# US 10,864,126 B2 · Patient handling devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,864,126 B2 - Document ID: US10864126B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/030,889 - Filed: 2018-07-10 - Published: 2019-01-17 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-11 - Assignees: Liko Research & Development AB - Applicants: Liko Research & Development AB - Inventors: Sandra Uddeskär; Clementine Pirio; Andreas Bolin; Joakim Eriksson; Peter Rydstrom; Elin Dovervik - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864126B2 ## CPC - A61G 1/013: foldable or collapsible (A61G1/017 takes precedence) - A61G 1/003: with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons, e.g. break-away type or using endless belts - A61G 1/0293: {stretcher supports with wheels, e.g. used for stretchers without wheels (stretcher supports without wheels A61G1/06)} - A61G 1/042: {Suspension means} - A61G 7/1017: {Pivoting arms, e.g. crane type mechanisms} - A61G 7/1046: {Mobile bases, e.g. having wheels} - A61G 7/1055: {Suspended platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position} - A61G 7/1057: {Supported platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position} - A61G 7/1076: {Means for rotating around a vertical axis} - A61G 7/1086: {Upper body} - A61G 7/1096: {Knee, upper or lower leg} - A61G 7/16: converting a lying surface into a chair - A61G 7/0514: {mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections} - A61G 7/0518: {quickly removable} - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) ## Abstract Patient handling devices for transporting patients in health care settings are disclosed herein. The patient handling devices may include a support member and a torso support member. The patient handling device includes at least one articulating joint that is coupled to the support member and the torso support member. The articulating joint is selectable to arrest or allow articulation of the respective torso support member or the lower extremities support member relative to the support member through a variety of orientations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A patient handling device, comprising: a support member; a torso support member; at least one articulating joint coupled to the support member and the torso support member, wherein the at least one articulating joint is selectable to arrest or allow articulation of the torso support member relative to the support member; and a lifting point interface formed within the at least one articulating joint and configured to receive a lifting pin of a patient lifting device in a coaxial arrangement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The patient handling device of claim 1, further comprising: a lower extremities support member; and at least one articulating joint coupled to the support member and the lower extremities support member, wherein the at least one articulating joint is selectable to arrest or allow articulation of the lower extremities support member relative to the support member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The patient handling device of claim 1, wherein the at least one articulating joint comprises: a selectively locking hub; a first attachment beam that extends from the selectively locking hub; and a second attachment beam that extends from the selectively locking hub, wherein the first attachment beam is coupled to the support member and the second attachment beam is coupled to the torso support member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The patient handling device of claim 3, wherein the selectively locking hub comprises a plurality of pre-selected orientations through which the first attachment beam is oriented relative to the second attachment beam. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The patient handling device of claim 4, wherein the selectively locking hub comprises a plurality of detents and a catch that is selectively positioned in the detents. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The patient handling device of claim 4, wherein the selectively locking hub comprises a first pinion and a second pinion that are selectively engaged with one another. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The patient handling device of claim 3, wherein the selectively locking hub comprises a selectively engageable clutch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The patient handling device of claim 1, wherein the lifting point interface comprises a locking orifice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The patient handling device of claim 8, wherein the locking orifice comprises a piloting magnet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The patient handling device of claim 3, wherein the patient handling device comprises: a first articulating joint and a second articulating joint coupled to the support member and the torso support member; and a third articulating joint and a fourth articulating joint coupled to the support member and the lower extremities support member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The patient handling device of claim 2, further comprising side supports coupled to at least one of the support member or the torso support member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The patient handling device of claim 11, further comprising side supports coupled to the lower extremities support member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The patient handling device of claim 1, wherein the support member and the torso support member are separable from one another. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The patient handling device of claim 2, wherein the lower extremities support member and the support member are separable from one another. ### Claim 15 A patient handling system, comprising: a patient handling device, comprising: a support member; a torso support member; a lower extremities support member; a first articulating joint coupled to the support member and the torso support member; and a second articulating joint coupled to the support member and the lower extremities support member, wherein each of the first articulating joint and the second articulating joint comprise a lifting point interface comprising a piloting magnet positioned within the lifting point interface; and a patient lifting device comprising a first lifting pin and a second lifting pin, wherein the first lifting pin and the second lifting pin are magnetically attracted to the piloting magnet such that the first and second lifting pins are attracted into the first and second lifting point interfaces via the piloting magnet. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The patient handling system of claim 15, wherein the patient lifting device comprises a mobile lift. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The patient handling system of claim 15, wherein the patient lifting device comprises a hoist. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The patient handling system of claim 15, wherein: the first lifting pin and the second lifting pin of the patient lifting device are selectively engaged with the lifting point interface of the articulating joints in a coaxial arrangement. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The patient handling system of claim 15, wherein the patient handling device and the patient lifting device are configured to support a patient in all of a supine position, an upright sitting position in which the support member is generally parallel to a ground surface, and a reclined sitting position in which the support member is transverse to the ground surface.