Maternity patient support
US6564405B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G13/0009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A labor grip mechanism on each side of a main frame of a birthing bed, each labor grip mechanism having a post with a free end and a hand grip mounted on the free end. A first mounting construction is provided for slidably supporting each post for simultaneous movement between a first position wherein the hand grip is stowed underneath the patient support and a second position wherein the hand grip is oriented wholly out from underneath the patient support. A second mounting construction is provided for supporting each post for simultaneous rotational movement between the second position wherein the hand grip is also oriented in a plane beneath the plane of the patient support and a third position wherein the hand grip is oriented in a plane above the plane of the patient support. A hand grip positioning device is provided for facilitating the rotational movement only when the posts are in the aforesaid second or third position.
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