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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Naber, Portage, MI (US);
William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Portage, MI (US);
Christopher Hough, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/06 (2006.01); A61G 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/061 (2013.01); A61G 5/066 (2013.01); A61G 7/1073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient transfer apparatus includes a seat assembly, a track assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including a track configured to engage the stairs in a stair traversing position, and front wheels coupled to the seat assembly for engagement with a floor in a transport position. The seat assembly includes a frame and a seat for supporting a patient. A front end of the track assembly is adjacent the front wheels without interfering with movement of the wheels in the transport position.