Quotables
"We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy."
Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; 1888
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389553 | Carrying apparatus for rescuing persons A carrying apparatus for rescuing persons, for example from a space with a small access opening. The carrying apparatus accommodates a person in an elongated transport position, a middle part that is substantially curved in cross section and is open at the top, whic... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7328469 | Patient support apparatus A patient support system particularly suited for pediatric twin separation surgery. The patient support system includes a frame coupled to a swing circle that has a plurality of holes about the perimeter. A patient support structure is coupled to the swing circle, a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7219379 | Therapeutic bed In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a patient support therapeutic bed comprising a base frame and a patient support platform rotatable relative to the base frame is illustrated and described. The patient support platform is also rotatable between a sup... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216386 | Carabiner attachment bracket for a basket rescue stretcher A pair of carabiner mounting members are rigidly mounted or mountable to each top rail of a basket rescue stretcher. The carabiner mounting members are mounted or mountable spaced longitudinally apart along the each top rail. Carabiner mounting member extend at leas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6195822 | Patient transport bag A patient transport bag includes a fabric base having a bottom and four sides which define an interior cavity. The base is securable to a stretcher. A top cover is detachably secured to the base. Straps are provided for securing the top cover as a roll al... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192533 | Elevator chairs for the handicapped and invalids A chair for the handicapped or invalids. In the chair the second assembly is disposed at least in part behind the front plane and is linked to the first assembly by at least one reversible actuation and coupling rod, itself set back from the front plane a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6076206 | Medical transport cot collapsible canopy system A collapsible canopy system that is attachable to a medical transport cot. The collapsible canopy system includes a canopy assembly that is storable in a collapsed configuration and extendable when desired to partially or fully cover the head rest portion... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6065165 | Prone patient apparatus A prone patient apparatus for engaging the front of a body of a patient comprising a unitary support board having a longitudinal medial axis; a first aperture opening extending through the board and on the medial axis sized to receive a face of the patien... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6012184 | Child seat cover A warming cover configured to cover animate objects, like humans, animals or other living things. The warming cover may be configured to cover transport devices such as child seats, strollers, wheel chairs, or the like, or it may be configured as a blanke... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6001057 | Self-contained isolation and enviromental protection system A self-contained isolation and environmental protection life support system for shielding a patient contained therein or, alternatively, isolating a contaminated patient from a clean environment while allowing treatment of traumatic injuries to the patien... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5829078 | Rescue shuttle The rescue shuttle of the present invention includes upper and lower elongate cowlings. The lower enclosure cowling is adapted for carrying a patient. The lower enclosure cowling has a generally horizontal aperture defined by an upper edge thereof. The el... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5626151 | Transportable life support system A transportable life support system is for use in a battlefield and mass ualty situations and includes a base, a stretcher and a canopy. The base incorporates medical equipment that includes a ventilator, an oxygen source, an environmental control unit, ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5511259 | Canopy for stretcher A collapsible canopy structure for attachment to a stretcher, such canopy having non-transparent first and second side panels and a transparent central panel, such side panels affording privacy to an individual being transported on the stretcher while at ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5061235 | Portable superabsorbant personnel stretcher and erectable on-demand isolation tent A portable superabsorbent personnel stretcher and exactable on-demand isolation tent article is provided which is easily transportable, durable, and can be prepared in both sterile and non-sterile formats. The combination superabsorbent stretcher and isol... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4876773 | Enclosed containment apparatus for postmortem settings An enclosed containment apparatus for infection control in postmortem settings, comprising a table having a work surface, an hermetically sealed chamber assembly on the top of the table to provide a hermetically sealed environment above the work surface. ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4607655 | Survival shelter An inflatable, self-supporting shelter particularly suited for survival use in remote, rugged terrain and evacuating injured victims includes inflatable floor and side panels and two opposing multi-layered, noninflatable end panels which cooperate to form... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4389066 | Rescue unit A rescue unit adapted to be towed by a snow mobile or the like includes a frame and attached skis. A patient support section is carried by the frame and includes a movable cover. An attendant support section is also carried on the frame longitudinally spa... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4356577 | Multipositional medical bed A medical bed is described in which mattresses are mounted in frames which can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and tilted about a transverse axis. The mattresses may be removable and adapted to permit enclosing a patient completely to permit 360° ro... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4224936 | Transit isolator A transit isolator which comprises: (i) a first frame including (a) a pair of spaced generally parallel horizontal members, from which is slidably suspended an isolator in the form of a flexible film envelope having a plurality of sleeves in the sides the... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4183110 | Casualty transfer system A casualty transport system which provides substantially complete splinting, thermal protection and buoyancy for a patient transported by land, sea or air. The system is particularly suited for ship-to-shore, ship-to-ship or ship-to-helicopter transfers a... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4023219 | Nuclear accident carrier A nuclear accident carrier for conveying an injured contaminated person comprising a portable base into which a stretcher supporting the person can be inserted, and a lid for isolating the person in the base from the outside. The lid is made from a transp... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4017917 | Cover The application discloses a rigid or semi-rigid, two-part confining cover for a patient in a conventional hospital bed. The problem dealt with is that of a disturbed patient who would normally require confinement by ties, straps, or other conventional res... | 04/19/1977 |
