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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Shawn Trimble, Portage, MI (US);
Christopher Gentile, Sturgis, MI (US);
John Pacelli, Allegan, MI (US);
Justin Thomas Mclouth, Portage, MI (US);
Scott Michael Batzer, Plainwell, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base having a base frame and an intermediate frame. The patient support further comprises a litter configured to be docked to and undocked from a trolley that is configured to slidably translate along the intermediate frame between a plurality of positions including a trolley forward position and a trolley docking position. The litter includes a lower pin and an upper pin. The trolley is configured to receive the upper pin and the lower pin and includes a lower pin stop and an upper pin stop. The lower pin is configured to abut the lower pin stop and the upper pin is configured to abut the upper pin stop to dock the litter to the base.