Patents Examined by Kathleen Mitchell
  • Patient transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 6698041
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus for moving a patient from a first support to a second support includes an upper platform, a lower conveyor and an actuator configured to be coupled to the lower conveyor to drive the lower conveyor. The lower conveyor is movable such that movement of the lower conveyor to move the apparatus from the second support to the first support moves the patient from the first support onto the upper platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The OR Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kip P. VanSteenburg, George T. Wong