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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curtis A. Buiskool, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Donald W. Gardiner, Plainwell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/00 ; A61G 7/05 ; A61G 1/02 ; A61G 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/00 ; A61G 7/05 ; A61G 1/02 ; A61G 1/302 ;
Abstract
A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position includes a patient support having head and foot regions and a pair of lateral side regions and a wheeled base supported at least by three floor surface engaging and castered wheels. An auxilliary wheel and a support structure therefor suspendedly mount the auxilliary wheel to the wheeled base. A unitary pedal is provided for controlling first and second hydraulic jacks to adjust the height of the patient support.