Patent ID: 6938285
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer device comprising: lifting means positionable adjacent a patient and movable between a first position and a second position, and support means for supporting said patient, said support means being attachable to said lifting means along a number of anchor locations thereon, said anchor locations including a pair of central anchor locations, a first pair of outer anchor locations on one side of said pair of central anchor locations and a second pair of outer anchor locations on an opposite side of said central pair of anchor locations; said support means including a pair of central contact locations near a central location on the body of said patient, a first pair of outer contact locations on one side of said pair of central contact locations and a second pair of outer contact locations on an opposite side of said central pair of contact locations; said support means being operable with said lifting means for joining each of said anchor locations to a corresponding one of said contact locations, so as to transfer said patient between an inclined position and an upright orientation when said lifting means moves between said first and second positions, wherein said anchor locations are fixed in position relative to one of said beam members and said central contact locations are movable relative to one another as said patient moves between inclined and upright orientations, wherein said lifting means includes a pair of beam members, wherein said support means includes a plurality of tension members for joining each of said contact locations with a corresponding one of said anchor locations, and a third pair of outer contact locations near said first pair of contact locations, said plurality of tension members further including a pair of tension members, each for joining each of said third outer contact locations with a corresponding one of said outer anchor locations.