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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Andrew Hansen, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Steve M. Morin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ashley Crooks, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Alexandra S. Bornstein, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric Nickel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for lifting and moving a patient including a cart assembly with at least one drive wheel assembly secured thereto, a carriage assembly that is rotatably secured to the cart assembly, the carriage assembly including a lift assembly with a support arm, a patient support device operably secured to the support arm, and a counterweight assembly, the counterweight being movable along a longitudinal axis of the carriage assembly.