Patient handling apparatus
Abstract
Abstract PATIENT HANDLING APPARATUS INCLUDING TWO FRAMESUPPORTED, RECTANGULAR PANELS THAT MAY OCCUPY EITHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL POSITIONS, WITH THE FRAME BEING REMOVABLY SUPPORTED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION ON TWO CANTILEVER ARMS FORMING A PART OF TE MOVABLE PORTION OF THE APPARATUS. THE FRAME MAY BE LOWERED TO ENCIRCLE A BED-SUPPORTED PATIENT WHEN THE PANELS ARE VERTICALLY POSITIONED, AFTER WHICH THE PANELS A RE SEQUENTIALLY LOWERED TO HORIZONTAL POSITIONS TO PERMIT THE PATIENT TO BE DISPOSED THEREON BY A RELATIVELY LITTLE ROLLING MOVEMENT. THE FRAME, PANELS, AND SUPPORTED PATIENT MAY THEN BE MOVED TO A PREDETERMINED LOCATION, SUCH AS OVER AN OPERATING TABLE, X-RAY TABLE, BED, OR THE LIIWE. THE FRAME, PANELS, AND SUPPORTED PATIENT MAY REST ON AN OPERATING OR X-RAY TABLE, AND THEREAFTER THE MOVZBLE PORTION OF THE APPARATUS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, IF DESIRED. AFTER THE PATIENT HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE CANTILEVER ARMS MAY BE CAUSED TO ENGGE THE FRAME TO PERMIT THE PATIENT TO RETURN TO A HOSPITAL BED, WITH THE PATIENT BEING SEPARATED FROM THE SUPPORTING PANELS AND POSITIONED ON THE BED REVERSING THE ABOVE- DESCRIBED OPERATION.
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- 👤 Harry A Danielson
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