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

Claim 10:
11. A deployable gurney lift assembly (12) for lifting a gurney (G) with sides and an undercarriage including wheels, a safety bar (B), and an apparatus for raising and lowering the gurney (G) that is installed to be deployable on at least one deployment rail (28) extending from front to rear ends, the deployable gurney lift assembly (12) comprising:
a carriage assembly (14); and, a deployment assembly (29) having the at least one deployment rail (28) for slidably moving the carriage assembly (14) along the length thereof; wherein
the carriage assembly (14) comprises
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 a safety bar (B) of the gurney (G);
at least one of the at least one safety bar holder (16) having at least one safety bar latch (18) to receive and secure the gurney safety bar (B) therebetween;
at least one lift actuator (88) for lifting and lowering the pivot carriage arms (38);
wherein, the lift actuator (88) is electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic;
at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) on an underside (102) of a motor box (128) 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 pivot carriage arms (38) relative to each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) to facilitate lifting and lowering of the pivot carriage arms (38) while each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) remains in contact with a corresponding rail (28) of the at least one deployment rail.