Patent ID: 6523195
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A rail mounted patient lift comprising:a ceiling mounted rail; a carriage mounted for displacement along said rail; power operated drive means for displacing the carriage along the rail; a sling hanger secured to a flexible elongate support element; power,operated lifting means for extending and retracting the elongate support element relative to the carriage; a manually operable controller; control circuit means for moving said carriage to a selected one of a plurality of different positions along the rail in response to a first command signal from the controller; and a load detector for detecting if a load is present on the sling hanger, the power operated lifting means being operable by the control circuit means to raise the sling hanger if in a down position with no load thereon when receiving a command signal from the controller to move the carriage along the rail.