Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient transfer apparatus with integrated tracks
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Application No.: US15854943Application Date: 2017-12-27
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Publication No.: US10758437B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Ross Lucas , Chris Gentile , Bjorn Gunderson , Daniel Brosnan
- Applicant: Stryker Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- Main IPC: A61G5/06
- IPC: A61G5/06 ; A61G5/04 ; A61G5/10

Abstract:
A patient transfer apparatus configured to traverse stairs includes a seat assembly, a rear leg pivotably coupled to the seat assembly, a track integrated with the rear leg, and a wheel coupled to a distal end portion of the rear leg. The seat assembly includes a frame with a seat portion. The rear leg is pivotable relative to the seat portion between a transport position and a stair traversing position. In the transport position the wheel is configured to contact a floor, and in the stair traversing position the track is configured to contact the stairs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180185212A1 PATIENT TRANSFER APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED TRACKS Public/Granted day:2018-07-05
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