Michael N Mckee

US Patent:

20060075558, Apr 13, 2006

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/172434

Inventors:

Clifford Lambarth - Portage MI, US
Chad Souke - Kalamazoo MI, US
Todd Gatto - Portage MI, US
Joshua Colvin - Paw Paw MI, US
Kurosh Nahavandi - Portage MI, US
Jason Kneen - Mattawan MI, US
Michael Steffler - Kalamazoo MI, US
Christopher Way - Kalamazoo MI, US
Gary Morton - Kalamazoo MI, US
Dennis Reed - Portage MI, US
Michael McKee - Aurora IL, US
Thomas Puvogel - Naperville IL, US
Brian Bartley - Westmont IL, US
Kurt Dykema - Holland MI, US
Brent Bouws - Holland MI, US

International Classification:

A61G 1/02

US Classification:

005611000, 296020000

Abstract:

An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot has, if desired, a wheel supported base and a litter raisable and lowerable by a powered elevating mechanism oriented between the base and the litter. The ambulance cot also has wireless communication capability to facilitate communication between the ambulance cot and a loading system on an ambulance as well as facilitating wireless troubleshooting via a handheld wireless unit. The ambulance cot also has a longitudinally extendable head section. The ambulance cot also has several accessories, such as an accessory hook mounted to the underside of the fowler, and a collapsible pouch accessory fastened to the retractable head section and the litter frame.