Patient removal system
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsMark Barth, Gregory Branson, John Biondo, John Koenig, Mitchell Smith
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a patient removal system are provided for evacuating a patient during an emergency. The patient removal systems may be used to transport the patient while the patient is on a mattress, or the patient removal systems may be used to transport the patient without the mattress. The patient removal systems permit caregivers to transport patients out of danger or harm without requiring patient support devices to be transported along with the patients.
Claims18
A system for removing a patient from a patient support device having a deck and a mattress supported thereon, the system comprising:
- a transporter to be positioned between the patient and the mattress, the transporter comprising an inflatable portion that inflates to a transport position to lift the patient relative to the mattress and to facilitate removal of the transporter with the patient thereon from the mattress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.