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7627912 Portable patient transfer system  
A patient lifting system is provided having a vest component adjustably proportioned to fit upon the torso of a patient, and a leg belt component adapted to embrace the patient's legs just below...
7624458 Personal transfer and carrier sling  
In one embodiment, the invention is a personal transport device comprising a back support and two leg flaps extending from a bottom edge of the back support. The leg flaps are configured to cross...
7578012 Patient transfer system with associated frames and lift carts  
The invention is directed to a patient transfer system with associated patient support frames, lift carts, lifts, carts, and other accessories for use therewith. The support frames of the present...
7540045 Sit-to-stand apparatus including pulley, handle, and leg brace mounted above supporting structure on adjacent, differing height vertical members  
An apparatus for assisting a person to stand. The apparatus comprises a mobile support structure, a pulley system, a counterbalance weight and a harness. The counterbalancing weight is coupled to...
7356858 Sit to stand support apparatus  
A rolling chassis supports dual lifting beams pivotably mounted on adjustable supporting pins. The beams are pivoted by rollers raised by dual driving piers. Each beam carried a pair of blocks for...
7350247 Hoisting device  
The present invention concerns a hoisting device including a hoisting module which is replaceably connected with a coupling arrangement for a trolley which is mounted in a ceiling-mounted rail...
7331071 Method and apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a person on a flexible support  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing when a person is disposed on or arises from a support that flexes or sags when a person is disposed thereon. Such supports include beds, supports for...
7287288 Patient lifting device  
A patient lifting device is provided. The patient lifting device includes two side limbs connected to a suspension mounting for suspending the device from a hoist. Each side limb includes a support...
7222378 Enveloping patient carrier having lateral and longitudinal support members  
An enveloping patient carrier having a flexible top surface connected to a flexible bottom surface. The flexible top surface defines a re-closable torso opening, a face opening and a plurality of...
7168110 Paramedical transfer stretcher, harness and method  
This invention describes a transfer stretcher, harness and method designed to lift, transfer or support a person, more specifically a heavy weight, large size (oversize) person. Stretchers are...
7062804 Patient movement system, method, and apparatus  
A patient movement system comprises a rotatable section coupled to a frame that moves in a horizontal plane. A hoist assembly is coupled to the rotatable section and spins relative to the rotatable...
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...
6912747 Enveloping patient carrier and method for facilitating the transport and treatment of patients  
In one embodiment, the enveloping patient carrier of the present invention has a flexible top surface connected to a flexible bottom surface. The flexible top surface defines a re-closable torso...
6908131 Aid for lifting and carrying a mass/object  
A device ( 10 ) having a flexible elongated support member ( 11 ) having an upperside, an underside, and a first and second extension ( 16, 18 ) on either side of a central-portion, each of the...
6892403 Hoisting harness  
Hoisting harness for persons, where the lifting action takes place by a harness consisting of a seat-piece placed between the person's legs, to which seat-piece a rear-piece is connected, which...
6883190 Patient lifting sling  
A flexible fabric patient supporting sling adapted to be manipulated from a planar condition to a patient supporting condition, in which a seated patient is suspended by four straps from supporting...
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...
6851145 Packable emergency trauma stretcher  
An emergency trauma stretcher comprised of flexible fabric such that the stretcher may be rolled or folded into a package for easy transport into locations where traditional stretchers are either...
6715167 Patient lift and transfer apparatus  
A two piece incorporated device designed to assist in the lifting and transfer of such person who is partially incapacitated by infirmity or disability from one sitting position in one location to...
6698041 Patient transfer apparatus  
A transfer apparatus for moving a patient from a first support to a second support includes an upper platform, a lower conveyor and an actuator configured to be coupled to the lower conveyor to...
6671899 Person lifting strap  
A lifting device made of a single piece of a flexible material, substantially forming a loop, is disclosed. The flexible material has a first and second edge, a fold between the first and second...
6658676 Semi-permanent bedsheet device  
A bedsheet device ( 10 ) configured to overlay a mattress ( 12 ), the bedsheet device ( 10 ) comprising: a slide sheet ( 14, 16 ) being constructed of a pliable material and having a lower surface...
6637610 Personal transporter  
Structure and procedures for lifting, transferring and moving a person, such as a bed ridden person or one requiring the use of a wheelchair, involve a frame ( 393 ) supported on wheels ( 394, 395...
6581222 Lifting sling  
A harness for lifting a disabled person from a sitting position to a standing position by a lifting device having two attaching points for the lifting action, there being a distance between these...
6578210 Patient assistive device and lift system  
The present invention provides a support assembly for use with a patient lift system, including a support belt and a support strap to support a patient during transport. The support belt includes a...
