Articulating patient loading system and transport device for aircraft
US5738306A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2011/0092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A selectively tiltable patient loading system and transport device adapted for use in aircraft is disclosed. The device generally comprises a base assembly interconnected to the floor of an aircraft, a platform assembly capable of receiving and supporting a litter with a patient thereon, and an interconnecting assembly interposed between the base assembly and platform assembly for supportably interconnecting the platform assembly to the base assembly and for selectively tilting the platform assembly relative to the base assembly.
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