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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2005
Martin W. Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Delton, MI (US);
James T. Thwaites, Delton, MI (US);
Richard J. Bartow, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Scott Smieja, Ripon, MI (US);
David P. Marcusen, Appleton, WI (US);
Martin W. Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Delton, MI (US);
James T. Thwaites, Delton, MI (US);
Richard J. Bartow, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Scott Smieja, Ripon, MI (US);
David P. Marcusen, Appleton, WI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient transfer device includes a base assembly movable in forward and lateral directions. A power train is mounted within the base assembly, and is connected to a clamping and strap assembly. A power and switching system is in electrical communication with the power train. A retractor bar carries one or more clamping devices that are releasably attachable to a sheet. The clamping devices include a clamp handle pivotally connected to a clamp base and a clamp arm eccentrically pivotally connected to the clamp handle. The clamping and strap assembly is supported on the base assembly by a vertical adjustment assembly that includes a positioning mechanism for releasably locking the clamping and strap assembly at one of a plurality of vertical positions. An attendant can stand on the base assembly to act as a counterbalance to a patient's weight.