[11] Patent Number: 4,776,047 [45] Date of Patent: Oct. 11, 1988

4,011,609 3/1977 Bethlen ARRANGEMENT 4,222,132 9/1980 Crim et a1. [75] Inventor: Paul DiMatteo, Huntington, NY. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

Med Technologies’ Inc.’ Of United mm...“- .. Hauppauge’ NY’ Primary Examiner-Alexander Grosz

731,533 Assistant Examiner-Michael F. Trettel May 7’ 1985 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Max Foglel

Int. cu A61G 7/08 [571 ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl. . 5/81 R; 5/ 81 B; An arrangement for transferring a prone patient longi

5/81 C; 5/88 tudinally or laterally between beds or surfaces adapted 5/61, 81 R, 81 B, 81 C, to accept the patient in prone position. The rate of trans

5/86’ 88 fer of the patient can be made variable or ?xed. The References Cited arrangement is adapted to function with a conventional

bed normally used in a home, or with a hospital-type U'S' PATENT DOCUMENTS bed. During times when the patient is not being trans

378,220 2/1888 Staples et a].

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