Patent · US Expired

Device to facilitate the transferring of patients from one resting bed to another

US6003172A · kind A · utility

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6References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1997
Grant dateDec 21, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2200/32
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is generally related to a device for facilitating the transferring of patients from one resting bed or stretcher to another. The device is a transferring sheet that is placed about one half on top of the source's bed and the other half on top of the target bed. The patient is transferred from one bed to the other by sliding on top of the transfer sheet.

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