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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
InventorsJohn Derek Lloyd, Stuart Wilkinson
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A lateral transfer accessory (LTA) expands the capabilities of overhead ceiling lifts(OCLs). The accessory includes passive mechanical components requiring no electrical power supply or batteries. The accessory is powered by the OCL. In a particular embodiment, the LTA is a mobile unit positioned adjacent to the side of a patient's bed or gurney. A pair of releasable patient draw straps are secured to and coiled around patient draw pulleys. The free ends of the draw straps are attached to the draw sheet beneath the patient. A drive pulley carries a drive strap. The drive strap is secured to the pull strap of the overhead ceiling lift (OCL) positioned over the accessory. The OCL is controlled to draw out the drive strap from the accessory to thereby operate the main drive. The main drive, in turn, actuates the patient draw pulley to retract the patient draw straps attached to the draw sheet and thereby laterally transfer the patient. In an alternative embodiments the LTA is height adjustable; has a manual actuator for the drive; and includes a drive assembly with a transmission or a simplified drive assembly with a direct drive.
Apparatus for transferring a patient on a draw sheet from a first horizontal support to a second horizontal support positionable laterally adjacent to the first support in a facility equipped with an overhead motorized ceiling lift having a retractable lifting strap powered by the ceiling lift when actuated comprising:
An accessory for use with powered equipment for transferring a patient on a draw sheet from a first horizontal support to a second horizontal support positionable laterally adjacent the first support comprising:
A method for laterally transferring a patient on a draw sheet from a first horizontal support to an adjacent second horizontal support in a facility equipped with an over head patient lift having a retractable lifting strap comprising the steps of:
Apparatus for transferring a patient on a draw sheet from a first horizontal support to an second horizontal support adjacent the first support in a facility equipped with an overhead motorized ceiling lift having a retractable lifting strap comprising:
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