Patent ID: 9254232
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for assisting a person to move from a seated position on a seat to a raised or standing position and vice versa, said apparatus comprising: a base; an actuator arrangement supported by said base; a torso support configured for supporting the torso and also the underarms of the person to be supported with the chest of the person facing the torso support; said torso support having a main engagement surface for engaging the chest of the person to be assisted; said torso support being operatively connected to said actuator arrangement; wherein said actuator arrangement is configured to move said torso support in a vertical range of positions independently of the horizontal position of the torso support; and wherein said actuator arrangement is configured to move said torso support in a horizontal range of positions independently of the vertical position of the torso support; a processor connected to said actuator arrangement and configured to control an operation of said actuator arrangement; a person identification system coupled to said processor and configured for identifying a person to be assisted; and wherein said srocessor is configured to control the operation of the actuator arrangement to move said torso support from a start position corresponding to a seated position of said identified person to an end position that corresponds to a standing position of said identified person along a path that is specific for the identified person and with a velocity profile that is specific for said identified person.