Surgical stretcher
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprisinga frame,a patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis, the back section being situated in a plane and including a frame member having first and second corner portions, the first corner portion being transversely spaced apart from the second corner portion, and the first and second corner portions being longitudinally spaced apart from the transverse pivot axis,an actuator coupling the back section to the frame, the actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame,a release rod coupled to the back section and movable to release the actuator, the release rod having a first handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the first corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the first corner portion and the first handle portion can be grasped simultaneously and a second handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the second corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the second corner portion and the second handle portion can be grasped simultaneously.
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Abstract
A surgical stretcher includes a patient-support deck having a substantially planar back section coupled to a frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis. The back section includes a frame member having first and second corner portions. The first corner portion is transversely spaced apart from the second corner portion, and the first and second corner portions are longitudinally spaced apart from the transverse pivot axis. An actuator couples the back section to the frame. The actuator is lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame, and is releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame. A release rod is coupled to the back section and movable to release the actuator. The release rod has a first handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the first corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the first corner portion and the first handle portion can be grasped simultaneously, and a second handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the second corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the second corner portion and the second handle portion can be grasped simultaneously.
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42 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis, the back section being situated in a plane and including a frame member having first and second corner portions, the first corner portion being transversely spaced apart from the second corner portion, and the first and second corner portions being longitudinally spaced apart from the transverse pivot axis, an actuator coupling the back section to the frame, the actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame, a release rod coupled to the back section and movable to release the actuator, the release rod having a first handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the first corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the first corner portion and the first handle portion can be grasped simultaneously and a second handle portion situated substantially in the plane of the back section and positioned to lie in close proximity to the second corner portion of the frame member of the back section so that the second corner portion and the second handle portion can be grasped simultaneously.
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12. An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
a frame, an articulated patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis, the back section having first and second longitudinal sides and a transverse end extending between the sides, the back section having a substantially planar back-support surface, an actuator coupling the back section to the base frame, the actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame, a release rod coupled to the back section and coupled to the actuator so that actuation of the release rod releases the actuator so that the back section can pivot relative to the frame, an extender board having an extension surface substantially coplanar with the back-support surface, the extender board being coupled to one of the sides of the back section for pivoting movement relative to the back section, and a releasing assembly coupled to the extender board, the releasing assembly including a plunger rod and a release lever engaging the plunger rod so that movement of the release lever moves the plunger rod, the extender board having a first position in which movement of the plunger rod of the release assembly moves the release rod to release the actuator so that the back section can pivot relative to the frame.
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23. An apparatus for supporting a patent, the apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck including a back section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis, the back section having first and second longitudinal sides and a transverse end extending between the sides, the back section having a substantially planar back-support surface, an extender board having an extension surface substantially coplanar with the back-support surface, the extender board being coupled to one of the sides of the back section for pivoting movement relative to the back section, an actuator coupling the back section to the base frame, the actuator being lockable to prevent pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame and the actuator being releasable to allow pivoting movement of the back section relative to the frame, a first releasing assembly coupled to the back section and coupled to the actuator, actuation of the first releasing assembly releasing the actuator so that the back section can pivot relative to the frame, and a second releasing assembly coupled to the extender board, the extender board having a first position in which actuation of the second releasing assembly actuates the first releasing assembly to release the actuator so that the back section can pivot relative to the frame.
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27. An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck coupled to the frame and including a back section having a transversely-extending end and two longitudinally-extending sides spaced apart by a first width, a head rest coupled to the back section and positioned to lie adjacent to the transversely-extending end of the back section, the head section having two longitudinally-extending sides spaced apart by a second width smaller than the first width, and a pair of spaced-apart extender boards, each extender board being coupled to the respective side of the back section for pivoting movement between a first position in which a first portion of the extender board is adjacent to one of the longitudinally-extending sides of the head section, a second portion of the extender board is adjacent to the transversely-extending end of the back section, and a third portion of the extender board is adjacent to one of the longitudinally-extending sides of the back section, and a second position in which the first portion of the extender board is moved away from the head section.
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41. An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck coupled to the frame and including a back section having first and second longitudinal sides and a transverse end extending between the sides, the back section having a substantially planar back-support surface, a post mounted to and extending longitudinally away from the transverse end of the back section, the post having a first side and a second side spaced apart from the first side, a head rest coupled to the back section and positioned to lie adjacent to the transverse end of the back section, an extender board having an extension surface substantially coplanar with the back-support surface, the extender board being coupled to one of the sides of the back section for pivoting movement relative to the back section, the extender board having a docking portion that engages the first surface of the post to locate the extender board in a first position adjacent to the head rest, and a latch assembly coupled to the extender board, the latch assembly including a latch plate having a portion that engages the second surface of the post to lock the extender board in the first position.
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