Examination and treatment chair
AssigneeMidmark Corporation
InventorsCharles Brockway, Donald Lietzenmayer
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Abstract
An examination and treatment chair is operable to move between a generally upright patient entry/exit position and a reclined patient examination and treatment position. The chair includes a seat section and a beck section that moves between a generally upright position and a reclined position. Arm rests are rigidly connected to the back section and move with the back section. The arm rests are automatically positioned to allow a patient unobstructed entry into or exit from the chair.
Claims7
A patient examination and treatment chair operable to move between a generally upright patient entry/exit position and a reclined patient examination and treatment position, comprising:
- a chair support;
- a seat section supported on said chair support;
- a back section mounted for pivotal movement relative to said chair support between a generally upright position and a reclined position;
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- a pair of arm rests rigidly and non-pivotally connected to said back section extending along an outer periphery thereof for movement with said back section between the generally upright position wherein said arm rests are automatically positioned to allow a patient unobstructed entry into or exit from a side of the chair and the reclined position to support the patient for examination and treatment wherein said arms rests are automatically positioned to support the patient's arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.