摘要 |
A support device for lifting and transporting a patient is disclosed. The support device has a frame mounted on a support base that is equipped with wheels and a brake. Coupling means for coupling to a lifting seat are also provided on the frame. Long handles are attached to the frame, to provide a significant mechanical advantage to an operator. By lifting on the handles, the operator may tilt the frame on the support base and bring it down close to a seated patient, so that the couplers of the lifting seat may be coupled to the coupling means on the frame. Once the lifting seat is coupled to the frame, the operator can move the lifting handles back to a resting position, to lift the patient in the lifting seat. The lifting handles and wheels allow the operator to guide the support device to a desired location, where the patient is not lowered to a chair or a bed. |