ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,348, issued on March 18, was assigned to ProTonics LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Ready lift system and method for positioning patients" was invented by Luis Rodriguez (Vero Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of lifting and positioning patients uses a patient's center of gravity for leverage to enable a caregiver to readily move a patient with less effort. The system includes a device with a tension sheet and tension rollers located at opposite ends of the device. The tension rollers are configured to increase tension in the tension sheet, which creates leverage to assist positioning of the patient. The patient li...