US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Patient lifting device" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,996, issued on July 7.

"Patient lifting device" was invented by Peter Skinner (New Orleans).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The patient lifting device is a therapeutic device for use with a caregiver and a patient. The patient lifting device increases the mobility of the patient by transferring a portion of the load of the patient to the caregiver. The patient lifting device includes a first non-euclidean supporting structure, a second non-euclidean supporting structure, and a pivot structure. The pivot structure attaches the second non-euclidean supporting structure to the first non-euclidean supporting structure. The first non-euclide...