Patient helper handle self-locking clamp
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorOmar H. DOZAL
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Abstract
A patient helper includes a support arm configured to be secured to a patient support apparatus, a clamp movable along the support arm to a plurality of positions, a tether supported by the first pin, and a handle supported by the tether. The clamp includes a plurality of grip arms, the grip arms pivotably coupled at a first axis and a first pin. The grip arms are movable between a first position in which the grip arms apply a force to the support arm sufficient to prevent movement of the clamp along the support arm and a second position in which the clamp is free to move along the support arm.
Claims20
A patient helper comprising:
- a support arm configured to be secured to a patient support apparatus,
- a clamp movable along the support arm to a plurality of positions, the clamp including a plurality of grip arms, the grip arms pivotably coupled at a first axis, the clamp further including a first pin,
- a tether supported by the first pin, and
- a handle supported by the tether,
- wherein the grip arms are movable between a first position in which the grip arms apply a force to the support arm sufficient to prevent movement of the clamp along the support arm and a second position in which the clamp is free to move along the support arm.
A clamp for a patient support apparatus comprising a plurality of grip arms, the grip arms pivotably coupled at a first axis, the clamp further including a first pin, wherein the grip arms are movable between a first position and a second position based on a force applied to a tether supported by the clamp.
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a patient helper comprising:
- a clamp movable along a support arm to a plurality of positions, the clamp including a plurality of grip arms coupled to each other by a pin,
- a tether supported by the pin, and
- a handle supported by the tether,
- wherein the grip arms are movable between a first position in which the grip arms apply a force to the support arm sufficient to prevent movement of the clamp along the support arm and a second position in which the clamp is free to move along the support arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.