Patent ID: 11951052
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A patient support apparatus configured to traverse stairs, comprising:
a frame including a seat portion;
a front leg coupled to the frame adjacent to a front side of the patient support apparatus; and
a rear leg assembly spaced from the front leg, a proximal end of the rear leg assembly coupled to the frame adjacent to a rear side of the patient support apparatus and a distal end of the rear leg assembly pivotable relative to the seat portion between a transport position and a stair traversing position, the rear leg assembly being configured to support the patient support apparatus in the transport and stair traversing positions, the rear leg assembly including:
a track configured to move relative to the frame to engage the stairs in the stair traversing position, and
an extension member disposed at the proximal end of the rear leg assembly and configured to engage the stairs in the stair traversing position, the extension member extending from the track in the stair traversing position to increase an overall length of the rear leg assembly.