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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Qfix Systems, Llc, Avondale, PA (US);
Daniel Coppens, Avondale, PA (US);
Richard Herrschaft, West Chester, PA (US);
Sean McGrenaghan, West Chester, PA (US);
Franklin Ports, Jr., Conowingo, MD (US);
QFIX SYSTEMS, LLC, Avondale, PA (US);
Abstract
A patient trolley configured for transporting a patient to a target modality includes a top portion having a top surface and an overhang area along at least one side of the top portion, a bottom portion supporting the top portion, and a side rail coupled to the top portion for movement between a deployed position and a stowed position. The patient trolley is configured to dock adjacent the target modality such that the overhang area is capable of extending over at least a portion of the target modality. The patient trolley may be combined with a patient transfer device to facilitate transfer of a patient from the top surface of the patient trolley to the patient support surface of the target modality. Methods of docking the patient trolley adjacent a target modality and transferring a patient from the patient trolley to the target modality are also provided.