Patent ID: 8793822
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient lifting and transport device for lifting and transporting a patient from one location to another location, the patient lifting and transport device comprising: a pair of spaced apart vertical lift columns, each vertical lift column including an upper portion and lower portion; a horizontal bar extending generally horizontally between the upper portions of the two vertical lift columns, the bar being supported by the vertical lift columns; a mobile trolley including a series of wheels disposed below the lower portion of each vertical lift column for supporting the lift column; each mobile trolley being generally elongated as each mobile trolley includes a length that is greater than the width of the mobile trolley; each mobile trolley being rotatively mounted below a respective vertical lifting column and rotatable between a first position where the mobile trolley extends generally perpendicular to the horizontal bar and a second position where the mobile trolley extends generally parallel to the horizontal bar; a lift actuator associated with each vertical lift column for raising and lowering the vertical lift column such that the lift actuator associate with each vertical lift column is operative upon actuation to raise and lower the horizontal bar; and a patient attachment mechanism supported by the horizontal bar for attaching to the patient or to a support structure supporting the patient.