Robotic Patient Transfer Device

Due to long hours, stress, and difficult lifting situations, nurses and caretakers become injured and have to take time off from work. The majority of these injuries come from lifting patients in and out of a bed and wheelchair. The most common injury due to this is Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD). To mitigate these injuries, companies in the past have developed different lifting systems. These lifting systems, however, have their disadvantages and do not eliminate the risk of a lower back injury in nurses and caretakers. To reduce the risk of these injuries, the designed Robotic Patient Transfer Device (RPTD) must safely transfer the patient from a bed and then to a chair and vice versa. The use of the device must also be safe for the nurse and caretaker and help mitigate lower back injuries. These are the main areas that the chosen concept was designed.