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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:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas W. Votel, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ergodyne Corporation, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/10 ;
Abstract
A patient transfer system is provided which enables a single operator to transfer a patient from a first horizontal surface to a second horizontal surface. The transfer is accomplished with minimal risk of injury to the operator and patient. The patient transfer system includes a transfer caddy, transfer bridge and transfer rod. The transfer caddy is mobile and contains means for storing the transfer bridge and transfer rod. The transfer bridge and transfer rod are foldable for storage and transport.