AMBULANCE COT PLATFORM SYSTEM

摘要

An ambulance cot platform system allows variably raising a cot platform to many different positions to accommodate patients with varying weights. After a cot with a patient is placed on the cot platform, the weight of the patient is determined, and a desired position of multiple defined positions of the cot platform is determined from the patient's weight. The multiple defined positions may be a function of air pressure in air bladders, or the physical location of the platform itself. The air bladders are then inflated or deflated until the desired position of the cot platform is achieved. The result is a cot platform that has different positions to accommodate patients of different weights, thereby providing a ride with comfort that is optimized according to the weight of the patient being transported.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a plurality of variable supports that are each adjustable to a plurality of vertical positions; a platform supported by the plurality of variable supports that is adjustable by adjusting the plurality of variable supports; and a controller that adjusts vertical position of each of the plurality of variable supports until the platform is at a desired one of a lower position and a plurality of upper positions.