21 |
Rapid water ambulance for transport of the injured, patients and the like |
US15440234 |
2017-02-23 |
US10023271B2 |
2018-07-17 |
Ezio Menna |
A rapid water ambulance for transport of patients, comprising a sick bay solidly constrained to a structure of the water ambulance and support apparatus (10) for a stretcher, the support apparatus (10) comprises: a support column (20), a carriage (30) slidable along the column (20) in the direction of the axis (A) thereof, a support plane (11) for a stretcher, borne projectingly by the carriage (30) and solidly constrained thereto, a damped suspension device (33), constrained to the carriage (30) and to the column (20), which supports the support plane (11) at an operating height, wherein the axis (A) of the support column (20) is inclined with respect to the perpendicular direction to a floor (P) plane of the sick bay and lies in a vertical plane parallel to the motion direction of the water ambulance. |
22 |
SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY VEHICLE USING DRONE |
US15482816 |
2017-04-10 |
US20170301234A1 |
2017-10-19 |
Man Bok PARK |
Disclosed are an emergency vehicle supporting device and system using a drone that resolve forward traffic congestion on a road on which an emergency vehicle is driving via the drone and supports securing of a driving path for the emergency vehicle. According to the present invention, an emergency vehicle supporting device mounted on the emergency vehicle generates drone control information and transmits the generated drone control information to the drone. Further, the drone flies according to the drone control information and a location change of the emergency vehicle and broadcasts an avoidance warning to surrounding vehicles around the flying drone, so that the surrounding vehicles may help the emergency vehicle secure a driving path and thus the emergency vehicle may arrive at a destination within a desired time. |
23 |
Wheelchair comprising energy absorber |
US14771922 |
2014-03-06 |
US09622926B2 |
2017-04-18 |
Magnus Andersson |
The present disclosure relates to a wheelchair (1) comprising: a chassis (3), a seat system (5) attached to the chassis (3), which seat system (5) has a backrest (5b) having a front side (5c) and a backside (5d), and an energy absorber (9) having a proximal end (9a) attached to the seat system (5) or joining the chassis (3), a distal end (9b) having means that enable attachment of straps or belts to the distal end (9b), and an intermediate portion (9c) extending from the proximal end (9a) to the distal end (9b) in a direction from the front side (5c) towards the back side (5d), wherein the intermediate portion (9c) has a curved portion adapted to straighten and plastically deform when the energy absorber (9) is subjected to a pulling force above a predetermined threshold. |
24 |
Litter support assembly for medical care units having a shock load absorber and methods of their use |
US13602689 |
2012-09-04 |
US09241850B2 |
2016-01-26 |
Robert Chinn |
A shock absorbing support arm assembly for a litter support assembly that includes a support arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a shock absorbing device disposed at the second end of the support arm, and a litter side shaft engagement mechanism disposed at the first end of the support arm. The support arm assembly may also comprise a mounting bracket connected at the second end of the support arm such that the shock absorbing device is positioned between the mounting bracket and the support arm. The support arm may move along an axis of the shock absorbing device and relative to the mounting bracket and may pivot about the axis relative to the mounting bracket. |
25 |
Energy absorbing fastening system |
US13712303 |
2012-12-12 |
US09022706B2 |
2015-05-05 |
Laike Misikir; Clifford Edwin Lambarth; Vishnu Mallapragada; Alfred James Dacey, IV; Keith Buffinga |
A fastening system includes an energy absorbing or impact indicator and at least one or more of the following: (1) a fastening base for mounting in an emergency vehicle, (2) a patient support engageable with a base, (3) a patient securement mechanism for securing a patient on a patient support, (4) a patient securement mechanism for securing a patient to a vehicle, (5) a patient support securement mechanism operable to secure a patient support in an emergency vehicle, or (6) a patient support securement mechanism operable to secure a patient support to a base, wherein the energy absorbing or impact indicator is located (1) at the patient securement mechanism, or (2) at the patient support securement mechanism, or wherein the energy absorbing or impact indicator is between (1) the base and the vehicle, (2) the patient support and the base, (3) the patient securement mechanism and the patient support, (4) the patient support and the emergency vehicle, (5) the patient and the emergency vehicle, or (6) the patient securement mechanism and the emergency vehicle, wherein the energy absorbing device or impact indicator has at least an energy absorbing state and a rigid state or indicates a level of impact at or between any of the respective component or components. |
26 |
Ambulance vehicle for transport of patients, injured persons and the like |
US13814215 |
2011-07-22 |
US08820812B2 |
2014-09-02 |
Ezio Menna |