6568003 Device for handling a patient  
The invention relates to a device for handling a patient, such as raising a patient from a sitting position to a standing position or vice versa, and/or moving the person from one location to...
6532610 Transitional support for physically challenged persons  
Transitional support for physically challenged persons. The support has a flexible inelastic base sheet with flexible inelastic loops at parallel edges to accommodate removable rigid poles. Pull...
6523195 Railed mounted patient lift  
A rail mounted patient lift comprises a ceiling mounted rail, a carriage mounted for displacement along said rail, power operated drive means for displacing the carriage along the rail, a sling...
6449785 Aid for disabled persons to stand up  
Aid apparatus for raising a disable person from a sitting position to a standing position including a wheeled base ( 1 ) in the form of a U-shaped frame with a post ( 3 ), which supports a lifting...
6341393 Patient transfer and repositioning system  
Apparatus including a substantially pliable underlayment, connecting member, and means to exert a force to transfer or reposition a patient is provided. The substantially pliable underlayment...
6321398 Multipurpose body-turn-over apparatus  
A multipurpose body-turn-over apparatus mainly including an elevator, a driving mechanism, ropes, a net, suspension fittings, a vibrator, and a controller. The controller sets operating time and...
6289534 Patient lift  
An assembly for lifting, supporting and transporting a person which includes a base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a lifting arm pivotally coupled to an upper end of the frame, an...
6219862 Device for movement/transport of a person  
A device (10) for movement/transport of, in particular, a handicapped person (12), including a transport device such as a patient lifter or lifting unit with a holder (16) in which a slide rail...
6196229 Patient mobilizer  
A patient mobilizer for enabling a care giver to move a generally disabled patient. The mobilizer includes a flexible sheet for placement against the back of a patient lying face up on a supported...
6192534 Lifting harness for transporting non-ambulatory patients  
A movable device for transporting a non-ambulatory patient, the device having a frame member which has opposed tubular arms, each pivotally linked to torso grasping chest supports, the device may...
6185761 Apparatus for raising a person  
A system for raising a person lying on the ground includes a lifting seat 10 comprising a back rest 12 coupled to a seat portion 18. At either side of the back rest 12 and seat portion 18 there are...
6175973 Stand assist lift  
An apparatus for assisting a person in achieving a standing position. The apparatus include a base, a frame extending upward from the base, a lifting arm pivotally coupled to the frame, a platform...
6174010 Suspension system for attaching a load-bearing member to a lifting mechanism of a hoisting apparatus for a person  
A suspension system for attaching a load-bearing member to a lifting mechanism of a hoisting apparatus for a person, in particular a handicapped person in sitting or recumbent disposition, includes...
6122778 Lift vest  
A lift vest to enable a caregiver to assist a patient in moving from one position to another includes a base garment having an exterior surface that is shaped to cover at least a substantial...
6119287 Lift and transfer apparatus for a disabled person  
A disabled person transfer unit includes a base supporting a motor actuated rotatable platform, and a frame is mounted on the platform for pivotally supporting a pair of motor actuated lift arms...
6105184 Device for holding human body  
A body-holding device in which a combination comprised of: a main body base suspension fitting, a pair of side-holding arms which hold both sides of a person, a pair of shoulder-holding arms which...
6079062 Infection control sleeve for a patient lift  
A system for protecting a lift sling from contamination, wherein the sling is of the type having a bifurcated seat portion defined by a pair of sling extremities which converge at a junction area....
6073280 Rescue and invalid support belt  
A support belt and a strap portion includes a strap portion and a pad portion. The pad portion comprising an elongate member having a length sufficient to encircle the body of an individual and a...
6047418 Invalid lifting device  
The invalid lifting device comprises two support members 110 and 111 each having at least one vertical or substantially vertical leg 112, 115 and a transverse arm 114, 117 at or adjacent to the...
6044794 Contoured and suspended pet bed  
A contoured and suspended pet bed includes a frame and a cover. The frame has a cover ring which has an oval shape and a frame which can have cantilever, or S-shaped suspension. The cover is...
6035465 Patient lifting and support system  
6006377 Patient carrying device  
The object of the present invention is to provide a patient carrying device so adapted as to allow the patient take a comfortable posture or to freely carry the patient between the bed and the...
5963995 Patient handler belt  
A support device which is designed to be worn by a person to aid in movement and transfer of such person. The device is easy to put on and remove from the waist of a person who has suffered a...
5839137 Roll up emergency personnel carrier  
An emergency evacuation device comprises a tough fabric panel longer than a large human adult and wide enough to be wrapped around such a person. A pouch on the foot end of the device receives the...
5815859 Lift strap  
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for lifting a bedridden person using a lift strap device. The lift strap includes a main support member, a hook receiving member and a mechanism...
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