181 |
Person Support Apparatuses With Selectively Coupled Foot Sections |
US14689490 |
2015-04-17 |
US20150216749A1 |
2015-08-06 |
Thomas F. Heil; Glenn C. Suttman |
Person support apparatuses with selectively coupled foot sections are disclosed. In one embodiment, the person support apparatus includes a base frame, a primary support frame supported on the base frame, and a foot section coupled to the primary support frame. The person support apparatus also includes a carriage that is freely translatable between a head end of the primary support frame and a foot end of the primary support frame, the carriage comprising a torso portion and a seat portion having a thigh segment and a gluteal segment. The person support apparatus further includes a selectable trunnion that selectively and severally couples the foot section to the primary support frame and the thigh segment of the seat portion. |
182 |
LATCHING MOTION TRANSFER MECHANISM |
US14644411 |
2015-03-11 |
US20150182401A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Robert R. Bly; Kevin S. Wysocki; Michael A. Gregory |
Latching motion transfer arrangements may be used to raise an object up and out of the engagement with the ground or other support surface and to lower the object back onto the ground or other support surface. In one exemplary embodiment, the mechanism is caused to lift and latch by applying force in a first direction, a first time, and is caused to release and lower by applying force in the first direction, a second time. |
183 |
Automated systems, devices, and methods for transporting and supporting patients |
US14088103 |
2013-11-22 |
US09052718B2 |
2015-06-09 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. |
184 |
Auxiliary roller |
US13981403 |
2012-01-24 |
US08978795B2 |
2015-03-17 |
Wolfgang Block; Guenther Hofrichter |
An additional roller has a rigid frame, with a drivable wheel which is mounted in the frame and has an axle. The wheel together with the frame can be raised or lowered by pivoting relative to a chassis, on which the additional roller is to be mounted. A compression spring is coupled rotatably at one end to the chassis, in order, in the lowered position, to load the wheel in respect of ground contact. A transverse connection connects two frame parts in the direction of an axle of the wheel. The compression spring is coupled at the other end to the transverse connection. The compression spring together with the frame pivots about the chassis-mounted pivot point during raising and lowering of the wheel. |
185 |
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS |
US14525480 |
2014-10-28 |
US20150051784A1 |
2015-02-19 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. |
186 |
Electric moving device for moving patient beds |
US13930555 |
2013-06-28 |
US08950524B2 |
2015-02-10 |
Samuel Lin; Feng-Hui Liao; Kuo-Jong Yang; Kun-An Huang |
An electric moving device for moving patient beds includes a power unit, a holding unit and a control unit. The power unit is connected to the underside of the moving device and the holding unit is connected to two columns of the moving device so as to connect the moving device with the bed. By operating the control unit to control the power unit, the bed is moved from one place to another by the moving device. Medical equipment is able to go with the moving device to provide sufficient caring surface to the patient. |
187 |
Drive unit for propelling a cart forward-and-backward and side-to-side |
US14144805 |
2013-12-31 |
US08950522B1 |
2015-02-10 |
Thomas E. Lenkman |
A drive unit for propelling a cart in a forward or reverse direction or from side-to-side. The drive unit has a top plate affixed to a bottom frame of the cart. A pivot plate carrying a drive wheel carriage is pivoted from the plate. The drive wheel carriage includes a yoke in which a drive wheel is mounted. The drive wheel carriage is rockably and rotatably suspended from the pivot plate with the drive wheel biased out of contact with a supporting surface by a spring and biased into contact with the supporting surface with an inflatable air bag. The drive wheel may propel the cart forward when the drive wheel is aligned with the cart's longitudinal axis and from side-to-side when the drive wheel is aligned with the cart's transverse axis. |
188 |
TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE |
US14499160 |
2014-09-27 |
US20150007386A1 |
2015-01-08 |
Richard A. Patterson; Lawrence R. Gravell |
A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. |
189 |
ELECTRIC MOVING DEVICE FOR MOVING PATIENT BEDS |
US13930555 |
2013-06-28 |
US20150000989A1 |
2015-01-01 |
SAMUEL LIN; FENG-HUI LIAO; KUO-JONG YANG; KUN-AN HUANG |
An electric moving device for moving patient beds includes a power unit, a holding unit and a control unit. The power unit is connected to the underside of the moving device and the holding unit is connected to two columns of the moving device so as to connect the moving device with the bed. By operating the control unit to control the power unit, the bed is moved from one place to another by the moving device. Medical equipment is able to go with the moving device to provide sufficient caring surface to the patient. |
190 |
Automated systems, devices, and methods for transporting and supporting patients |
US13630531 |
2012-09-28 |
US08886383B2 |
2014-11-11 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. |
191 |
CAM MECHANISM TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL OF PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE |
US13860445 |
2013-04-10 |
US20140306429A1 |
2014-10-16 |
Richard A. Patterson; Lawrence R. Gravell |
A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. |
192 |
Bed transport and utility dolly |
US12842645 |
2010-07-23 |
US08845264B2 |
2014-09-30 |
Craig P. Kubiak; Michael W. Megown |
