Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated systems, devices, and methods for transporting and supporting patients
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Application No.: US14525417Application Date: 2014-10-28
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Publication No.: US09241858B2Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Roderick A. Hyde , Stephen L. Malaska
- Applicant: Elwha LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Main IPC: G01C22/00
- IPC: G01C22/00 ; G06Q10/00 ; B62D51/04 ; A61G7/08 ; G05D1/00 ; A61G1/02 ; G05D1/02 ; A61G5/04

Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150046019A1 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS Public/Granted day:2015-02-12
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