Systems, methods and transfer sheets for transferring patients
AssigneeCega Innovations, LLC
InventorsTy A. White, Aaron J. Emerson
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Abstract
A transfer sheet comprises a substantially impervious structural base layer, an absorbent layer disposed on the base layer, and a permeable layer disposed on the absorbent layer, with the absorbent layer between the base and permeable layers. An adhesive area can be provided on the bottom of the base layer, opposite the absorbent and permeable layers, with a removable tab extending over the adhesive. The adhesive can be configured for attaching the base layer to the continuous belt of a patient transfer device, where the continuous belt is disposed about a bridge spaced between two sides of a housing, for use in conveying a patient or other body from one surface to another.
Claims35
A single-use transfer sheet for a patient transfer device comprising a continuous belt disposed about a bridge spaced between two sides of a housing, the transfer sheet comprising:
- a structural base layer;
- an absorbent layer disposed on the base layer;
- a permeable layer disposed on the absorbent layer, wherein the absorbent layer is disposed between the base layer and the permeable layer;
- an adhesive area on a bottom surface of the base layer, opposite the absorbent layer and the permeable layer;
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- a tab extending over the adhesive area, the tab configured for removal therefrom and the adhesive area configured for attachment of the base layer to the continuous belt of the patient transfer device, wherein the transfer sheet is configured to be pulled by a caregiver to transfer a patient from a first surface to a second surface using the device, the transfer sheet having a minimum pull strength sufficient to withstand a pull force of at least 150 N and a yield limit selected for the transfer sheet to yield when exceeding a pull force limit of 880 N, wherein the yield limit is selected for the transfer sheet to act as a mechanical fuse to provide a failure warning when exceeding a safe pull force limit.
A transfer sheet configured for transferring a patient on a transfer device comprising a bridge disposed between two sides of a housing, the transfer sheet comprising:
- a structural base layer;
- an absorbent layer disposed on the base layer;
- and
- a permeable layer disposed on the absorbent layer, wherein the absorbent layer is disposed between the base layer and the permeable layer;
- wherein the transfer sheet is configured to be pulled by a caregiver to transfer the patient from a first surface at a first side of the device and over the bridge to a second surface at the second side of the device, the transfer sheet having a minimum pull strength sufficient to withstand a pull force of at least 150 N and a yield limit selected for the transfer sheet to yield when exceeding a pull force limit of 880 N, wherein the yield limit is selected for the transfer sheet to act as a mechanical fuse to provide a failure warning when exceeding a safe pull force limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.