Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient transport apparatus with steer lock assembly
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Application No.: US16690232Application Date: 2019-11-21
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Publication No.: US11324648B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Mackenzie Van Loon
- 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: A61G1/02
- IPC: A61G1/02

Abstract:
A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure comprising base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. The apparatus also includes at least one caster assembly coupled to the support structure, with each one of the caster assemblies comprising a wheel, a wheel support coupled to the wheel, and a steer lock assembly movable relative to the wheel support. An actuator is operatively coupled to the steer lock assembly to move the steer lock assembly between a non-steer locked and steer locked state to permit or prevent the wheel support and coupled wheel from swiveling about a swivel axis. The caster assemblies can also include a brake assembly coupled to the wheel, with the actuator operatively coupled to the brake assembly to move the brake assembly between a braked and unbraked state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200155382A1 Patient Transport Apparatus With Steer Lock Assembly Public/Granted day:2020-05-21
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