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US 6,289,534 B1Granted
Patient lift
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsReza Hakamiun, Douglas P. Genereux, Michael D. Falin, Michael J. Mutka, Jason Conard Brooke
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Abstract
An assembly for lifting, supporting and transporting a person which includes a base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a lifting arm pivotally coupled to an upper end of the frame, an actuator coupled to the lifting arm for moving the lifting arm between the lowered position and a raised position, and an attachment bar coupled to the lifting arm. A person to be lifted is secured in a sling assembly which includes attachment loops that can be coupled to the attachment bar. The apparatus can also include a scale that can be used to weigh a person being lifted.
Claims40
A patient lift apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base;
- a lifting arm pivotally coupled to the frame for movement of the lifting arm between a lowered position and a raised position;
- an actuator coupled to the lifting arm for moving the lifting arm between the lowered position and a raised position;
- an attachment bar coupled to the lifting arm, the attachment bar having first and second laterally spaced apart sling hooks;
- and
- a sling assembly configured to be coupled to the attachment bar to hold a patient off the ground, the sling assembly including
- a support surface for engaging a patient, and an outer surface facing opposite the support surface,
- a body supporting portion,
- left and right upper loop assemblies coupled to the body supporting portions,
- left and right leg and portions coupled to the body supporting portion, and,
- left and right lower loop assemblies coupled to the left and right leg portions,
- respectively,
- the left upper loop assembly and right lower loop assembly being configured to be coupled to the first sling hook, and the right upper loop assembly and left lower loop assembly configured to be coupled to the second sling hook;
- at least two straps on the outer surface and positioned on the body supporting portion, at least two of the straps extending on the body supporting portion substantially to a respective left and right upper loop assembly.
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A patient lift apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base;
- a lifting arm pivotally coupled to the frame for movement of the lifting arm between a lowered position and a raised position;
- an actuator coupled to the lifting arm for moving the lifting arm between the lowered position and a raised position;
- a mounting bracket coupled to the lift arm by a first mounting bolt which allows rotation of the mounting bracket about a horizontal axis;
- an attachment bar connected to the mounting bracket and having first and second laterally spaced apart sling hooks
- a second mounting bolt separate from the mounting bracket, connected to the attachment bar and positioned between the first and second sling hooks, the second mounting bolt pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket to allow rotation of the attachment bar relative to the lifting arm about a vertical axis extending through the second mounting bolt;
- and
- a sling assembly configured to be coupled to the attachment bar for holding a patient off the ground, the sling assembly including a support surface, left and right upper loop assemblies coupled to the support surface, and left and right lower loop assemblies coupled to the support surface, the left upper loop assembly and right lower loop assembly being configured to be coupled to the first sling hook and the right upper loop assembly and left lower loop assembly being configured to be coupled to the second sling hook.
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A patient lift apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base;
- a lifting arm pivotally coupled to the frame and movable between a lowered position and a raised position;
- first and second laterally spaced apart sling hooks connected to the lifting arm;
- a sling assembly attachable to the hooks and including
- a support surface, left and right upper loop assemblies attached to the support surface,
- and left and right lower loop assemblies attached to the support surface, the loop
- assemblies being configured to engage the sling hooks,
- a left outer handle on an outer surface opposite the support surface;
- a right outer handle on an outer surface opposite the support surface;
- and wherein,
- the left upper loop assembly and the left outer handle are formed from a piece of fabric coupled to the support surface and the right upper loop assembly and the right outer handle are formed from another piece of fabric coupled to the support surface.
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A patient lift apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base;
- a lifting arm pivotally coupled to the frame for movement of the lifting arm between a lowered position and a raised position;
- an attachment bar connected to the lifting arm, the attachment bar having first and second laterally spaced apart sling hooks;
- an electronic weighing scale positioned between the lifting arm and the attachment bar, and configured to weigh a patient in the lift apparatus;
- a sling assembly configured to be coupled to the attachment bar to hold a patient off the ground, the sling assembly including
- a body supporting portion coupled to a seat portion,
- left and right leg portions coupled to the seat portion,
- left and right upper loop assemblies coupled to the body supporting portion and,
- left and right lower loop assemblies coupled to the left and right leg portions,
- respectively, the loop assemblies configured to be coupled to the sling hooks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.