Patent ID: 7547027
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A combination rolling walker and patient care system comprising: a conventional walker base having two front and two rear legs each having a wheel at a bottom end and a seat assembly; an armrest assembly attached to said base including a pair of armrest frames each supporting an armrest platform to provide a height adjustment when supporting the patient while walking; a pair of control assemblies each attached to a respective armrest frame including a vertical handle and a hand brake assembly so the patient can control the movement of the walker; a removable utility tray assembly supported on each lateral side by a respective armrest platform for providing patient care services for the patient; said pair of armrest frames each include a main frame member, adjustably carried by a respective front leg of said walker base, a brace member and an armrest support member, wherein said armrest support member is affixed to the top of said main frame member and said brace member; and each one of said armrest support members includes a plurality of arm attachment apertures and handle attachment apertures to adjustably affix a respective armrest platform and a respective vertical handle to said armrest platform, wherein each said respective vertical handle is independently adjustable with respect to said respective armrest platform in the horizontal direction to both allow the patient to better adjust the amount and distribution of the patient's weight supported by said respective armrest platform and to allow the patient to grip said respective vertical handle to better steer the walker.