Patent ID: 7578012
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer system comprising: a patient support frame, including a substantially rigid framework adapted to provide support for at least a portion of the patient's torso and the patient's thighs; and a patient transfer device including a vertical lift mechanism; wherein the patient support frame includes at least two first coupling components and the vertical lift mechanism includes a complimentary coupling component for releasably coupling to either of the at least two first coupling components of the patient support frame; wherein, when the complimentary coupling component is releasably coupled to the first of the at least two first coupling components, the patient support frame may face, with respect to the patient transfer device, in at least a first orientation selected from the group consisting of: forward-facing, backward-facing, left-facing, and right-facing; and wherein, when the complimentary coupling component is releasably coupled to the second of the at least two first coupling components, the patient support frame may face, with respect to the patient transfer device, in at least one orientation other than the first orientation.