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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
Timothy A. Clapp, Sharon Center, OH (US);
Richard E. Cole, Jr., Lagrange, OH (US);
Zackary D. Mckee, Akron, OH (US);
Robert E. Herchick, Copley, OH (US);
Michael E. Maske, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Timothy A. Clapp, Sharon Center, OH (US);
Richard E. Cole, Jr., Lagrange, OH (US);
Zackary D. McKee, Akron, OH (US);
Robert E. Herchick, Copley, OH (US);
Michael E. Maske, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
TransMotion Medical, Inc., Sharon Center, OH (US);
Abstract
A selectively powered ambulatory stretcher chair has a bifurcated articulating base of free-wheeling casters at each of the corners thereof, with motor driven wheels on a transaxle interposed therebetween. Articulation of the bifurcated base causes deployment and retraction of the drive wheels to allow use of the stretcher chair in both a manual and power-driven mode, while ensuring stability in both. A u-shaped positionable bar is pivotally connected to a back of the stretcher chair and maintains a control box within a tight range of positions as the chair of the stretcher chair assembly translates between upright and horizontal positions. The back of the stretcher chair is of a radiolucent material, accommodating medical procedures in the stretcher chair in a broad range of positions.