DEVICE FOR PLACING A PATIENT INTO BATH Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has truck with stretcher connectable to bath with belts, grip member mounted on guiding members fixed above the bath by means of rollers. The stretcher is connected to the grip member by means of lever and extensible elastic threads. Spring-loaded truck stop frame is engageable with guiding member. The stretchers travel on rollers along the belts to bath. The stretchers sink into the bath by moving the truck close to the bath. The truck has brake unit. EFFECT: improved operation characteristics. 9 dwg