Michael R. Koger,Kevin R. Anderson,Frederic A. Gibbs, JR.,Christopher F. Johnson
申请号：
US14167747
公开号：
US20140143950A1
申请日:
2014.01.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
A patient transfer sled has a support structure including at least one air cushion adjacent a major surface thereof The air cushion includes a flexible material at least partially surrounding a rigid material, and a portion of the flexible material has a plurality of holes extending therethrough. Systems for patient transfer 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.