A vehicle for transport of injured persons, patients and the like, which comprises: a sanitary compartment including a treading plane raised with respect to a ground surface, and an upper zone, opposite the treading plane; a lifting device for loading and unloading a stretcher located between a first extracted position in which the stretcher is resting on the ground and a second housed position in which it is arranged internally of a sanitary compartment; in which the lifting device comprises: collecting means configured to pick up the stretcher and being mobile between a lowered configuration below the level of the treading plane and a raised configuration; movement means of the collecting means, internally associable to the sanitary compartment at the upper zone for moving the stretcher between the first position and the second position and being destined to maintain the collected stretcher suspended above the treading plane. |
27 |
SHOCK SENSITIVE TRANSPORT STABILIZER |
US14043542 |
2013-10-01 |
US20140091196A1 |
2014-04-03 |
FRANK MAAS; Barbara E. Maas |
A transport device for shock sensitive packages maintains an object in a near zero gravity spatial orientation to reduce or eliminate potentially harmful mechanical shock and or vibration to a body, object or device needing protection. This device has active impact cancellation, and is controlled by a computer via attached sensors that return positional data and reduce or eliminate the deceleration rate of the protected body via programmed algorithms, and rapidly compensating linear actuators. |
28 |
ENERGY ABSORBING FASTENING SYSTEM |
US13712303 |
2012-12-12 |
US20130149064A1 |
2013-06-13 |
Laike Misikir; Clifford Edwin Lambarth; Vishnu Mallapragada; Alfred James Dacey, IV; Keith Buffinga |
A fastening system includes an energy absorbing or impact indicator and at least one or more of the following: (1) a fastening base for mounting in an emergency vehicle, (2) a patient support engageable with a base, (3) a patient securement mechanism for securing a patient on a patient support, (4) a patient securement mechanism for securing a patient to a vehicle, (5) a patient support securement mechanism operable to secure a patient support in an emergency vehicle, or (6) a patient support securement mechanism operable to secure a patient support to a base, wherein the energy absorbing or impact indicator is located (1) at the patient securement mechanism, or (2) at the patient support securement mechanism, or wherein the energy absorbing or impact indicator is between (1) the base and the vehicle, (2) the patient support and the base, (3) the patient securement mechanism and the patient support, (4) the patient support and the emergency vehicle, (5) the patient and the emergency vehicle, or (6) the patient securement mechanism and the emergency vehicle, wherein the energy absorbing device or impact indicator has at least an energy absorbing state and a rigid state or indicates a level of impact at or between any of the respective component or components. |
29 |
Vibration reduction support apparatus |
US12592386 |
2009-11-23 |
US20100072344A1 |
2010-03-25 |
Dee J. Hillberry; Mark C. Mortimore |
Representative embodiments include a support apparatus that can be positioned between a load element and a support element to cushion the load element against vibration with respect to the support element. The apparatus includes a base member and a receiving member. The receiving member has an element engaging surface facing away from the base member to receive the load element. A vibration reduction device is mounted between the base member and the receiving member to yieldably resist relative movement of the members toward one another along an axis of movement which is substantially normal to the element engaging surface. A load element securing device is attached to the receiving member to allow the load element to be secured to the element engaging surface. One of the base member or the receiving member is partially received within the other member for sliding motion along the axis. |
30 |
Isolation device for shock reduction in a neonatal transport apparatus |
US11540743 |
2006-09-29 |
US20070089236A1 |
2007-04-26 |
Michael Bailey-VanKuren; Amit Shukla |
A device in combination with a neonatal transport cart that reduces the amount of energy transmitted to the surface upon which an infant rests during transport. A pair of plates, one of which is mounted to the incubator and the other of which is mounted to the stretcher, has a gap between the substantially parallel plates. The gap contains springs, preferably gas springs, with a spring rate in a range and a damping effect. The springs reduce the energy transmission to the infant by the stretcher or other platform. |
31 |
Patient transport method and apparatus |
US11073111 |
2005-03-03 |
US20060236456A1 |
2006-10-26 |
Robert Beale |
A transport method and apparatus is provided capable of reducing the accelerations encountered by an item or patient due to an external energy input to the transport device, by utilizing an active control system adapted to input a second energy to offset the effect of the external energy input. |
32 |
Ambulance stretcher support to reduce patient trauma |
US10607113 |
2003-06-25 |
US06890137B2 |
2005-05-10 |
Dee J. Hillberry; Mark C. Mortimore |
An ambulance stretcher support is described for an ambulance having a floor with a top floor surface. In one embodiment, each support includes a stretcher leg receiving member that is adapted to releasably receive an ambulance stretcher leg. A base, configured to be mounted to the ambulance floor, mounts the stretcher leg receiving member for movement between a position substantially coplanar with the top floor surface, and a position below the top floor surface. A vibration reduction device is mounted between the base and the stretcher leg receiving member such that the stretcher leg can be releasably supported on the stretcher leg receiving member and the vibration reduction device will reduce transfer of vibration from the ambulance floor to the stretcher. |
