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US 10,744,049 B2Granted
Patient transfer apparatus
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsBrandon Naber, William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Christopher Hough
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Abstract
A patient transfer apparatus includes a seat assembly, a track assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including a track configured to engage the stairs in a stair traversing position, and front wheels coupled to the seat assembly for engagement with a floor in a transport position. The seat assembly includes a frame and a seat for supporting a patient. A front end of the track assembly is adjacent the front wheels without interfering with movement of the wheels in the transport position.
Claims20
A patient transfer apparatus comprising:
- a seat assembly including a frame and a seat for supporting a patient;
- a track assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including a first stage and a second stage, wherein the first stage includes a track defining an angle with the seat to engage stairs in a stair traversing position, wherein the second stage is capable of telescoping relative to the first stage to adjust the angle;
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- front wheels coupled to the seat assembly for engagement with a floor in a transport position,
- wherein a front end of the track assembly is adjacent the front wheels without interfering with movement of the front wheels in the transport position.
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A patient transfer apparatus comprising:
- a seat assembly including a frame and a seat for supporting a patient;
- a track assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including a track configured to engage stairs in a stair traversing position;
- front wheels coupled to the seat assembly for engagement with a floor in a transport position, wherein a front end of the track assembly is adjacent the front wheels without interfering with movement of the front wheels in the transport position;
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- a rear support pivotally coupled to the track assembly, wherein the rear support is moveable relative to the seat assembly and the track assembly between the transport position and the stair traversing position such that the rear support engages the floor in the transport position and permits the track to engage the stairs in the stair traversing position,
- wherein the rear support comprises a rear wheel disposed at a distal end thereof for engagement with the floor in the transport position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.