Patent ID: 8025336
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An examination and treatment chair, comprising: a patient support including a seat and a back; a base adapted to engage a floor surface, said base having a first terminal end; a support structure at said first terminal end of said base and extending vertically from said base, said support structure defining a pivot axis proximate said first terminal end; a lift arm having a first end pivotally coupled to said support structure for rotation about said pivot axis, and a second end coupled to said patient support; wherein said lift arm comprises a frame having first and second lateral sides spaced from a longitudinal centerline of said lift arm; an actuator having a first end connected to said base and having a second end connected to said lift arm, said actuator operable to move said lift arm for rotation about said pivot axis; said actuator offset from said longitudinal centerline in a direction toward one of said first and second lateral sides; wherein said actuator is a hydraulic cylinder; and a pump in fluid communication with said hydraulic cylinder; said pump mounted on said base and positioned behind said pivot axis in a direction away from said first terminal end of said base.