Patent ID: 11896535
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A carriage assembly (14) for a deployable gurney lift assembly (12) to lift a gurney (G) using a deployment assembly (29) having at least one deployment rail (28) extending from front to rear ends, in which the gurney (G) has sides and an undercarriage including wheels, a safety bar (B) and an apparatus for raising and lowering the gurney (G), the carriage assembly (14) comprising:
a carriage assembly plate (20) with a top side (100), an underside (102), and two opposing edges (104);
two pivot carriage arms (38) disposed opposite one another on opposing edges (104) of the carriage assembly plate (20) to engage the sides of the gurney (G); and
at least one safety bar holder (16) to accommodate the safety bar (B) of the gurney (G);
at least one of the at least one safety bar holders (16) having at least one safety bar latch (18) to receive and secure the safety bar (B) therebetween;
at least one lift actuator (88) for lifting and lowering the pivot carriage arms (38);
wherein, the at least one lift actuator (88) is electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic;
at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) on an underside (102) of a motor box (128), disposed adjacent the carriage assembly plate (20), to engage the at least one deployment rail (28) for slidably moving the carriage assembly (14) along the length thereof to deploy or stow the carriage assembly (14); and
a carriage hinge plate (111) disposed to facilitate changing an angle of the carriage assembly plate (20) and the two pivot carriage arms (38) relative to the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) to facilitate lifting and lowering of the two pivot carriage arms (38) while each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) remains in contact with the at least one deployment rail (28).