DEVICE FOR TRANSPORT AND MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS

Abstract

A device for transport and medical care of patients consists of a chassis (1) with wheels (11) arranged in corners of a virtual parallelogram with a central longitudinal axis of symmetry (X-X). The device further comprises a bed (2) consisting of a support frame (20) and being supported on said chassis (1) by means of a pair of telescopic support poles (3, 4) mutually spaced apart in direction of said axis (X-X) and displaceable in vertical direction. Said telescopic support poles (3, 4) are each arranged at its side of said axis (X-X), namely each in its diagonally opposite corner (111, 112) of said virtual parallelogram formed by the wheels (11) of the chassis (1). The support frame (20) of said bed (2) is formed without any transversal or longitudinal reinforcing element, with the exception of areas (21, 22) that are reasonably present above the support poles (3, 4) and are diagonally opposite to said axis (X-X).

Claims

1. A device for transport and medical care of patients comprising a chassis (1) with wheels (11) arranged in corners of a virtual parallelogram with a central longitudinal axis of symmetry (X-X), further of a bed (2) comprising a support frame (20) and being supported on said chassis (1) by means of a pair of telescopic support poles (3, 4) mutually spaced apart in direction of said axis (X-X) and displaceable in vertical direction wherein said telescopic support poles (3, 4) are each arranged at its side of said axis (X-X), namely each in its diagonally opposite corner (111, 112) of said virtual parallelogram formed by the wheels (11) of the chassis (1), and wherein the support frame (20) of said bed (2) is formed without any transversal or longitudinal reinforcing element, with the exception of areas (21, 22) that are reasonably present above the support poles (3, 4) and are diagonally opposite to said axis (X-X).

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the frame (20) of the bed (2) is provided at a side facing away from the support by panels (23, 24) from a non-metallic material adapted to receive a stretcher cushion (25).

Description

[0007] The invention will be explained in more detail in the continuation by way of an embodiment illustrated in the enclosed drawing, in which

[0008] FIG. 1 shows a device for transport and medical care of patients in isometry;

[0009] FIG. 2 shows a device from FIG. 1 while in use;

[0010] FIG. 3 shows a chassis of the device from FIG. 1, in isometry as well;

[0011] FIG. 4 shows a frame of a bed of the device from Fig S1. 1, in isometry as well;

[0012] FIG. 5 shows the device from Fig S1. 1, a bottom view.

[0013] A device for transport and medical care of patients per se is shown in FIG. 1, while FIG. 2 shows it in a combination with an apparatus 5 for performing medical examination of patients by radiography. Said apparatus 5 comprises a C-shaped frame that allows performing examination on a patient in a way understandable to a person skilled in the art without a need of moving or turning the patient.

[0014] The device for transport and medical care of patients consists of a chassis 1 with wheels 11 arranged in corners of a virtual parallelogram with a central longitudinal axis of symmetry X-X (FIGS. 1-3).

[0015] The device further comprises a bed 2 that comprises a support frame 20 and is supported on said chassis 1 by means of a pair of telescopic support poles 3, 4 spaced apart in direction of said axis X-X and displaceable in vertical direction.

[0016] Said telescopic support poles 3, 4 are arranged each at its side of said axis X-X, more particularly each in its diagonally opposite corner 111, 112 of said virtual parallelogram formed by the wheels 11 of the chassis 1. Such design allows a very efficient care of a patient and offers a possibility of a rapid and free access with the apparatus 5 for performing X-ray examinations from one or the other side of said longitudinal axis X-X of the device of the invention. Moreover, the support frame 20 of said bed 2 is formed without any transversal or longitudinal reinforcing element that could be visible on images obtained by the apparatus 5 for performing X-ray examinations instead of the examined parts of a patient's body, with the exception of areas 21, 22 that are reasonably present above the support poles 3, 4 and are diagonally opposite to said axis X-X.

[0017] For the same reason, the frame 20 of the bed 2 is provided at a side facing away from the support by panels 23, 24 from a non-metallic material, said panels being adapted to receive a stretcher cushion 25 and to allow the X-rays to pass, unlike the metallic reinforcing elements. The panels 23, 24 are practically invisible on images received from the apparatus 5 for performing X-ray examinations and therefore allow an unrestricted, efficient and credible examination of parts of a patient's body in the framework of known methods and procedures from the specialist area and prior art.