Stretcher foot pedal

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2001-02-14

2001-11-13

Trettel, Michael (Department: 3628)

Beds

Invalid bed or surgical support

C005S086100, C280S043170, C074S560000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06314597

ABSTRACT:

The present invention relates to a hospital stretcher, and particularly, to a surgical stretcher used for head and neck surgery. More particularly, the present invention relates to a surgical stretcher having a head rest that is adjustable relative to a back section of the stretcher and having hardware, such as a wrist rest assembly and extender board assemblies, that are used in conjunction with the head rest.
Hospital stretchers having head rests that support the head of a patient during head and neck surgery are known. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,882,797 to Failor et al. Hospital stretchers having wrist rests that support the wrists of a surgeon performing surgery on the head and neck of the patient are also known. See, for example, the Failor et al. '797 patent and U.S. Pat. No. 4,390,011 to Evans.
Stretchers having foot pedals that can be engaged to actuate braking and steering mechanisms are also known in the art. Stretchers having a head rest may include such foot pedals beneath the head rest. See, for example, the Failor et al. '797 patent and the Stryker Model 1068 Head and Neck Surgery Stretcher advertising literature. Sometimes these foot pedals beneath the head rest can get in the way of foot-operated surgical equipment that the surgeon uses during head and neck surgery.
According to the present invention, the stretcher includes a pedal assembly for rotating a brake-steer shaft about an axis. The pedal assembly includes a yoke coupled to the brake-steer shaft to rotate therewith and a flip-over pedal having a proximal end coupled to the yoke and a distal end spaced therefrom. The flip-over pedal is pivotable about a flip-over axis relative to the yoke. The flip-over pedal has a first orientation in which the flip-over pedal extends away from the yoke in a first direction so that the distal end of the flip-over pedal can be engaged to rotate the brake-steer shaft in a first direction. The flip-over pedal has a second orientation in which the flip-over pedal extends away from the yoke in a second direction so that the distal end of the flip-over pedal can be engaged to rotate the brake-steer shaft in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Additional objects, features, and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the invention as presently perceived.


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