Medical mobility system
US5038424A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G2200/32
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for transferring a patient in a medical facility from one support surface to another support surface consists of a pliable web, the opposite ends of which are wound about a pair of cylindrical rollers. The cylindrical rollers are rotatably engaged between a drive motor and an idler bearing disposed on each longitudinal edge of one support so that the pliable web extends across substantially the entire surface thereof. A maneuverable table is similarly equipped on each longitudinal edge with a drive motor and idler bearing. The table is positioned alongside one edge of the one support and the cylindrical roller removed from between the drive motor and idler bearing at that edge of the one support and inserted between the drive motor and idler bearing on the remote edge of the table. As the drive motor on the remote edge of the table is actuated the cylindrical roller is rotated, thereby winding the web thereon and simultaneously transferring the patient from the one support to the table. The cylindrical roller on the remote edge of the one support can subsequently be removed therefrom and inserted between the drive motor and idler bearing on the near edge of the table. The …
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