Patent ID: 7197778
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer system for transferring a patient to an operating table in a prone position from a supine position, and vice versa, the patient transfer system comprising: a chassis having wheels secured thereto for movement of the chassis across a floor, the chassis configured to straddle a base of the operating table; a platen, coupled to the chassis, rotatable about an axis and adapted to receive a patient in a supine position and turn the patient from a supine position to a prone position, and vice versa; a frame, positioned in parallel with and spaced apart from the platen, the frame releasably attached to at least one of the platen and the chassis; and a restraint/support system, comprising a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, wherein while the frame is attached to the at least one of the platen and the chassis and the patient is rotated from the supine position to the prone position, and vice versa, the first segment, the second segment and the third segment are configured to hold stationary the head, torso and legs of the patient respectively, and wherein while the frame is detached from the at least one of the platen and the chassis and the patient is deposited on the operating table in a prone position, the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment are configured to reside underneath the patient, to elevate and to support the head torso, and the legs of the patient, respectively.