Patient lift system
AssigneeAmico Mobility Solutions Corp.
InventorsVarun CHANDAN, Wayne BENSON, Mark P. CHEPURNY
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Abstract
A patient lift system helps to lift and mobilize a disabled person in a home or in an institution with minimal effort from a caregiver. The patient lift system includes a lift, a carry bar and a hand control. The lift, the carry bar and the hand control have shapes and features that may be seen to facilitate quick and easy cleaning. Notably, gaps have been minimized for infection control purposes. Typically, a patient lift system includes an integral trolley for connecting the patient lift system to a track. For the patient lift system described herein, the trolley and lift system are separate pieces that are easily and quickly either attached or detached.
Claims19
A patient lift system for connecting to a track, the system comprising:
- a trolley arranged to form a mechanical and electrical connection to the track;
- a lift unit chassis operable to form an electrical connection and a mechanical connection with the trolley, the chassis enclosing:
- a strap hub;
- a hub gear attached to the strap hub;
- a plurality of gear shafts;
- a plurality of gears;
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- a plurality of motors, each motor of the plurality of motors arranged to drive a respective gear shaft among the plurality of gear shafts, each gear shaft of the plurality of gear shafts connected to a respective gear among the plurality of gears, the plurality of gears arranged such that the hub gear rotates responsive to rotation of the gear shafts by the motors;
- a strap extending external to the lift unit chassis, attached, at a first end, to the strap hub and attached, at a second end, to a connector;
- and
- a carry bar connected to the connector;
- wherein the rotation of the hub gear acts to gather or release the strap, thereby raising or lowering the carry bar.
A track for a patient lift system, the system including a trolley arranged to form a mechanical and electrical connection to the track, the track defining an aperture, the track comprising:
- a first seal portion fixed to the track;
- and
- a second seal portion fixed to the track, opposing the first seal portion such that the first seal portion and second seal portion define a gap with a dimension reduced relative to a corresponding dimension of the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.