Patent ID: 7559103
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A system for removing a patient from a patient support device having a deck and a mattress supported thereon, the system comprising: a transporter to be positioned between the patient and the mattress, the transporter comprising an inflatable portion that inflates to a transport position to lift the patient relative to the mattress and to facilitate removal of the transporter with the patient thereon from the mattress, wherein the inflatable portion comprises a plurality of side-by-side, elongated bladders oriented along a longitudinal length of the transporter and situated beneath the patient, and a set of handles coupled to the transporter and configured to be gripped by a caregiver when removing the transporter from the mattress, wherein the set of handles are also usable to actuate inflation of the inflatable portion of the transporter.