Patent ID: 7900299
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer device comprising: a transfer mattress having first and second sheets, the first and second sheets defining an interior therebetween including at least one air chamber, one of the first and second sheets defining a bottom surface of the transfer mattress and including a pattern of holes for discharge of air from the at least one chamber, the discharging air facilitating sliding of the transfer mattress with respect to a surface, the interior of the transfer mattress including a generally rectangular array of transverse air chambers supported at each longitudinal side thereof by a longitudinally-extending side air chamber, the array providing for limited sagging of the torso of a person laying on the device with respect to the feet and head of the person thereby maintaining the person in a substantially parallel orientation with respect to a supporting surface for the device; a plurality of fasteners connected to the transfer mattress, the fasteners located outboard of seams defined between the transverse chambers and the longitudinally-extending side air chambers; and an accessory releasably attached to the fasteners, the accessory extending across at least a majority of an upper surface of the transfer mattress.