Inventors:
Kathleen Harney - Mansfield MA, US
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61G007/10
US Classification:
5 811R, 5 811 HS, 5 851, 5 861
Abstract:
A system to facilitate the transfer of a patient between a chair and a bed or other device. The system includes a chair and a transfer bridge interchangeably securable to either side of the chair. The top surface of the transfer bridge is positioned at substantially the same height as the seat to allow a patient to slide across the transfer bridge between the chair and bed. The system may also include an overhead canopy to provide patient support and to provide a surface to which various medical apparatus can be attached. The seat of the chair may also provide access to a bedpan positioned therein.