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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mackenzie Van Loon, Mattawan, MI (US);
Hieu Phan, Portage, MI (US);
James K. Galer, Byron Center, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A protective system for a patient transport apparatus includes the patient transport apparatus with a base arranged for movement along floor surfaces and an intermediate frame coupled to the base and supporting a patient support deck. A mattress is disposed on the patient support deck. The protective system further includes a keeper coupled to the intermediate frame and further includes a cover having a first side configured to absorb fluid and a second side configured to at least partially limit fluid from transferring through the cover towards the first side. The cover is movable by a caregiver between three positions: (i) a stowed position secured within the keeper, (ii) an environmental deployed position with the first side facing towards the mattress, and (iii) a patient deployed position with the first side facing away from the mattress.