Patent ID: 6701544
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A transfer device for moving a patient from a first support surface to a second support surface placed alongside the first support surface, the transfer device comprising a foam pad and a fluid impervious enclosure surrounding the foam pad, the foam pad occupying at least a majority of an interior region defined by the enclosure, the transfer device being configured to be placed under the patient on the first support surface and extending along at least a portion of the patient's body, the foam pad receiving fluid under pressure, the enclosure having a bottom wall facing the first support surface, the bottom wall having perforations for releasing pressurized fluid from the foam pad against the first support surface to provide a fluid bearing between the bottom wall and the first support surface to facilitate moving the transfer device and the patient supported thereon from the first support surface to the second support surface.