US 2017/0360635 A1 · Configurable Patient Ceiling Lift

Abstract

A ceiling lift assembly includes first and second motor units which can be operated together in a dual mode configuration and which can be operated in a single mode operation, in which only one of the motor units is operative with the other motor unit being dormant. The system provides routines for switching between the single and dual modes of the assembly and which ensure that in each mode the necessary parts of the apparatus are in an operative condition, whereas those parts of the apparatus which are not used are placed in a storage condition to avoid inconvenience or injury to personnel and patients. The apparatus also includes a motor unit support device of a structure which can accommodate asymmetric loads, on one motor unit only without causing deformation of the support structure.

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Dependent claims

A configurable patient ceiling lift system, comprising:

first and second motor units;
first and second tensile support members operatively associated with a winding assembly to adjust an operative length of the first and second tensile support members by extending or retracting the first and second tensile support members, each of the first and second tensile support members including a coupling for attachment to a patient sling;
a control unit coupled to the first and second motor units and configured to operate the first and second motor units in a dual mode or a single mode, wherein in the dual mode the first and second motor units are both operable and in the single mode the first motor unit is operable and the second motor unit does not operate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Configurable Patient Ceiling Lift

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Configurable Patient Ceiling Lift

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Abstract

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