Walker apparatus

US6743156B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William L. Jacques, II · Mount Pleasant, US
• Michael E. Cerimele · Chardon, US
• Ken Meyer · Batesville, US
• John Sagel · Columbus, US
• Kenneth L. Kramer · Greensburg, US
• John P. Biondo · Aurora, US
• Gregory W. Branson · Batesville, US
• John W. Koenig · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2000
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2004
• Expiry date: May 12, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61H2230/207
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A walker apparatus having a frame configured to support a user above a floor thereunder and an upper body support pivotably coupled to the frame to move between a use position and a storage position is shown. The upper body support is adapted to support the forearms of a user and includes a first pair of grip handles. A second pair of grip handles is coupled to the frame spaced apart from the first pair of grip handles. The walker apparatus has a patient measurement device coupled to the frame to measure a vital sign of the user and indicate the measurement on a display. An IV support is coupled to the frame to support a medical device. A base module is configured to hold personal belongings or medical devices. The frame includes upright segments extending from the base module. A seat has a frame member and a seat member. The frame member has a back segment and a seat segment coupled to the back segment. The seat member has a support wall, an oppositely facing wall, a front section coupled to the seat segment, and a rear section coupled to the uprights for movement about a pivot axis between a use position and a storage position. The back segment and the upright segments cooperate …