A bed transport and utility dolly comprising two or more supports which removably attach at the head and the foot of an adjustable bed. The dolly provides bed transport in a taller and thinner form and allows easy movement through doorways and safe navigation of hallways. The present art apparatus and method of use utilizes the ability of an adjustable bed to substantially retract the bed support arms or legs whereby the transport and utility dolly retains the weight of the bed and allows rotation of the bed into a taller and thinner form before transport, all without the use of specialty tools or extra dollies. Each support comprises a frame with a pivotally attached swing arm having one or more bed couplers with quick release mechanisms which removably attach to the frame or other structurally supportive portion of the bed. |
193 |
LATCHING MOTION TRANSFER MECHANISM |
US14085827 |
2013-11-21 |
US20140245535A1 |
2014-09-04 |
Robert R. Bly; Kevin S. Wysocki; Michael A. Gregory |
Latching motion transfer arrangements may be used to raise an object up and out of the engagement with the ground or other support surface and to lower the object back onto the ground or other support surface. In one exemplary embodiment, the mechanism is caused to lift and latch by applying force in a first direction, a first time, and is caused to release and lower by applying force in the first direction, a second time. |
194 |
User interface for power drive system of a patient support apparatus |
US13932364 |
2013-07-01 |
US08756726B2 |
2014-06-24 |
Stephen R. Hamberg; Robert M. Zerhusen; Christian H. Reinke |
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support coupled to the frame, a plurality of casters and a wheel coupled to the frame, a motor coupled to the wheel and operable to rotate the wheel to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, and an electrical system comprising a controller configured to signal operation of the motor to rotate the wheel to propel the patient support apparatus along the floor. The electrical system further includes user inputs adjacent at least one end of the frame and adjacent at least one side of the frame. The user inputs including forward and reverse switches that are engaged to determine whether the patient support apparatus is propelled in a forward direction or a rearward direction, respectively. |
195 |
Drive unit for a carrier |
US13341508 |
2011-12-30 |
US08752659B1 |
2014-06-17 |
Thomas E. Lenkman; David C. Massey |
A drive unit for a carrier that includes a chassis with a drive wheel that is pivotable with an air spring in and out of contact with a surface over which the carrier is propelled. The air spring is in a pneumatic system including an air compressor which is connected to a processor in an electrical system. The compressor is programmed to provide a fair safe mode for the drive wheel, a runtime control for the air compressor and a battery voltage sensing circuit to shut down the electrical system during periods of inactivity. |
196 |
Patient support apparatus having an auxiliary wheel |
US12781625 |
2010-05-17 |
US08746710B2 |
2014-06-10 |
Ladislav Schejbal |
A patient support has caster devices supporting a frame for movement in relation to a supporting surface. A lift supports an auxiliary wheel in relation to the frame. A shaft may be rotatable to drive the lift to move the auxiliary wheel between a deployed position and a retracted position. The shaft may rotate to control deployment and retraction of the auxiliary wheel. A sensor may control deployment and retraction of the auxiliary wheel. An element may provide a dampening effect when the auxiliary wheel encounters a raised surface and urge the auxiliary wheel into contact with the supporting surface when the auxiliary wheel encounters a lowered surface. |
197 |
Wheeled object of the type adapted to be operated by a walking person |
US11720357 |
2005-11-29 |
US08720616B2 |
2014-05-13 |
Henrik Nøhr Kofoed; Mogens Ilsted Bech; Kristina Nielsen; Jesper Moe Jensen; Amir Shahar; Lars Thøgersen; Christian Ruegaard Hansen |
A wheeled object or vehicle, such as a hospital bed (10) comprises a main chassis or frame (12) supported by a plurality of supporting wheels or rollers (11), which define the vertices of a polygonal supporting surface (21). The bed, which is usually moved by a walking person, is provided with at least one motor driven driving device (15), including at least one driving wheel or roller (18), positioned within said polygonal supporting surface. The driving device is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (14) in relation to the chassis or frame so as to change the angular position of the driving wheel (18) in relation to the chassis or frame. Biasing means, such as a compression spring or a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder (22, 34) is provided for biasing the driving device (15) in a direction away from the main chassis or frame (12) and towards the supporting surface (21). The biasing force is controlled such that the driving device (15) id kept in close non-skidding contact with the ground or floor surface (21) without lifting the supporting wheels (11) out or contact with the supporting surface. |
198 |
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS |
US14088103 |
2013-11-22 |
US20140095011A1 |
2014-04-03 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. |
199 |
Automated Systems, Devices, and Methods for Transporting and Supporting Patients Including Multi-Floor Operation |
US13663612 |
2012-10-30 |
US20140094997A1 |
2014-04-03 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an elevator interface module that provides communicate and control of elevator controller. |
200 |
Automated Systems, Devices, and Methods for Transporting and Supporting Patients |
US13630412 |
2012-09-28 |
US20140094990A1 |
2014-04-03 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Stephen L. Malaska |
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. |