Docking station for patient support
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Gallant, Dennis M. Lanci, John P. Biondo
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Abstract
According to the present disclosure, a transfer top adapted to carry a patient is transferable between a mobile base and a docking station in a hospital room. Thus, instead of transferring a patient between a stretcher and a hospital bed, the entire transfer top with the patient thereon is transferred between the mobile base and the docking station.
Claims12
A docking station for use in a hospital having a room wall, the docking station comprising:
- a transfer top,
- at least one support rail extending away from the room wall, and adapted to support the transfer top, and
- a support leg,
- wherein, the support leg is coupled to a distal end of the support rail and selectively extends downwardly to engage a floor of the hospital.
An apparatus for use in a hospital having a room wall, the apparatus comprising:
- a transport trolley,
- a docking station coupled to the room wall, and
- a transfer top having a retractable leg that pivots relative to the transfer top between a use position extending downwardly from the transfer top to engage a floor and a storage position spaced apart from the floor,
- wherein the docking station includes a lift mechanism and a lift arm extending horizontally in a cantilevered fashion from the lift mechanism,
- wherein the lift arm is adapted to support the transfer top,
- wherein the transfer top is transferable between the lift arm and the transport trolley, and
- wherein the lift mechanism is operable to raise and lower the lift arm and the transfer top.
An apparatus for use in a hospital having a room wall, the apparatus comprising:
- a lift arm extending horizontally in a cantilevered fashion away from the room wall,
- a bolster coupled to the lift arm, the bolster being configured to define a mattress-receiving space, and
- a mobile platform having a movable base and a mattress carried by the movable base, the mobile platform being movable to a position where the mattress is received in the mattress-receiving space,
- wherein the bolster includes an upper surface that cooperates with an upper surface of the mattress to increase the amount of surface area available to support a patient when the mattress is received in the mattress-receiving space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.