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Medical support apparatus

US11559448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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164References

21Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

Joseph Adam Upchurch · Kalamazoo, US
John P. Zerbel · Paw Paw, US
Richard A. Derenne · Portage, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2021
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G5/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical chair includes a base, a seat section, and a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The chair further includes a scissor mechanism coupled to the leg rest to extend and contract the leg rest and an actuator mounted on one end relative to the seat section and having an extendible driving end coupled to the leg rest wherein when the extendible driving end extends the extendible driving end pivots the leg rest about the pivot axis and extends the scissor mechanism.

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