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Medical support apparatus

  • US 10,322,044 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2017
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical chair comprising:

  • a base configured to resting on a floor;

    a seat;

    a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position;

    a first actuator for tilting the seat with respect to the base;

    a second actuator for lifting the seat with respect to the base;

    a leg rest actuator adapted to move the leg rest; and

    a controller adapted to control the first and second actuators to move the seat between a first position and a second position such that the seat is both lifted and tilted at the same time as the seat moves from the first position to the second position, and wherein the controller is adapted to control the leg rest actuator such that the leg rest maintains a substantially constant orientation with respect to the floor.

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