Patent ID: 6896649

Claim:
An isolation chamber for providing containment of a contaminated patient, the isolation chamber comprising: a flexible enclosure configurable to receive a contaminated patient therein, the enclosure including a first side, a second side, a top that is hingedly pivotable about a top of the first side, a first end, a second end, and a unitary bottom member of the enclosure that is directly attached to the first and second ends; first webbing that longitudinally traverses the unitary bottom member of the enclosure, the first webbing being directly attached to an underside of the unitary bottom member of the enclosure such that the unitary bottom member of the enclosure is configured to support weight of the contaminated patient received in the enclosure without further reinforcement; a plurality of handles fixedly attached directly to the first webbing on the underside of the unitary bottom member of the enclosure toward the first and second ends of the enclosure; means for maintaining the top spaced apart from the unitary bottom member of the enclosure such that the top is maintained out of physical contact with a contaminated patient received in the enclosure; and means for connecting the isolation chamber to at least one of a stretcher rail and post and for stabilizing the isolation chamber on the stretcher, the connecting means being located near a top of at least one of the first and second sides and the first and second ends.