Michael R. Koger,Christopher F. Johnson,Kevin R. Anderson,Frederic A. Gibbs, Jr.
申请号：
US12563015
公开号：
US08490226B2
申请日:
2009.09.18
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A patient transfer sled having a support structure including at least one air cushion partially disposed within at least one pocket, and a fluid passageway extending through the support structure into the air cushion. Systems for patient transfer that may include a support surface, such as a table, a patient transfer sled having at least one air cushion, and a source of pressurized air. Methods for moving a patient relative to a support surface include positioning a patient on a patient transfer sled having at least one air cushion, and inflating the air cushion with air to form a sheet of flowing air between the patient transfer sled and the support surface. The methods may be used, for example, to move a patient on an air film over a surface within a system.
