121 |
Hydraulic system for hydraulically actuating an ambulance lifting table |
US632482 |
1996-04-24 |
US5701618A |
1997-12-30 |
Klaus Brugger |
A hydraulic system for hydraulically actuating a vertically adjustable ambulance lifting table used for receiving thereon a stretcher and adapted to be selectively switched to a cushioned mode of operation comprises a cylinder for actuating the lifting table, a hydraulic accumulator for cushioning the lifting table, a pump, a three-way valve, and a discharge valve connected to a reservoir of the hydraulic system on the outlet side thereof. In order to prevent the patient and/or the medical personnel from being exposed to danger by the lifting table when the above-mentioned hydraulic system is used, and even if the hydraulic system is actuated incorrectly, the three-way valve is in fluid connection with the pump and the hydraulic accumulator on the inlet side thereof and with the cylinder on the outlet side thereof, a valves is provided between the cylinder on the one hand and the hydraulic accumulator on the other, the valves is controlled such that it assumes an open position only if the pressure in the hydraulic accumulator exceeds the pressure within the cylinder by not more than a predetermined pressure difference, and the input side of the discharge valve is in fluid connection either with the hydraulic accumulator or with the cylinder depending on the pressure prevailing in the hydraulic accumulator relative to the pressure prevailing in the cylinder. |
122 |
Automatically adaptable fastening system for wheeled cots and similar
devices |
US696638 |
1991-05-07 |
US5092722A |
1992-03-03 |
George M. Reazer, III; Irvin D. Pollock; Aristethes A. Lambros; Jerry L. Taylor |
A fastening system for emergency vehicle cots and the like includes a longitudinal guide track to be mounted upon the planar surface. At least one hold-down support depends downwardly from the support frame of the cot to be secured, extending toward the planar surface in use. The guide track receives the hold-down support to permit longitudinal movement of the support along the track while preventing substantial vertical movement. A lock is provided for automatically securing the support frame at a position along the track and to prevent further longitudinal movement therealong, and a release device for selectively disengaging the lock is also included. In a preferred embodiment, the fastening system further includes a pair of spaced apart supports, and the lock includes a plurality of locking gates spaced along the length of the guide track to receive and selectively lockingly interact with the supports. The locking gates can be specifically designed to engage only with supports having a predetermined structural conformation. In this way, the locking gates provide for automatic adaptability of the system to a variety of different cot models without requiring structural alterations. |
123 |
Device for carrying disabled or sick persons |
US398393 |
1982-07-14 |
US4485504A |
1984-12-04 |
J. C. L. Lehmann |
A device for carrying sick persons comprises a frame formed as a longeron and covered with a pad, and a safety belt system connected to the frame. The belt system includes a V-shaped portion which is to be extended over the shoulders of a patient and a belt loop to be extended over the legs of the patient. The two portions of the belt system may be connected to each other by a snap closure. The device is further provided with an unrolling arrangement for adjusting the length of the belt loop. |
124 |
Litter frame with supporting platform which can be raised by hydraulic
or pneumatic jack |
US718462 |
1976-08-30 |
US4078269A |
1978-03-14 |
Jorn Weipert |
A litter frame having a supporting platform is adapted to be raised by a hydraulic or pneumatic jack. A common pneumatic or hydraulic system is provided to both raise the platform and to provide spring suspension for the same. Where a common hydro-pneumatic system is provided, the jack assembly is actuated by a hydraulic medium, while a hydro-pneumatic cushioning assembly is loaded by the hydraulic medium. The hydraulic medium is delivered to both the jack and the hydro-pneumatic system from the same hydraulic supply. |
125 |
Stretcher holder device for ambulances |
US557951 |
1975-03-13 |
US4006500A |
1977-02-08 |
Andre Bonifay |
A stretcher holder device, for use in vehicles such as ambulances or in the open or in buildings, has a frame with uprights and longitudinal cross-pieces which support individual stretchers. In a preferred arrangement the longitudinal cross-pieces define between them a central gap to receive and guide a stiffening base projecting at the underside of the stretchers. The stretcher holder frame can support a plurality of stretchers in stacked condition, with each stretcher spaced vertically from the next in the stack. |
126 |
Air cushion vehicle for a stretcher |
US39048764 |
1964-08-18 |
US3282362A |
1966-11-01 |
ALEXANDER BURNS |
|
127 |
Adjustable support device for litters and the like |
US22085551 |
1951-04-13 |
US2665431A |
1954-01-12 |
ELSNER EDWIN C |
|
128 |
Carrying apparatus |
US48210343 |
1943-04-07 |
US2394264A |
1946-02-05 |
ROBINSON HAROLD E |
|
129 |
Convertible passenger car and ambulance |
US38471541 |
1941-03-22 |
US2337505A |
1943-12-21 |
SWIFT STANLEY H |
|
130 |
Transport apparatus for stretchers and the like |
US18622738 |
1938-01-21 |
US2161541A |
1939-06-06 |
FRITZ TINTNER |
|
131 |
Automobile brancard |
US11828526 |
1926-06-24 |
US1693496A |
1928-11-27 |
FRANS RIEMVIS WILHELM |
|
132 |
Stretcher cot for automobiles |
US51181321 |
1921-10-31 |
US1413890A |
1922-04-25 |
RALPH BARTHOLOMEW |
|
133 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A WHEELED LOAD INTO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE |
PCT/US2012029044 |
2012-03-14 |
WO2012125703A2 |
2012-09-20 |
VAN NESS DORIS |
