Patient lifting and transporting apparatus

Apparatus for lifting and transporting a patient comprising

• a base frame adapted to extend under a bed, said base frame having wheels for mobility,
• a vertical support structure mounted along one side of said base frame,
• a pair of first and second patient supporting plates connected to said support structure, said supporting plates extending nearly the length of the bed,
• adjustment means to adjust said supporting plates vertically upon said support structure,
• said first supporting plate being positioned in a generally horizontal orientation and being adapted to be lowered onto the bed and slid partially under a prone patient, and
• pivot means to pivot said second supporting plate between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position contiguous to said first supporting plate.

Apparatus for lifting and transporting a patient comprising

• a base frame adapted to extend under a bed, said base frame having wheels for mobility,
• a vertical support structure mounted along one side of said base frame,
• a pair of first and second patient supporting plates connected to said support structure,
• adjustment means to adjust said supporting plates vertically upon said support structure,
• said first supporting plate being positioned in a generally horizontal orientation and being adapted to be lowered onto the bed and slid partially under a prone patient,
• pivot means to pivot said second supporting plate between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position contiguous to said first supporting plate,
• sling means to assist in positioning the patient upon said supporting plates and including a first portion to engage the shoulders of the patient and a second portion to engage the buttocks of the patient, and
• hoist means to raise and lower said sling means.