Patent ID: 7497407
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transporting device comprising: a patient holding apparatus; an IV pole comprising, a top, a bottom, a shaft and a wheeled base having wheels engaged to a portion of the shaft; and an attachment mount capable of releasably engaging both the IV pole and the patient holding apparatus; wherein the wheels are vertically longitudinally adjustable relative to the shaft for releasable engagement of the patient holding apparatus to the attachment mount, the IV pole further comprising one or more pins engaged to the wheeled base, the attachment mount further comprising one or more troughs constructed and arranged for receipt of the one or more pins, the IV pole further comprising a raising/lowering mechanism engaged to the one or more pins, wherein manipulation of the raising/lowering mechanism enables the receipt of the one or more pins by the one or more troughs pulling the wheeled base off of the ground.