Patient lift and transfer device and method
CA 2562271 C · Owner: Aarestad, Jerome K. · Inventors: Aarestad, Jerome K.
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In a lift and transfer device and method a patient support assembly supported , on a lift on a wheeled platform includes a main support arm pivoted to the lift. First and second transversely extending support arms respectively carrying a back support section and a leg support are cantilevered from the main support arm. The main support arm is positioned for lifting the patient from a bed. The main support arm is rotated from a first to a second angular position for lowering a patient to a wheelchair. First and second pivot arms each have an upper end pivotally supported to the back support section and a lower end having a torso grip pad positioned adjacent one side of the patient. …
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- Filed April 5, 2005 and granted February 26, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 2025.
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