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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
John S Carey, Jr, Crofton, MD (US);
Frederick G McNab, III, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5 72 ; 5 60 ; 7450 / ; 74502 ;
Abstract
A patient trolley has a power-assisted tiltable backrest. The power assistance is provided by two gas spring cylinders. Advantageously, the cylinders extends through the bed of the trolley. The cylinders are released when handles are operated by a user. The handles are located at adjacent corners at the head of the trolly.