US Patent Issued to Korea Institute of Science and Technology on July 15 for "Smart sling for patient transfer assistance" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,522, issued on July 15, was assigned to Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Seoul, South Korea).

"Smart sling for patient transfer assistance" was invented by Hyunki In (Seoul, South Korea), Myungjoong Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Yonghwan Moon (Seoul, South Korea) and Keri Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart sling for patient transfer assistance includes a first driving unit, a second driving unit, a wire part and a sling unit. The first driving unit is configured to provide a rotational driving force. The second driving unit is spaced apart from the first driving unit by a predetermined distance. The ...