Stretcher having hand actuated wheel braking apparatus

US7922183B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Gregory J. Figel · Mason, US
• Kenneth Q. Rudolf · Batesville, US
• David A. Albersmeyer · Batesville, US
• Richard H. Heimbrock · Batesville, US
• Jonathan D. Turner · Quakertown, US
• Brian T. Wiggins · Burlington, US
• Eugene E. Osborne · Hebron, US
• Nicholas C. Batta · Batesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G7/0528
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and supporting the frame above a floor, a wheel, a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along the floor, and a brake handle coupled to the push handle and movable to move a brake to impede rotation of the wheel.