PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH CONTROLLABLE AUXILIARY WHEEL ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20220313508A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17845106

    申请日:2022-06-21

    IPC分类号: A61G1/02 A61G7/05

    摘要: A patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over a surface. The patient transport apparatus has support wheels coupled to a base and swivelable about swivel axes. An auxiliary wheel assembly is coupled to the base and includes an auxiliary wheel configured to move between a plurality of wheel positions, and an actuator operably coupled to the auxiliary wheel to move the auxiliary wheel between the plurality of wheel positions. A sensing system with a sensor is provided to detect a motion condition of the patient transport apparatus. A controller is coupled to the sensing system and to the actuator, and is configured to drive the actuator to move the auxiliary wheel between the plurality of wheel positions based on the motion condition of the patient transport apparatus.

    Systems and methods for facilitating movement of a patient transport apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11039964B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US15910502

    申请日:2018-03-02

    IPC分类号: A61G1/02 A61G7/05 A61G7/08

    摘要: Systems and methods for facilitating movement of a patient transport apparatus. The patient transport apparatus has a support structure comprising a patient support surface. A wheel assembly comprises a base wheel having an outer periphery rotatably coupled to the support structure about a base rotational axis. The wheel assembly also comprises a plurality of peripheral wheels disposed about the outer periphery to rotate about a plurality of peripheral rotational axes. The wheel assembly comprises a motion control device configured to selectively control rotation of the peripheral wheels independent of rotation of the base wheel about the base rotational axis.

    Patient Transport Apparatus With Controllable Auxiliary Wheel Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20200261287A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16870096

    申请日:2020-05-08

    IPC分类号: A61G1/02 A61G7/05

    摘要: A patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over a surface. The patient transport apparatus has support wheels coupled to a base and swivelable about swivel axes. An auxiliary wheel assembly is coupled to the base and includes an auxiliary wheel configured to move between a plurality of wheel positions, and an actuator operably coupled to the auxiliary wheel to move the auxiliary wheel between the plurality of wheel positions. A sensing system with a sensor is provided to detect a motion condition of the patient transport apparatus. A controller is coupled to the sensing system and to the actuator, and is configured to drive the actuator to move the auxiliary wheel between the plurality of wheel positions based on the motion condition of the patient transport apparatus.