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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Janani Gopalkrishnan, Portage, MI (US);
Daniel V. Brosnan, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Darren G. Schaaf, Portage, MI (US);
Brandon David Naber, Portage, MI (US);
Ross Lucas, Paw Paw, MI (US);
William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Portage, MI (US);
Chad Conway Souke, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Christopher S. Hough, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher Gentile, Sturgis, MI (US);
Joshua Alan Mansfield, Lawton, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient transfer apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a seat assembly coupled to the frame, and a track assembly coupled to the frame. The track assembly includes a moveable track for traversing stairs and a motor configured to drive the track. The apparatus further includes a control system. The control system includes a controller configured to control the motor and to adjust a speed of the apparatus based on at least one of an occupancy of the seat assembly upon traversing the stairs and a condition of the stairs.