33 |
Vibration isolator having magnetic springs |
US09421014 |
1999-10-20 |
US06241059B1 |
2001-06-05 |
Etsunori Fujita; Yutaka Sakamoto; Kazuyoshi Chizuka |
A vibration isolator is mounted on a floor of an ambulance and includes a lower frame movably mounted on the floor and an upper frame vertically movably mounted on the lower frame via a link mechanism. The vibration isolator also includes a plurality of magnetic springs interposed between the upper and lower frames and each having a plurality of permanent magnets with like magnetic poles opposed to each other. A vertical vibration of the upper frame is restrained by the plurality of magnetic springs, and the front side of the vibration isolator is lifted upon receipt of a forward acceleration. |
34 |
Device for transportation of patients |
US09288250 |
1999-04-08 |
US06205601B1 |
2001-03-27 |
Albin Nessmann; Susanne Eppler |
A patient's transportation device has a support provided with handles and wheels on which the support is supported, the wheels being vertically adjustable. |
35 |
Emergency rescue vehicle |
US743741 |
1991-08-12 |
US5178432A |
1993-01-12 |
Dennis Zeman; Kurt Person |
An emergency rescue vehicle which includes a patient compartment which is accessible for patient loading through doors located along both sides and rear of the vehicle and wherein the primary patient support stretcher is pivotally carried centrally of the compartment and is extendable outwardly through any one of the access doors. The patient compartment is separated between tandem front wheel assemblies and a rear wheel assembly to obtain a continuously level and low loading height and the primary patient support is positioned generally at the center of mass of the vehicle. |
36 |
Construction of stabilised platform |
US28856072 |
1972-09-13 |
US3840265A |
1974-10-08 |
STIRLING J; COLGAN J |
The platform is mounted for tilting about longitudinal and transverse axes, and a level sensor operates, through an actuator control, to effect operation of an actuator to continually maintain the platform in a horizontally stabilized position. The actuator is further mounted on a vertically extending variable height actuator which, through a motion sensor, maintains the platform at a constant height in space despite movement of the floor of the vehicle on which the platform may be mounted. Thereby a patient riding in an ambulance and lying on the platform is prevented from being subjected to various vibrations resulting from motion of the vehicle.
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37 |
Stretcher support apparatus for an ambulance |
US3630565D |
1969-06-26 |
US3630565A |
1971-12-28 |
LEHMANN JOHANN CARL LUDWIG; SCHIEBER GUSTAV |
The stretcher carrier is supported in an ambulance for tilting about a horizontal axis between a substantially horizontal position and a position inclined to the horizontal. Resilient means are provided to permit oscillation of the tilting axis in substantial vertical direction. The arrangement may also include locking means movable to an operative position to prevent in this position such oscillations.
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38 |
Resilient stretcher-supporting device for vehicles |
US32223440 |
1940-03-04 |
US2324685A |
1943-07-20 |
HARALD EKMAN OLOF INGEMAR; TEODOR NICOU HANS |
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39 |
LITTER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL CARE UNITS HAVING A SHOCK LOAD ABSORBER AND METHODS OF THEIR USE |
US14967611 |
2015-12-14 |
US20160095766A1 |
2016-04-07 |
Robert C. Chinn |
A shock absorbing support arm assembly for a litter support assembly that includes a support arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a shock absorbing device disposed at the second end of the support arm, and a litter side shaft engagement mechanism disposed at the first end of the support arm. The support arm assembly may also comprise a mounting bracket connected at the second end of the support arm such that the shock absorbing device is positioned between the mounting bracket and the support arm. The support arm may move along an axis of the shock absorbing device and relative to the mounting bracket and may pivot about the axis relative to the mounting bracket. |
40 |
WHEELCHAIR COMPRISING ENERGY ABSORBER |
US14771922 |
2014-03-06 |
US20160000619A1 |
2016-01-07 |
Magnus Andersson |
The present disclosure relates to a wheelchair (1) comprising: a chassis (3), a seat system (5) attached to the chassis (3), which seat system (5) has a backrest (5b) having a front side (5c) and a backside (5d), and an energy absorber (9) having a proximal end (9a) attached to the seat system (5) or joining the chassis (3), a distal end (9b) having means that enable attachment of straps or belts to the distal end (9b), and an intermediate portion (9c) extending from the proximal end (9a) to the distal end (9b) in a direction from the front side (5c) towards the back side (5d), wherein the intermediate portion (9c) has a curved portion adapted to straighten and plastically deform when the energy absorber (9) is subjected to a pulling force above a predetermined threshold. |