Emergency system for patient lifts and method thereof
OwnerMathieu Beaupre, Michel Corriveau +4inventors
InventorsMathieu Beaupre, Michel Corriveau, Stephane Lebrun, Jonathan Benoit, Mathew Howitt, Marc-Andre Gervais
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Abstract
An emergency system for patient lifts is provided. The emergency system immediately halts the operation of the lift operation in emergency situations, such failure. The system comprises an inner body portion slidably inserted in an outer portion. In use, when an emergency occurs, a user pulls on the outer portion which slides in relation to the inner portion. The sliding triggers the stopping the motor of the patient lift. When the outer portion is slid over the inner portion, an interface to the motor or the patient lift may be revealed.
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An emergency system for patient lifts comprising:
- an inner body portion slidable within an outer body portion, the inner body portion comprising an interface for controlling the patient lift, the outer body portion comprising a retaining member securable with the retaining member of the inner body portion;
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- a retaining assembly to attach the inner body portion to the outer body portion;
- wherein when the outer body portion is slidden with regard to the inner body portion, the control interface is activated and the patient lift is stopped.
A method to perform an emergency stop of a patient lift comprising:
- pulling an outer body portion over an inner body portion at first position to stop the patient lift;
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- pulling the outer body portion over the inner body portion at a second position to uncover and to enable an interface to control the patient lift.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.