Systems and method for positioning a neonate within an imaging device are provided. A capsule incubator, a cart, and a docking incubator are used to move a baby between an imaging device and a incubator, such that a baby can be imagined without having to move the baby from its environment.

A patient transport apparatus for use with a vehicle, comprising a lift mechanism between a base and a support frame to move between an extended configuration defining a first distance and a retracted configuration defining a second distance. An interface generates a user signal. A sensor generates a sensor signal corresponding to force acting on the base relative to the support frame. A controller determines if the user signal corresponds to an extend or retract command; determines if the force acting on the base has exceeded a predetermined threshold value based on the sensor signal; drives the lift mechanism toward the extended configuration where the user signal corresponds to the extend command and toward the retracted configuration where the user signal corresponds to the retract command; and interrupts driving the lift mechanism to stop motion of the lift mechanism in response to the sensor signal exceeding the predetermined threshold value.

Systems and method for positioning a neonate within an imaging device are provided. A capsule incubator, a cart, and a docking incubator are used to move a baby between an imaging device and a incubator, such that a baby can be imagined without having to move the baby from its environment.

A person support system is disclosed that includes cooling features to provide focal cooling to a subject supported by the person support system. Embodiments of the person support system include a longitudinal frame having at least one side rail, a deck position on the longitudinal frame, a support pad positioned on the deck, and a cooling source thermally coupled to the deck. The deck is a thermally conductive material. The cooling source draws heat from a portion of the support pad, through the top surface of the deck, and through the deck thereby cooling the portion of the support pad. The cooling source may be positioned in the side rail or directly to a bottom surface of the deck. Cooling systems that are removeably coupleable to person support systems are also disclosed.

A rapid water ambulance for transport of patients, comprising a sick bay solidly constrained to a structure of the water ambulance and support apparatus (10) for a stretcher, the support apparatus (10) comprises: a support column (20), a carriage (30) slidable along the column (20) in the direction of the axis (A) thereof, a support plane (11) for a stretcher, borne projectingly by the carriage (30) and solidly constrained thereto, a damped suspension device (33), constrained to the carriage (30) and to the column (20), which supports the support plane (11) at an operating height, wherein the axis (A) of the support column (20) is inclined with respect to the perpendicular direction to a floor (P) plane of the sick bay and lies in a vertical plane parallel to the motion direction of the water ambulance.

The present disclosure relates to an operating handle for a bearing surface transporter for accommodating an object to be transported, for example, the bearing surface of a surgical table, comprising at least two motorized drive rollers, wherein the operating handle comprises a handle piece that can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, an angle of rotation sensor for detecting an angle of rotation and a direction of rotation of the handle piece and for providing a sensor signal to a control unit of the at least two drive rollers, and a force sensor for detecting a force exerted onto the handle piece in the direction of its longitudinal axis and for providing a sensor signal to the control unit of the at least two drive rollers.

Systems and method for positioning a neonate within an imaging device are provided. A capsule incubator, a cart, and a docking incubator are used to move a baby between an imaging device and a incubator, such that a baby can be imagined without having to move the baby from its environment.

The invention relates to a medical vehicle (1) comprising a compartment (2) with a medical imaging system (3), wherein the medical imaging system (3) comprises at least one system support sensor (4). The system support sensors (4) augment the vehicle's own sensors and/or replace equivalent sensors in the vehicle. The medical vehicle (1) is configured to obtain sensor readings from the at least one system support sensor (4) during operation of the medical vehicle (1), analyze the sensor readings and provide feedback based on the analyzed sensor readings. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for operating a medical vehicle (1).

A portable and compact hyperbaric chamber includes an inflatable chamber, a weighted base, a dump valve, at least one auxiliary port, an external pressure gage, a plurality of fill valves, and a plurality of pressure relief valves. The access opening is integrated into a lateral panel of the inflatable chamber and provide in and out access to the inflatable chamber. The weighted base is mounted to the base panel and functions as a stable base. The plurality of fill valves is in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber to provide compressed air from a compressor so that the inflatable chamber can be pressurized. The plurality of pressure relief valves is in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber to maintain a specific pressure within the inflatable chamber. The dump valve, the auxiliary port, and the external pressure gage are in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber to optimize the functionality.

A patient transport apparatus for use with a vehicle, comprising a lift mechanism between a base and a support frame to move between an extended configuration defining a first distance and a retracted configuration defining a second distance. An interface generates a user signal. A sensor generates a sensor signal corresponding to force acting on the base relative to the support frame. A controller determines if the user signal corresponds to an extend or retract command; determines if the force acting on the base has exceeded a predetermined threshold value based on the sensor signal; drives the lift mechanism toward the extended configuration where the user signal corresponds to the extend command and toward the retracted configuration where the user signal corresponds to the retract command; and interrupts driving the lift mechanism to stop motion of the lift mechanism in response to the sensor signal exceeding the predetermined threshold value.