Abstract: A patient care bed includes a windlass mechanism for engaging and movement of an elongate sheet to thereby transport or move a patient supported on the sheet. The windlass mechanism includes a hollow tube with a slot into which a retainer mechanism may be fitted to hold the end of the sheet to the hollow tube.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 6, 2004
Publication date:
October 6, 2005
Applicant:
Home Hospital Equipment Company d/b/a EZ Way, Inc.
Abstract: A sling for emergency transport of an individual comprises a blanket with straps at the head end for dragging the sling and elevating the head of a person within the sling. Additional straps are provided to retain the person within the sling and to facilitate transport of the person by means of the sling.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 18, 2004
Publication date:
November 18, 2004
Applicant:
Home Hospital Equipment Company
Inventors:
Radja Lohse, David Larson, Brian Wildman