Calfas |
A foldable carrier to transport a person in a seated posture. The carrier has a bottom panel, two side panels, and a back panel. On the outside of the two side panels are at least one rank of anchors, preferably two, to which handles can be engaged to assist lifting the person in the carrier. |
139 |
Body transfer system |
US10458614 |
2003-06-10 |
US06857143B2 |
2005-02-22 |
Christopher McNulty |
A system for transferring a body from a first surface to a second surface, with substantially no agitation of the body, is provided. The system comprises a housing having a substantially planar top portion configured to support the body and a substantially planar bottom portion configured to engage either of the first or the second surface. A first translation means is operatively disposed at the top portion a second translation means is operatively disposed at the bottom portion. The second translation means is configured to transfer the system between the surfaces, with or without the body. The first translation means is configured burrow between the first surface and the body. |
140 |
Carrier for a physically challenged person |
US10615462 |
2003-07-07 |
US20050005351A1 |
2005-01-13 |
William Calfas; Karin Calfas |
A foldable carrier to transport a person in a seated posture. The carrier has a bottom panel, two side panels, and a back panel. On the outside of the two side panels are at least one rank of anchors, preferably two, to which handles can be engaged to assist lifting the person in the carrier. |