Surgical stretcher
AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Heimbrock, Patrick J. Minnelli, James L. Walke
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Abstract
An extender board for use on a surgical stretcher is disclosed. The surgical stretcher includes a pivotable back section, and an actuator that locks to prevent the back section from pivoting and that unlocks to permit the back section to pivot. The extender board includes a frame, a panel coupled to the frame, and a releasing assembly coupled to the extender board frame. The releasing assembly is adapted to lock and unlock the actuator while the extender board is coupled to the back section.
Claims22
An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement
- an extender board coupled to the back section, the extender board being detachable from the back section,
- at least one actuator coupled to the back section and coupled to the frame, the at least one actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the at least one actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame,
- a first releasing assembly coupled to the back section, actuating the first releasing assembly releases the actuator to permit pivoting of the back section relative to the frame, and
- a second releasing assembly coupled to the extender board, actuating the second releasing assembly while the extender board is coupled to the back section releases the actuator to permit pivoting of the back section relative to the frame.
An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement,
- an extender board coupled to the back section, the extender board being detachable from the back section,
- at least one actuator coupled to the back section and coupled to the frame, the at least one actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the at least one actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame,
- a first releasing assembly coupled to the back section, actuating the first releasing assembly releases the actuator to permit pivoting of the back section relative to the frame, and
- a second releasing assembly coupled to the extender board, actuating the second releasing assembly while the extender board is coupled to the back section actuates the first releasing assembly to release the actuator to permit pivoting of the back section relative to the frame.
An extender board for use on a patient-support apparatus having a pivotable back section and an actuator that locks to prevent the back section from pivoting and that unlocks to permit the back section to pivot, the extender board comprising
- a frame,
- a panel coupled to the frame, and
- a releasing assembly coupled to one of the panel and the frame, the releasing assembly being adapted to lock and unlock the actuator while the extender board is coupled to the back section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.