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7346941 Bariatric patient lift apparatus  
As the obesity rate climbs nationwide, obese and morbidly obese patients will continue to pose special lifting challenges to the healthcare industry. Obesity among American adults has nearly...
7340785 Sanitary liner for a patient transfer mattress  
A patient transfer device includes an inflatable mattress and a liner releasably attached to the inflatable mattress. The inflatable mattress includes a top sheet having opposite side edges and a...
7340784 Patient transfer device  
A patient transfer device includes a base assembly movable in forward and lateral directions. A power train is mounted within the base assembly, and is connected to a clamping and strap assembly. A...
7337478 Hospital bed systems  
A system for mechanically assisted repositioning of a bed-ridden patient within a hospital-type bed equipped with a moving mattress pad driven by an electric motor. The mattress pad is formed into...
7334275 Mobility assistance device  
A mobility assistance device to assist a caregiver to lift and move the legs of a patient with limited mobility while maintaining the relative position of each leg with respect to the other. The...
7328467 Patient lift and transfer device and method  
In a lift and transfer device and method, a patient support assembly supported on a lift on a wheeled platform includes a main support arm pivoted to the lift. First and second transversely...
7305726 Wheelchair with integrated transfer board  
An accessory device for use by an occupant in a wheelchair includes a platform and a reorientation mechanism that enables the rotation, pivoting, and sliding motion of the platform with respect to...
7305725 Apparatus for moving objects  
A lifting apparatus with a substantially horizontal crossbeam having a first end pivotally connected to a first side of a bed frame and a second end pivotally connected to a second side of the bed...
7293303 Method and device for repositioning patient in bed with safety features  
The invention described is a device and method for repositioning a patient in a bed. Bedding material positioned underneath the patient is wound by a ratchet system and a crossbeam that allows for...
7284745 Portable raising and lowering device and equipment therefor  
A raising and lowering device, particularly suitable for incapacitated human or animal patients. The device includes a load carrying support having at least one elongated arm including a proximal...
7266852 Inflatable transfer mattress  
An inflatable mattress having an inflated torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a first portion of the inflated torso support pad, and a second leg spaced from the first leg and...
7257849 Adapter to attach a patient positioning plate of a patient transport cart to a diagnosis and/or treatment table, in particular of a medical examination modality  
Adapter for attaching a patient positioning plate of a patient transport cart or gurney to a diagnosis and/or treatment table, in particular of a medical examination modality, has attachment...
7243382 Patient transfer mattress having side pull straps  
A pull member for a patient transfer mattress preferably includes a first portion attached to the inflatable mattress and a second portion attached to the first portion such that a pulling force...
7219377 Method for positioning a roller within a headboard of a patient transport system  
Disclosed is a method for using a bedstead board attached to a bed to support a roller of a patient transport system. A recess extends into the bedstead board and is spaced a distance from the side...
7216383 Support device for a patient  
A patient support device which can be connected to patient placement devices of medical examination or treatment equipment, for example an MRI device, an X-ray machine, or of ambulances. The...
7210176 Patient transfer device having inclined upper surface  
A patient transfer device includes a top sheet inclined in a head end portion such that a patient's torso is elevated with respect to the feet. The mattress may include relatively narrow chambers...
7200881 Transfer device  
A transfer device includes a lower mechanism and an upper mechanism stacked on the lower mechanism. The lower mechanism includes a first endless belt, and the upper mechanism includes a second...
7197778 Patient transfer system  
A patient transfer system for transferring a patient to an operating table in a prone position from a supine position, and vice versa. The patient transfer system includes a chassis, a platen, and...
7178181 Portable hoist system for assisting in the movement of a disabled person  
A hoist and associated method for erecting the hoist for assisting movements of disabled persons. The hoist has a fixed-length stanchion that is supportable at opposing longitudinal ends thereof by...
7165276 Medical assist device  
A medical assist device relocates patients from a first support such as a bed to a second support such as a chair or wheelchair. Upon location of the assist device to a position adjacent such first...
7146660 Patient support pad with repositionable pressure source  
An apparatus for supporting a patient includes a pad having a first side, a second side, and a fluid chamber configured to receive fluid under pressure. The apparatus also has a pressure source...
7114204 Method and apparatus for transferring patients  
A patient transfer apparatus including an inflatable mattress, alternatively with a rigid top board with a patient restraint system on which a patient can be placed, when patient immobilization is...
7114203 Lateral transfer accessory  
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....
7111338 Apparatus for pulling patient up in bed  
A patient positioning apparatus ( 30, 330 ) is provided for use with a patient-support device ( 20, 320 ). The patient positioning apparatus ( 30, 330 ) is used to pull a sheet ( 32, 332 ) on the...
7096524 Cover with integrated patient transfer device  
The present invention is directed to a patient transfer system. The patient transfer system is positioned on a support area of a first underlying surface's top surface. The support area (a)...
