US Patent Issued to Stryker on June 30 for "Patient transport apparatus with a telescoping handle assembly" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,504, issued on June 30, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Patient transport apparatus with a telescoping handle assembly" was invented by Zahraa Bazzi (Dearborn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient transport apparatus for supporting a patient. The patient transport apparatus includes a seat assembly having a seat frame. A fowler assembly having a fowler frame is coupled to the seat frame and is moveable relative to the seat assembly. The seat and fowler assemblies support the patient. A telescoping handle assembly is coupled to the fowler assembly. A spine of the telescoping handle assembly is moveable relat...