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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Lee F Griswold, Bethel, CT (US);
Edward a Gilchrest, Oxford, CT (US);
Bruce Eidinger, Meriden, CT (US);
David Beckstrom, Roxbury, CT (US);
Lee F Griswold, Bethel, CT (US);
Edward A Gilchrest, Oxford, CT (US);
Bruce Eidinger, Meriden, CT (US);
David Beckstrom, Roxbury, CT (US);
Next Health, LLC, Rowayton, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method for patient transfer, including patient transfer from a bed to a rollable chair and patient transfer from a wheelchair to a bed. A docking assembly can connect a rollable chair to a bed for transfer. The systems and methods can provide a safe, dignified, and comfortable transfer for patients. A transfer bed, a docking assembly, and a wheelchair can be used together as a system and can reduce the physical and psychological burden of bedridden patients and their caregivers. The transfer bed, docking assembly, and wheelchair can be appropriate for use within a patient's home, nursing home, hospital or any location where a patient is transferred between a bed and a wheelchair. The transfer bed, docking assembly, and wheelchair can be controlled such that a patient is transferred from a bed to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a bed.