Patent ID: 7210176
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer device comprising: a transfer mattress having top and bottom sheets defining an inflatable plenum, the bottom sheet having air escape holes adapted to create a cushion of air beneath the bottom sheet when the plenum is inflated, the transfer mattress including a head end portion and an opposite foot end portion, and an inflatable torso support chamber located in the head end portion adapted to incline the top sheet in the head end portion to elevate a patient's upper torso with respect to the patient's lower torso and legs, wherein the transfer mattress includes an intermediate portion between the head end portion and the foot end portion, and wherein the transfer mattress includes a pair of longitudinally-extending side air chambers and a plurality of transverse chambers extending between the side air chambers in each of the head end portion, the intermediate portion and the foot end portion, and wherein the transverse chambers in the intermediate portion are narrower than the transverse chambers of the head end portion and foot end portion.