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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Martin W. Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Cory Patrick Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Brian J. Tessmer, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Portage, MI (US);
Steven D. Pikaart, Byron Center, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface.