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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156586 | Ambulance cot system The present invention relates to ambulance cots, cot systems and methods of using the same. In particular, the present invention provides an ambulance cot comprising one or more control features (e.g., a notched ladder rail assembly (e.g., for preventing hot droppin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8136185 | Transport carriage for the patient-bearing surface of an operating table In a transport carriage for the patient-bearing surface of an operating table, comprising a chassis (10), two supports (58) which are arranged thereon and each have at their upper ends an interface (60) for connecting to a complementary interfac... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8104120 | Height adjustable bed with a push chain assembly A bed includes a base frame 14 having a head end and a foot end, an elevatable frame 16 also having a head end and a foot end, a lift assembly 76 or 78 comprising an actuation system connected to one of the frames, a push chain 106... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096007 | Lifting column with patient support table A lifting column comprising two or more telescopically arranged column elements, where each column element comprises at least two column sub-elements arranged symmetrically on either side of a first vertical plane, one set of sub-column elements closer to the plane ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8079103 | Activation means for position adjustment of a therapeutic table The present invention is a therapeutic table with an improved position adjustment mechanism and to a method for adapting a therapeutic table to include an improved mechanism for position adjustment of a table. In an embodiment, the improved position adjustment mecha... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069511 | Powered emergency medical transporter A gurney includes a platform connected to a frame by two pairs of X-connected arms configured to reduce the amount of power required to raise the platform from its lowest position relative to the frame. A voltage doubling circuit is provided to approximately double ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060960 | Patient positioning support structure A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coord... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056163 | Patient support A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or cot, includes a patient support deck that is directly coupled to elevation adjustment mechanisms without the need for an intervening frame. The elevation adjustment mechanisms may be placed outside the perime... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051511 | Emergency stretcher A stretcher includes a patient support, a base, and a plurality of support members, which supports the patient support relative to the base. The support members are adapted and arranged to raise or lower the base relative to the patient support. The stretcher also i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8015638 | X-linked lift mechanism An X-linked lift mechanism having first links (3) and second links (4) constituting an X-linked mechanism between a base frame (1) and a lift frame (2). A drive member (11) is pivotally rotatably installed between the other lateral... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7996939 | Electro-hydraulically powered lift ambulance cot A collapsible hydraulically operated ambulance cot having a support frame, a wheeled base, a support mechanism disposed therebetween, and a lift system for hydraulically moving the upper frame relative to the lower frame is disclosed. The lift system permits a singl... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979931 | Hospital beds with a rotating sleep surface that can translate into a chair configuration A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the f... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971295 | Protection for a lifting unit The present embodiments relate to a lifting unit for a patient support. The lifting unit includes a base plate, a motor drive, a lifting drive driven by the motor drive and received in the base plate. The lifting drive is adapted to carry out a lifting movement and ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7941881 | Bed control procedure A bed assembly includes a wheeled base, a sub-frame and mattress support frame. The sub-frame supports a plurality of electrically operated actuators which provide for raising and lowering of the bed. The bed can be lowered to a first low position in which the bed f... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7913335 | High/low bed A bed is described having a support member for supporting an individual thereon; a base member configured to support the support member above a surface; a primary height adjusting mechanism operable to adjust the height of the support member with respect to the base... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7870624 | Height-adjustable examining table An examination table for use in the medical field comprising integral adjustment mechanisms for raising, lowering, and tilting a head cushion portion, is herein disclosed. The adjustment mechanisms further comprise an internal hydraulic moving means. The height adju... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7856685 | Stretcher A stretcher (100) has casters on front legs (15) and rear legs (17), an upper frame (11) on the upper part of which a stretcher body is placed, constant load springs (28,29) in a slide mechanism for vertically varying the po... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849538 | Height adjustable apparatus The present invention has a deck and a mid-frame, connected by first and second levers. An arm of the first lever has an interface. These levers are connected with a drag link. An actuator is pivotally and movably connected to the interface and pivotally connected t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845033 | Medical examination table A medical examination table is provided. The medical examination table comprises a base providing a storage area, a patient support movable independent of the base between a lowered position and a raised position, and a lift mechanism coupled to the patient support ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7814591 | Patient positioning device A patient positioning device is provided. The patient positioning device includes a patient positioning top and a u-shaped undercarriage that includes first and second parts that can be displaced relative to each other. An undercarriage length is adjustable with the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810188 | Nursing bed with improved lifting mechanism A height-adjustable nursing bed is provided that includes a pedestal in which the upper frame and the lower frame are connected to one another by a total of four toggle lever pairs. The toggle lever pairs on each side of the bed are additionally connected to one ano... