Patient support apparatus deployment mechanisms

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11298279
APP PUB NO 20200179191A1
SERIAL NO

16705878

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A patient support apparatus includes a litter that includes a support structure articulable between seated and supine configurations. The support structure includes a seat section and a leg section coupled to the seat section and articulable relative to the seat section around a seat axis between first and second angular positions corresponding to the seated and supine configurations, respectively. The apparatus includes a steerable wheel assembly coupled to and rotatable relative to the leg section around a steering axis, and a wheel system including a deployment frame coupled to and rotatable relative to the leg section around a pivot axis and a wheel coupled to and rotatable relative to the deployment frame around a wheel axis parallel to the seat axis. The apparatus includes a wheel deployment mechanism configured to rotate the deployment frame around the pivot axis when the leg section articulates between the first and second angular positions.

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STRYKER CORPORATION2825 AIRVIEW BLVD KALAMAZOO MI 49002

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gentile, Christopher Sturgis, US 46 610
Konopacz, Kaitlin Lake Zurich, US 12 19
Lucas, Ross T Paw Paw, US 16 103
Trimble, Shawn Portage, US 16 38

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