Patient containment systems for use with patient transport apparatuses

US11938067B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

• Daniel V. Brosnan · Kalamazoo, US
• Melvin Gottschalk, Jr. · Byron Center, US
• Zachary Baker · Scotts, US
• Scott I. Biba · Waunakee, US
• Erik P. Eagleman · Madison, US
• Cory P. Herbst · Shelbyville, US
• Nathan W. Matheny · Portage, US
• Trey Thomas Pfeiffer · Portage, US
• Kelly Sandmeyer · Mattawan, US
• Jeffrey R. Staszak · Deerfield, US
• John Wallace · Kalamazoo, US
• James K. Galer · Grandville, US
• James Tumavich · Kalamazoo, US
• Kevin M. Patmore · Plainwell, US
• Scott Zufall · Troy, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2024
• Expiry date: Apr 14, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2205/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient containment system for securing a patient to a patient transport apparatus, comprising a first lower strap and a second lower strap. Each of the first lower strap and the second lower strap have a thigh region, a waist region, and a connection region arranged between the thigh region and the waist region. A first connector is coupled to the connection region of the first lower strap. A second connector is coupled to the connection region of the second lower strap, and is configured to releasably attach to the first connector to at least partially limit movement of the first lower strap relative to the second lower strap. The connection region defines a connection width, and the thigh region defines a thigh width larger than the connection width.