GB2521791A - Patient lifting device - Google Patents

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GB2521791A
GB2521791A GB1507644.1A GB201507644A GB2521791A GB 2521791 A GB2521791 A GB 2521791A GB 201507644 A GB201507644 A GB 201507644A GB 2521791 A GB2521791 A GB 2521791A
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lifting device
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bladder
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Dane Mcgee
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Engineered Assistance Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1019—Vertical extending columns or mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1021—Inflatable cushions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1051—Flexible harnesses or slings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F3/00—Devices, e.g. jacks, adapted for uninterrupted lifting of loads
    • B66F3/24—Devices, e.g. jacks, adapted for uninterrupted lifting of loads fluid-pressure operated
    • B66F3/25—Constructional features
    • B66F3/35—Inflatable flexible elements, e.g. bellows
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F3/00—Devices, e.g. jacks, adapted for uninterrupted lifting of loads
    • B66F3/46—Combinations of several jacks with means for interrelating lifting or lowering movements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F7/00—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts
    • B66F7/02—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms suspended from ropes, cables, or chains or screws and movable along pillars
    • B66F7/04—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms suspended from ropes, cables, or chains or screws and movable along pillars hydraulically or pneumatically operated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F7/00—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts
    • B66F7/06—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement
    • B66F7/08—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement hydraulically or pneumatically operated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1015—Cables, chains or cords
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1073—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G7/1078—Clamps for flexible harnesses

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Abstract

A patient lifting device comprising: a plurality of pneumatically inflatable bladders; each bladder being confined within a container; the container having a base,and a lifting member vertically displaceable between upper and lower positions and arranged to be moved from a lower position to an upper position as the bladder is inflated; a pump; a pneumatic conduit communicating between the pump and the bladders; a pressure regulation valve; and a plurality of hoist members, each extending from a respective lifting member, and having an attachment for engagement with a patient harness or support.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1217899.2A GB2506661A (en) 2012-10-05 2012-10-05 Patient lifting device actuated by pneumatic air bladders
PCT/GB2013/052597 WO2014053856A1 (en) 2012-10-05 2013-10-04 Patient lifting device

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GB201507644D0 GB201507644D0 (en) 2015-06-17
GB2521791A true GB2521791A (en) 2015-07-01
GB2521791B GB2521791B (en) 2017-11-15

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GB1507644.1A Active GB2521791B (en) 2012-10-05 2013-10-04 Patient lifting device

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Citations (3)

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US4947493A (en) * 1986-02-07 1990-08-14 Salonica Frank T Patient lift device
GB2238293A (en) * 1989-11-23 1991-05-29 Mangar Aids Ltd Lifting apparatus
US20050283906A1 (en) * 2004-06-14 2005-12-29 Summers Patrick D Sit to stand support apparatus

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US5569129A (en) * 1994-06-10 1996-10-29 Mobility Research L.L.C. Device for patient gait training
US7434278B2 (en) * 2005-06-29 2008-10-14 Elizabeth Ann White Apparatus for patient mobility
CN201301200Y (en) * 2008-09-18 2009-09-02 刘玉荣 Inflatable jack

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4947493A (en) * 1986-02-07 1990-08-14 Salonica Frank T Patient lift device
GB2238293A (en) * 1989-11-23 1991-05-29 Mangar Aids Ltd Lifting apparatus
US20050283906A1 (en) * 2004-06-14 2005-12-29 Summers Patrick D Sit to stand support apparatus

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GB2521791B (en) 2017-11-15
GB201507644D0 (en) 2015-06-17
GB201217899D0 (en) 2012-11-21
GB2506661A (en) 2014-04-09

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