US 10,517,785 B2Granted

Medical lifting device

AssigneeStrongArm Technologies, Inc.

InventorsSean Petterson, Justin Hillery, Cole Dubord, Jordan Darling

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Abstract

Medical lifting devices and methods are disclosed. A medical lifting device includes a brace and at least one strap. The brace is adapted to be positioned against the back of a patient. The brace has a pair of opposed lateral edges. The at least one strap extends from each lateral edge of the brace. The at least one strap has a length sufficient to enable a user of the device to grasp each strap while the user is standing with the user's torso in an upright position and the patient is in a seated position. A method of lifting a patient with the brace includes positioning the brace against the back of a patient, grasping each strap while standing in an upright position and while the patient is in a seated position, and pulling on each strap to lift the patient to a standing position.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A medical lifting device comprising:

a brace adapted to be positioned against the back of a patient, the brace having a pair of opposed lateral edges, the brace including a rigid core configured to rigidly support the back of the patient and a padding layer positioned such so as to be between the rigid core and the back of the patient when the brace is positioned against the back of the patient;
at least one strap extending from each lateral edge of the brace, the at least one strap having a length sufficient to enable a user of the device to grasp each strap while the user is standing with the user's torso in an upright position and the patient is in a seated position, the at least one strap including first and second handle portions, the first handle portion being configured to be positioned between the user's torso and the patient and to be grasped by the user during lifting, the second handle portion being configured to be positioned between the user's torso and the patient and to be grasped by the patient during lifting.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/127,148Filed 17 Mar 2015 · us provisional application
Priority: 17 Mar 2014
Published: US 2017/0181910 A129 Jun 2017
Granted: 31 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A61G 7/1023
Lifting of patients by: slings used manually
A61G 7/1015
Lifting of patients by: cables, chains or cords
A61G 7/1038
Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto: manual lifting aids, e.g. frames or racks
A61G 7/1051
Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients: flexible harnesses or slings