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805784 | Hospital bed A patient bed includes a base, a patient support, and an elevation mechanism for raising or lowering the patient support relative to the base. The elevation mechanism comprises a first pair of arms and a second pair of arms, with both the pairs of arms mounted relat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7774876 | Tilting bed A bed includes a deck assembly that is supported by a base assembly. The base assembly includes a tilting actuator assembly. The base assembly is coupled to the deck assembly so that the deck assembly can be tilted from a prone position to an upright position. The b... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7725968 | Ambulance cot with retractable head section and control system therefor An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot having a base frame configured for support on a surface, a litter frame configured for supporting thereon a patient and an elevating mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the litter frame and configured to i... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7703157 | Bed, in particular sickbed or nursing bed A bed, in particular a sickbed or nursing bed, comprises a height-adjustable bedstead to be supported on a floor, a fixing brake having an actuator adapted to be moved between a braking position and a release position and to be operated by hand or by foot, and at le... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7694367 | Multiple position support structure A multiple position support structure is disclosed. The support structure comprising a base, a planar member configured for supporting a patient, a linking assembly connecting the planar member with the base, and an actuator assembly operably connected to the linkin... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694368 | Positive lock for height adjustable ambulance cot A positive lock for an ambulance cot and method thereof which requires lifting an upper frame of the ambulance cot, in order to permit a spring actuator to clear an interference fit of the positive lock, are provided. If the upper frame is not lifted, then the sprin... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7685660 | Cot height indicator A patient transport cot comprises a height adjustment component coupled to the patient transport cot and configured to raise or lower the cot to a plurality of heights. The patient transport cot further comprises a mechanical height indicator, which comprises at lea... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7676866 | Height-adjustable bedframes A bedframe for medical beds has a height-adjustable frame member and an obstruction detector on the height-adjustable frame member. The obstruction detector has a contact member which is displaceable, for obstruction detection, both upwardly and downwardly relative ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669260 | Medical examination table A medical examination table which is movable between a lowered patient entry/exit position and a raised patient examination position. A scissor-lift assembly is provided to raise and lower the examination table. The examination table includes a drawer having a pivot... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665166 | Patient examination system A wheelchair and an examination table is provided wherein there is provided a connector or connector assembly for connecting the wheelchair to the examination table. Once connected to the examination table, the wheelchair and patient sitting therein can be elevated,... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7653954 | Lift system for a patient-support apparatus A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck coupled to first and second lift systems configured to lift the patient-support deck relative to the floor. The lift systems each include a pair of supports and a carriage coupled to the patient-support dec... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7631379 | High/low bed and leg assembly for raising and lowering the high/low bed A bed comprises a main frame, a leg comprising at least one leg member and at least one link, and a stabilizer connecting the leg member to the main frame. At least portions of the main frame, the leg, the link, and the stabilizer form a four bar system for raising ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7610637 | Lift system for hospital bed A lift system for a hospital bed is disclosed. The lift system includes lift arms that support a frame over a base frame. The lift arms are moved to raise and lower the frame relative to the base frame. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7581264 | Re-design of operating room tables A patient table, modified with a fixed-base design thereby allowing for heavy patients, providing tilting and cantilevering capabilities, table top extension (i.e. providing head to toe coverage), and overall stability, is described. The operating room table re-desi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7565708 | Patient positioning support structure A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coord... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7540047 | Ambulance cot with pinch safety feature An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot has, if desired, a wheel supported base and a litter raisable and lowerable by a powered elevating mechanism oriented between the base and the litter. The ambulance cot also has wireless communication capability to... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533429 | Lift system for hospital bed A lift system for a hospital bed is disclosed. The lift system includes lift arms that support a frame over a base frame. The lift arms are moved to raise and lower the frame relative to the base frame. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7509697 | Height-adjustable bed A bed, in particular a sickbed or nursing bed, comprises a height-adjustable bedstead having a frame comprising frame side parts and frame transverse parts and, in the region of the frame transverse parts, legs connected with each other in pairs by means of cross br... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7441289 | Slip nut assembly for adjustable height bed An adjustable bed includes a universal, or interchangeable, bed end that can be used at either end of the bed and that can be connected with a motor drive assembly. The bed end may include a manual crank that is removably attached to the bed end. The bed end may inc... | 10/28/2008 |
