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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kevin M. Patmore, Plainwell, MI (US);
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Dunfee, II, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Fanqi Meng, Bentonville, AR (US);
Christopher J. Hopper, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas A Puvogel, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gregory S. Taylor, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ryan Ross, New Carlisle, IN (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems for facilitating movement of a patient transport apparatus are provided and include user input control device that includes a mode switch selectable between a longitudinal transport mode and a multidirectional mode and a driving assist device actuatable between at least one engaged state and a non-engaged state. The mode switch generates signals based on the selected mode and the driving assist device generates engaged or non-engaged signals which are received by a controller. The controller is configured to generate an output signal sent to a lift actuator, swivel actuator, and/or a powered drive system to assist a user in propelling the apparatus in a desired manner.