ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,270, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Patient transport apparatus with steer lock assembly" was invented by Mackenzie Van Loon (Mattawan, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure comprising base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. The apparatus also includes at least one caster assembly coupled to the support structure, with each one of the caster assemblies comprising a wheel, a wheel support coupled to the wheel, and a steer lock assembly movable relative to the wheel support. An actuator is operatively coupled to th...