Patient transport apparatus with electro-mechanical braking system

US12053423B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

• Charles Donald Baker, JR. · Portage, US
• Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu · Kalamazoo, US
• William D. Childs · Plainwell, US
• Tyler Ethen · Portage, US
• Kirby M. Neihouser · Francesville, US
• Anish Paul · Portage, US
• Lavanya Vytla · McKinney, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60B2200/242
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient transport apparatus includes a base, a patient support deck, a plurality of wheels, a plurality of brakes, and an electro-mechanical braking system. The electro-mechanical braking system includes a linkage, a manual actuator, and an electrical braking assembly. The linkage is operatively coupled to the brakes to place the brakes in a braked state, a released state, or other state. The manual actuator moves the linkage manually to place the brakes in one of the states. The electrical braking assembly includes an actuator assembly that moves the linkage with electrical power to place the brakes in one of the states.