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US 11,737,935 B2Granted
Field stretcher with a detachable base
AssigneeTsg Associates, LLP
InventorsColin Smart, Simon Eric Pennells
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Abstract
A field stretcher (102) comprising a patient carrying portion (104), a region thereof being operable to form a patient retaining pocket (150) for retaining the patient on the stretcher, in use and wherein the field stretcher further comprises attachment means operable to allow attachment of a detachable base plate. The invention also extends to a detachable base plate (202) comprising attachment means (270) operable to allow attachment of the base place to the field stretcher, a sheltering means and a field stretcher assembly (302) and field stretcher kit of such.
Claims25
A field stretcher, comprising:
- a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion has
- a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A field stretcher assembly, comprising:
- a field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A field stretcher kit, comprising:
- a field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion includes a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A field stretcher assembly, comprising:
- a field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion includes a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A field stretcher kit comprising:
- a field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion includes a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A sheltering means operable to be secured over a field stretcher, the field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion includes a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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A sheltering means operable to be secured over a field stretcher assembly, the field stretcher assembly comprising:
- a field stretcher comprising a patient carrying portion including a peripheral edge,
- a detachable base plate having a coffin-shaped configuration generally corresponding to the shape and configuration of the patient carrying portion,
- wherein the patient carrying portion includes a lower region generally corresponding to a position of a lower portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- an upper region generally corresponding to a position of an upper portion of a patient's body, in use and tensioned by a drawstring;
- and
- between the upper and lower portions at least one tensioning line, wherein the lower region drawstring, upper region drawstring, and at least one tensioning line form a pocket that secures and substantially envelops the patient when in use;
- wherein the patient carrying portion has a length, and the length of the patient carrying portion can be shortened by tensioning the upper region drawstring;
- and
- a plurality of attachment means to attach the patient carrying portion to the detachable base plate disposed around a perimeter and substantially adjacent the peripheral edge of the patient carrying portion on an underside thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of the plurality of attachment means includes an aperture positioned transverse to the peripheral edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.