A simple, adjustable lift system to load a cot bearing a patient into and out of an ambulance and a method of transferring a load on a transport into a vehicle is provided. More specifically, the lift system provides a pair of rails that may be adjusted to accommodate any cot currently in use by an ambulance. The rail system is extendable and is operated by a linear actuator to couple to a cot or other transport and lift the cot or other transport to a height from which the cot may be laterally inserted into the ambulance without undue strain on the EMT, firefighter, or other user. |
134 |
MODULAR TRANSPORTABLE LIFE SUPPORT DEVICE |
PCT/US2008081810 |
2008-10-30 |
WO2009061661A3 |
2009-09-11 |
KNEALE TODD D; ALEXANDER STEVEN B; DOMAE TERRANCE P; QUILLEN JOHN W; BONGIOVANNI RICHARD A; BARNETT PETER A |
There is provided a patient care and treatment platform that is connectable to a plurality of modules capable of providing medical functionality. The platform includes a housing and a patient support surface. The platform also includes a power receiver for receiving power. The platform further includes a module interface including power, data, and pneumatic spines having power data and pneumatic ports, respectively. The spines are operative to transfer data, power, and fluid within the platform. The ports are connectable to the modules to integrate the modules into the platform. The platform also includes a head fairing having a patient interface panel. The head fairing includes an inner surface that is substantially concave in shape and slopes away from the patient support surface to allow access to the head of a patient. The patient interface panel includes a plurality of ports connectable to electrical and pneumatic apparatus. |
135 |
Ambulance cot and loading and unloading system |
US15253140 |
2016-08-31 |
US10149791B2 |
2018-12-11 |
Clifford Edwin Lambarth; Chad Conway Souke; Kurosh Nahavandi; Adam Darwin Downey; Robert Gregory Cox |
An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprises a cot having a head end, a base for mounting to a deck of an emergency vehicle, a track mounted for linear movement along said base, and an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position. The arm is and configured to engage the cot, and wherein when the track is extended along the base and the arm is extended along the track the arm is extended from the base in an extended position and is configured for lifting the cot and providing cantilevered support to the cot while in the extended position. |
136 |
Multi-purpose emergency services strap |
US15679593 |
2017-08-17 |
US09988245B2 |
2018-06-05 |
Mark Schroeder |
A multi-purpose emergency services strap for facilitating lifting, transporting or carrying an individual has a strap body with a plurality of independent loops formed in the strap body. The independent loops include at least two adjacent, proximal leg loops formed in the strap body on either side of the midline, end loops on each end of the multi-purpose emergency services strap, and a plurality of adjacent handles formed in the strap body positioned distal to each of the at least two adjacent, leg loops and proximal to the end loops. The multi-purpose emergency services strap also includes a back strap and attachment loops that can be variously configured for many rescue and transport applications for humans and animals. |
137 |
Emergency lift and transport system |
US15443090 |
2017-02-27 |
US09867744B2 |
2018-01-16 |
Robert S Krolick; Sanford Shapiro; Duane Carling |
A lift system 100 may comprise two sets of two pistons with each set of pistons attached to an upper cross bar 210 and a lower cross bar 275, with the lower cross bar having distal ends comprising distal insertion areas 276 with the distal insertion areas passing through a first void 241 defined within a wheelie bar 240 and the distal insertion areas 276 reaching further to move a wedge bar 270. To lift a patient from a lowered position, a piston moves a lower cross bar 275 which in turn moves a wedge bar 270 into a wedge 280, causing the lower cross bar to break out of plane with a top bar 205. The use of two wheelie gears 220 ensures that the lift remains horizontal even if piston forces are not uniform. |
138 |
Emergency lift and transport system |
US15442919 |
2017-02-27 |
US09861538B2 |
2018-01-09 |
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 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. |
139 |
MODULAR WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM |
US15700818 |
2017-09-11 |
US20170367910A1 |
2017-12-28 |
Erich C. Griffith; Jason L. Ward |
A convertible transport system including a seat portion, a back support portion, and a pivoting mechanism coupled to the seat portion and to the back support portion. The pivoting mechanism is configured to adjust and lock the back support portion relative to the seat portion, the pivoting mechanism having three operative states: a free pivoting state allowing the back support portion to pivot relative to the seat portion about an axis; a ratcheting state allowing the back support portion to only pivot toward the seat portion about the axis; and a locking state in which the pivoting mechanism is locked to thereby prevent a pivoting movement of the back support portion relative to the seat portion. |
140 |
MULTI-PURPOSE EMERGENCY SERVICES STRAP |
US15679593 |
2017-08-17 |
US20170341912A1 |
2017-11-30 |
Mark Schroeder |
A multi-purpose emergency services strap for facilitating lifting, transporting or carrying an individual has a strap body with a plurality of independent loops formed in the strap body. The independent loops include at least two adjacent, proximal leg loops formed in the strap body on either side of the midline, end loops on each end of the multi-purpose emergency services strap, and a plurality of adjacent handles formed in the strap body positioned distal to each of the at least two adjacent, leg loops and proximal to the end loops. The multi-purpose emergency services strap also includes a back strap and attachment loops that can be variously configured for many rescue and transport applications for humans and animals. |