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 Life support stretcher bed

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Inventors: Stith, Rosemarie;
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A life support stretcher bed includes an undercarriage which is supported on the ground for movement from one location to another by respective wheels which are commonly lockable by a braking mechanism to prevent movement of the undercarriage from a selected location. A platform is supported on the undercarriage for raising and lowering relative thereto by means of a hydraulically operating lifting arrangement which includes a control arrangement mounted on the undercarriage. An intraaortic balloon pump unit that is supported on the ground by respective casters for movement in any direction along the ground is connected to the undercarriage for shared movement therewith at a predetermined distance from the undercarriage. The platform includes straps for holding the patient supported in a supine position on the platform in such position, and side rails which can be moved from a position above the platform into an out-of-the way position. The undercarriage further has a set of drawers for medical supplies and implements, a shelf for temporary resting of the supplies and implements to be used for the particular patient, an oxygen bottle, a weighing device, a power pack and a Swan and an A-line transducer mounted thereon, while the platform carries a shelf which supports a defibrillator, and a plurality of upright rods having fingers for suspending intravenous fluid bottles and similar equipment therefrom. An X-ray cassette can be inserted from the side into a slot of the undercarriage. The platform has a window receiving a plate that supports the chest of the patient and that can be lifted out of the window by a rack-and-pinion drive.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a life support stretcher bed for use with critical care patients that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide a life support stretcher bed as described above which creates a space-saving organized environment for the accommodation of much of the peripheral equipment and instrumentation used in intensive care units.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a life support stretcher bed of the type here under consideration which obviates the need for removing or transferring the patient to another stretcher or table for x-ray purposes and for transportation to the operating room or other hospital areas.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a life support stretcher bed of the above type which incorporates power sources to supply power to electrical instrumentation surrounding the bed so that this instrumentation may be kept operative even when the bed is out of the proximity of stationary wall outlets.
Yet further object of the present invention is to provide a life support stretcher bed which incorporates a variety of features designed to protect the patient's welfare and enable the efficient and rapid administration of ordinary and emergency care to the patient in all situations.
In keeping with these objects and others which will become apparent hereinafter, the present invention resides, briefly stated, in a novel life support stretcher bed which comprises an undercarriage including a support structure and a plurality of wheels by means of which the support structure is supported on the ground for movement from one location to another; a platform mounted on the undercarriage and adapted to support a patient in a supine position; an intra-aortic balloon pump unit having a plurality of casters supporting the same on the ground for movement in any direction along the plane of the ground; and means for connecting the intra-aortic balloon pump unit to the undercarriage for movement therewith on the ground between the locations at a constant distance from the undercarriage


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