7086106 Stretcher pad and method of use thereof  
An improved stretcher pad and method of use thereof, wherein the improved stretcher pad comprises a cushioned pad with wing members extending therefrom, and wherein the wing members comprise...
7086103 Rotating bed with improved stability  
A rotating bed is provided that has a base with a mattress frame supported for rotation about a vertical axis. The mattress frame is divided into sections and can be converted into a chair-like...
7055190 Patient removal system  
Various embodiments of a patient removal system are provided for evacuating a patient during an emergency. The patient removal systems may be used to transport the patient while the patient is on a...
7047578 Medical transport technology  
A apparatus such as a stretcher or guerney, and method, for engaging acquiring and transporting an injured person or some other person or object. The apparatus comprises a base, housing or frame...
7028350 Lifting cushion and method for transferring a patient from a chair  
An inflatable lifting cushion for an articulated chair including a five-sided polygon capable that is longitudinally aligned on the seat and back of the chair. The cushion includes triangular side...
7020920 Post operative patient assist device  
A post operative patient assist device comprising two sections, one designed to attach the device to a bed frame or the like, and the second section having a series of gripping members flexibly...
7020913 Hoist device  
Hoist device for persons comprising a lifting arm to which a headed stud is attached for attaching a hoist sling to the lifting arm, wherein the head has a larger diameter than the stud, and...
7007320 Stand-up bedside hoisting apparatus  
A stand-up bedside hoisting apparatus includes a base; three legs fixedly connected an inner ends to the base to stably support the entire hoisting apparatus; a pivoted-arm mechanism including a...
7000268 Patient transfer and transport bed  
The present invention is a transfer and transport device and method for moving a patient from a bed to another location within a medical facility. The transport device includes an integral transfer...
6978499 Architectural bed docking apparatus  
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...
6971126 Transfer system for an invalid patient  
An invalid person transfer system that has a rectangular frame suspended from a dolly moving on a track on the ceiling. There are left and right support columns that have gear boxes attached to...
6966081 Transport and positioning system for use in hospital operating rooms  
A system for transporting and positioning a patient onto an operating room table from a movable transportation device, e.g., a stretcher, to be located immediately laterally of the operating room...
6964070 Patient lifting apparatus  
A patient lifting apparatus is provided that attaches to a bed frame having a plurality of legs and a headboard. The apparatus includes an upright member, a boom mechanically associated with the...
6961967 Personal lift aid  
A personal lift aid for lifting and lowering ambulatory patients and other individuals by unassisted and assisted means. The invention device comprises of a stanchion assembly having a palm grip to...
6938285 Patient transfer device  
Disclosed herein is a patient transfer device comprising lifting arrangement positionable adjacent a patient and movable between a first position and a second position, and support arrangement for...
6934980 Patient transfer system  
A system to facilitate the transfer of a patient between a chair and a bed or other device. The system includes a chair and a transfer bridge interchangeably securable to either side of the chair....
6880187 Lifting apparatus  
A system and method for adjusting a person's upper torso in particular, the forearms to a generally parallel position to a floor surface in relation to a work product. A lifting apparatus includes...
6880186 Arrangement in a bed for a disabled person, and a bed provided with the said arrangement  
An arrangement in a bed ( 1 ) intended for a disabled person and comprising a horizontally rotatable multi-sectional bed base part ( 3 a, 3 b ) supporting a mattress, the base part being...
6874176 Mat assembly for the prevention of bedsores  
A mat assembly is provided to prevent and to treat bedsores. A draw sheet is used to shift or displace the patient on the mattress of the bed. A pole attached to the draw sheet is provided for...
6871364 Foot lift  
Support method and apparatus for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer a body part, such as a foot, into and out of a bed independently, and thus enhance in-bed...
6860281 Sitting and standing assist apparatus  
A sitting and standing assisting apparatus is described in which a platform has a front edge and opposed side edges joined to the front edge. An assist frame is mounted to the platform with an...
6857144 Foldable lift and transfer apparatus for patient  
A lift and transfer apparatus for patient has a wheeled support base, and a main support post; the base has an upwards projecting securing portion, which has a locating room defined by front and...
6857143 Body transfer system  
A system for transferring a body from a first surface to a second surface, with substantially no agitation of the body, is provided. The system comprises a housing having a substantially planar top...
6854140 Medical examination/treatment system with multiple patient beds, and transport carriage therefor  
A transport carriage for a patient bed has a first arm for placement of the patient bed thereon and a second arm for coupling the patient bed thereto. A medical treatment of examination system...
6834402 Combination bed mover and patient transfer apparatus  
A patient transport apparatus is provided. The patient transport apparatus includes a patient support mover configured to move a patient support relative to the floor and a patient transfer...
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