Convertible stretcher
US6640361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/0519
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hospital stretcher includes a patient support deck having an upwardly-facing patient support surface, and at least one sideframe adjacent to a first side of the stretcher, and movable between (i) a first raised position where the top of the at least one sideframe is generally disposed above the patient support surface at a first adult patient-restraining height, (ii) a second fully-raised position where the top of the at least one sideframe is generally disposed above the patient support surface at a second pediatric patient-restraining height greater than the first adult patient-restraining height, and (iii) a third out-of-the-way down position where the top of the at least one sideframe is generally disposed below the patient support surface. Sideframe locking mechanisms are provided for selectively locking the at least one sideframe in the first adult patient-restraining raised position and the second pediatric patient-restraining fully-raised position.
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