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US 6,916,056 B2Granted
Bariatric gurney and process
AssigneeGodby Enterprises, LLC
InventorsDonald E. Mitchell, Thomas Godby, Steve Nelson
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Abstract
Bariatric gurney and process including a winch mounted in an ambulance for pulling the gurney up removable rails. The gurney includes extenders for increasing the patient support surface of the gurney and may include a removable patient safety bar.
Claims10
A bariatric gurney arrangement comprising
- (a) an ambulance having a floor;
- (b) a gurney including a carriage with wheels;
- (c) removable rails with sides connected to said ambulance and leading to said floor for supporting said gurney and guiding said wheels up to said floor;
- (d) a winch mounted on said ambulance and connectable to said gurney for pulling said gurney up said rails to said floor;
- (e) rings mounted on said floor and on said gurney;
- (f) and straps connecting the rings on said floor and said gurney;
- (g) said winch being arranged to pull said gurney to tighten the straps connecting the rings on said floor and the rings on said gurney for securing the gurney in place on said floor.
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A process for moving a bariatric patient comprising
- (a) providing an ambulance having a floor and a winch;
- (b) providing a gurney including a carriage with wheels;
- (c) attaching rails to the ambulance with the rails leading to the floor of the ambulance;
- (d) placing the patient on the carriage;
- (e) attaching the winch to the gurney and pulling the gurney up the rails and on to the floor of the ambulance by operation of the winch;
- (f) securing the gurney in place by attaching straps to the ambulance and then operating the winch to move the gurney to tighten the straps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.