Christopher M Gentile

US Patent:

20220211559, Jul 7, 2022

Filed:

Mar 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/700842

Inventors:

- Kalamazoo MI, US
Kaitlin Konopacz - Lake Zurich IL, US
Gwynneth Cunningham - Kalamazoo MI, US
Alexander Christopher McDavid - Atlanta GA, US
Justin Thomas Mclouth - Portage MI, US
Shawn Trimble - Portage MI, US
Neil Feliksa - Kalamazoo MI, US
Christopher Gentile - Sturgis MI, US
Jennifer Ryan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Erik P. Eagleman - Madison WI, US

Assignee:

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

International Classification:

A61G 1/04
A61G 1/02
A61G 1/048

Abstract:

A patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.

US Patent:

20210030606, Feb 4, 2021

Filed:

Jul 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/944764

Inventors:

- Kalamazoo MI, US
Kaitlin Konopacz - Lake Zurich IL, US
Gwynneth Cunningham - Kalamazoo MI, US
Alexander Christopher McDavid - Atlanta GA, US
Justin Thaomas McLouth - Portage MI, US
Shawn Trimble - Portage MI, US
Neil Feliksa - Kalamazoo MI, US
Christopher Gentile - Sturgis MI, US
Jennifer Ryan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Erik P. Eagleman - Madison WI, US

Assignee:

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

International Classification:

A61G 1/04
A61G 1/048
A61G 1/02

Abstract:

Patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.