Patient lift system
AssigneeAmico Mobility Solutions Corp.
InventorsVarun CHANDAN, Wayne BENSON, Mark P. CHEPURNY
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims21
-19. (canceled)
A lift unit chassis of a patient lift system, the lift unit chassis comprising:
- a lift unit comprising:
- a strap hub;
- a lift motor;
- a transmission, comprising:
- a hub transmission component that is connected to the strap hub for rotating the strap hub;
- and
- a motor transmission component that is configured to be driven by the lift motor;
- wherein:
- the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are co-operatively configured such that the hub transmission component is driven in response to driving of the motor transmission component;
- and
- the transmission defines a transmission plane, and the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are disposed on the transmission plane.
A lift unit chassis of a patient lift system, the lift unit chassis comprising:
- a lift unit comprising:
- a strap hub;
- a lift motor;
- a single plane transmission, comprising:
- a hub transmission component that is connected to the strap hub for rotating the strap hub;
- and
- a motor transmission component that is configured to be driven by the lift motor;
- a sequential transmission component train that includes the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component;
- wherein:
- the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are co-operatively configured such that the hub transmission component is driven in response to driving of the motor transmission component;
- the sequential transmission component train that defines a transmission component plane, and
- the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are disposed on the transmission component plane.
A lift unit of a patient lift system, the lift unit comprising:
- a strap hub;
- a lift motor;
- a transmission, wherein the strap hub, the lift motor, and the transmission are co-operatively configured such that the transmission operatively communicates the strap hub and the lift motor such that the strap hub is drivable by the lift motor, the transmission comprising:
- a hub transmission component that is connected to the strap hub for rotating the strap hub;
- and
- a motor transmission component, which is configured to be driven by the lift motor;
- wherein:
- the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are co-operatively configured such that the hub transmission component is driven in response to driving of the motor transmission component;
- and
- the hub transmission component and the motor transmission component are disposed on a common transmission component plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.