Harness system for patient transport apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10335328-B2
Application number	US-201816127543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2018
Priority date	Apr 26, 2017
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A harness system for a patient transport apparatus. The harness system comprises one or more harness assemblies. Each harness assembly comprises a flexible restraint member formed of a coated fabric and comprising one or more joints in which stitches join sections of the coated fabric. Covers are attached to the coated fabric over the stitches to provide a barrier to outside contaminants and to ease cleaning of the flexible restraint member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient, said patient transport apparatus comprising:
a support structure having a base and a patient support surface;
wheels coupled to said base;
a harness system operable by a user to secure the patient to said patient support surface, said harness system comprising:
a plurality of harness assemblies configured to be coupled to said support structure, each of said harness assemblies comprising:
a connector; and
a flexible restraint member coupled to said connector, said flexible restraint member comprising a fabric and a coating covering said fabric, said flexible restraint member comprising stitches securing first and second sections of said fabric together at a joint,
wherein said fabric and said stitches are configured to be unexposed to contaminants during use.

2. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said support structure comprises a support frame movable relative to said base and said joint is located to provide a connecting loop configured to facilitate coupling of each of said harness assemblies to said support frame.

3. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said joint is located to provide a loop configured to engage said connector.

4. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein two of said plurality of harness assemblies comprise shoulder harness assemblies configured to be crossed over a torso of the patient in an X-configuration.

5. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , comprising a lift device configured to raise and lower the patient support surface.

6. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , comprising loading wheels coupled to said support structure.

7. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said fabric comprises polyester webbing.

8. The patient transport apparatus of claim 7 , wherein said fabric has a thickness of from 0.030 to 0.040 inches.

9. The patient transport apparatus of claim 7 , wherein said fabric has a thickness of less than 0.047 inches.

10. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said coating comprises polyurethane.

11. The patient transport apparatus of claim 10 , wherein said coating has a thickness of at least 0.005 inches.

12. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said coating has a smooth outer surface to facilitate wiping of contaminants off of said flexible restraint members.

13. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said fabric and said coating have a combined thickness of from 0.038 to 0.047 inches.

14. The patient transport apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said stitches are formed of nylon thread and are placed in a box X stitch pattern.

Assignees

• Stryker Corp

Inventors

• Scheenstra Levi
• Ethen Tyler
• Holmberg Iii Roy E

Classifications

• A61G7/0504

  Harnesses or restraining devices in order to evacuate a patient with the mattress, e.g. in situations of emergency, disaster or fire (restraining in general A61F5/37) · CPC title

• A61G1/044 Primary

  Straps, bands or belts · CPC title

• A61F5/3776

  by means of a blanket or belts (to chairs only A61F5/3792) · CPC title

• A61F5/3769

  for attaching the body to beds, wheel-chairs or the like · CPC title

• A61G1/04

  Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers · CPC title