Portable patient lift
AssigneeThe United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
InventorsAndrew Hansen, Steve M. Morin, Ashley Crooks, Alexandra S. Bornstein, Eric Nickel
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Abstract
An apparatus for lifting and moving a patient including a cart assembly with at least one drive wheel assembly secured thereto, a carriage assembly that is rotatably secured to the cart assembly, the carriage assembly including a lift assembly with a support arm, a patient support device operably secured to the support arm, and a counterweight assembly, the counterweight being movable along a longitudinal axis of the carriage assembly.
Claims19
An apparatus for lifting and moving a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a cart assembly including a frame;
- a pair of wheel assemblies secured to the frame of the cart assembly;
- a carriage assembly including a frame, the carriage assembly being operably secured to the cart assembly;
- a lift assembly including a support arm with a proximal end secured to a front end of the frame of the carriage assembly;
- a patient support device operably secured to a distal end of the support arm;
- and a counterweight assembly including a plurality of counterweights supported on the carriage assembly, wherein the plurality of counterweights are selectively movable along a longitudinal axis of the carriage assembly, wherein the longitudinal axis of the carriage assembly extends parallel or substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, wherein the carriage assembly is rotatable with respect to the cart assembly.
An apparatus for lifting and moving a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a cart assembly including a frame;
- a pair of powered wheel assemblies secured to the frame of the cart assembly;
- a lift assembly including a support arm that is operably secured to the cart assembly;
- a patient support device operably secured to the support arm;
- and a counterweight assembly including a plurality of counterweights, wherein the plurality of counterweights are selectively movable along a longitudinal axis of the cart assembly, wherein the longitudinal axis of the cart assembly extends parallel or substantially parallel to a horizontal surface, wherein the counterweight assembly further comprises:
- a sled on which the plurality of counterweights is disposed;
- a plurality of rollers secured to the sled;
- and at least one elongated rail operably mounted to the cart assembly, and wherein each of the plurality of rollers is in rolling contact with a corresponding elongated rail of the at least one elongated rail.
An apparatus for lifting and moving a person, the apparatus comprising:
- a cart assembly including a frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the frame of the cart assembly;
- a carriage assembly including a frame, the carriage assembly being operably secured to the cart assembly, the carriage assembly being rotatably mounted to the cart assembly such that the carriage assembly is rotatable about a vertical axis independently of the cart assembly, wherein the vertical axis is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a horizontal surface;
- a lift assembly including a support arm with a proximal end secured to the frame of the carriage assembly;
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- a support device for the person operably secured to a distal end of the support arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.