Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – Horizontally sliding patient support surface
Patent
1990-08-17
1991-08-13
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
Horizontally sliding patient support surface
5 81B, 5 84, 5 88, A61G 710
Patent
active
050384244
ABSTRACT:
A system for transferring a patient in a medical facility from one support surface to another support surface consists of a pliable web, the opposite ends of which are wound about a pair of cylindrical rollers. The cylindrical rollers are rotatably engaged between a drive motor and an idler bearing disposed on each longitudinal edge of one support so that the pliable web extends across substantially the entire surface thereof. A maneuverable table is similarly equipped on each longitudinal edge with a drive motor and idler bearing. The table is positioned alongside one edge of the one support and the cylindrical roller removed from between the drive motor and idler bearing at that edge of the one support and inserted between the drive motor and idler bearing on the remote edge of the table. As the drive motor on the remote edge of the table is actuated the cylindrical roller is rotated, thereby winding the web thereon and simultaneously transferring the patient from the one support to the table. The cylindrical roller on the remote edge of the one support can subsequently be removed therefrom and inserted between the drive motor and idler bearing on the near edge of the table. The table can then be maneuvered to any location in the medical facility as desired. Preferably, the drive motors are all of a hydraulic nature to permit the system to be safely operated in those areas of the medical facility where oxygen is in use.
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Carter Thelma D.
Gladwin, deceased Robert
Carter Medical Corporation
Trettel Michael F.
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