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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:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D Hogan, Gloucester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beth Israel Hospital Association, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 21 ; 604358 ; 5 82 / ; 27 28 ; 294140 ;
Abstract
A portable superabsorbent personnel stretcher and exactable on-demand isolation tent article is provided which is easily transportable, durable, and can be prepared in both sterile and non-sterile formats. The combination superabsorbent stretcher and isolation tent provides a fluid-absorbing capacity and capability via fibers able to absorb at least 15 times their own weight in fluid. The invention also provides portable means for erecting the collapsed isolation tent on-demand and portable means for transporting the combined stretcher and isolation tent in both collapsed and erected states.