Patient transport apparatus with movable end handle system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11723818
APP PUB NO 20220211559A1
SERIAL NO

17700842

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A patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.

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  • STRYKER CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cunningham, Gwynneth Kalamazoo, US 2 12
Eagleman, Erik P Madison, US 10 32
Feliksa, Neil Kalamazoo, US 5 14
Gentile, Christopher Sturgis, US 46 610
Konopacz, Kaitlin Lake Zurich, US 12 19
McDavid, Alexander Christopher Atlanta, US 2 12
Mclouth, Justin Thomas Portage, US 6 13
Ryan, Jennifer Ann Arbor, US 6 111
Trimble, Shawn Portage, US 16 38
Xu, Shaofei Wilson Kalamazoo, US 11 29

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