PATIENT TRANSPORT PLATFORM

摘要

Embodiments of a patient transport platform employing one or more adjustable columns interposed between a base having caster wheels with one or more intermediate large wheels, the adjustable columns accommodating deployment and retraction of the large wheels and elevation and positioning of an articulating patient stretcher chair. In various embodiments, the adjustable columns are in parallel or series connection, or combinations thereof. An articulating base frame assembly with a dampened interconnection between fore and aft sections, having three pairs of wheels for selective implementation in use is also presented.

主权项

1. A patient transport device, comprising:
a bifurcated articulating base having fore and aft portions; a pair of fore caster wheels connected to said fore portion and a pair of aft caster wheels connected to said aft portion; at least one large wheel, larger in diameter than said fore and aft caster wheels, interposed between said pairs of fore and aft caster wheels; and an actuator interposed between said fore and aft portions and effecting articulation therebetween and thereby altering vertical positional relationships among said large wheel and said pairs of fore and aft caster wheels.