A patient lifting device comprising: a plurality of pneumatically inflatable bladders; each bladder being confined within a container; the container having a base,and a lifting member vertically displaceable between upper and lower positions and arranged to be moved from a lower position to an upper position as the bladder is inflated; a pump; a pneumatic conduit communicating between the pump and the bladders; a pressure regulation valve; and a plurality of hoist members, each extending from a respective lifting member, and having an attachment for engagement with a patient harness or support.
Patient lifting device
2015-07-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A61G TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS , Transport, persönliche Beförderungsmittel, oder Lagerung besonders ausgebildet für Kranke oder Behinderte / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |