EP0617943A3 - Wheelchair. - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0617943A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: wheelchair
Prior art date: 1993-03-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP94302017A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0617943B1 (en

EP0617943A2 (en

Inventor

Derek Alan Charles

Donald W Ruddick

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

SCANDINAVIAN MOBILITY UK Ltd

Original Assignee

Nesbit Evans Healthcare Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-03-22

Filing date

1994-03-22

Publication date

1994-12-21

1994-03-22 Application filed by Nesbit Evans Healthcare Ltd filed Critical Nesbit Evans Healthcare Ltd

1994-03-22 Priority to EP97202606A priority Critical patent/EP0812585A3/en

1994-10-05 Publication of EP0617943A2 publication Critical patent/EP0617943A2/en

1994-12-21 Publication of EP0617943A3 publication Critical patent/EP0617943A3/en

1998-05-20 Application granted granted Critical

1998-05-20 Publication of EP0617943B1 publication Critical patent/EP0617943B1/en

2014-03-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven
- A61G5/041—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven having a specific drive-type
- A61G5/045—Rear wheel drive
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/06—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs, kerbs or steps
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/1083—Quickly-removable wheels
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
- A61G5/125—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet for arms
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
- A61G5/128—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet for feet
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
- A61G2203/10—General characteristics of devices characterised by specific control means, e.g. for adjustment or steering
- A61G2203/14—Joysticks
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/08—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs foldable

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Handcart (AREA)
Carriages For Children, Sleds, And Other Hand-Operated Vehicles (AREA)

EP94302017A 1993-03-22 1994-03-22 Wheelchair Expired - Lifetime EP0617943B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP97202606A EP0812585A3 (en)	1993-03-22	1994-03-22	Wheelchair

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9305921A GB2276361B (en)	1993-03-22	1993-03-22	Wheelchair
GB9305921		1993-03-22

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97202606A Division EP0812585A3 (en)	1993-03-22	1994-03-22	Wheelchair

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0617943A2 EP0617943A2 (en)	1994-10-05
EP0617943A3 true EP0617943A3 (en)	1994-12-21
EP0617943B1 EP0617943B1 (en)	1998-05-20

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94302017A Expired - Lifetime EP0617943B1 (en)	1993-03-22	1994-03-22	Wheelchair
EP97202606A Withdrawn EP0812585A3 (en)	1993-03-22	1994-03-22	Wheelchair

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97202606A Withdrawn EP0812585A3 (en)	1993-03-22	1994-03-22	Wheelchair

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP0617943B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69410327D1 (en)
GB (2)	GB2302673B (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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ITPD20110170A1 (en) *	2011-05-25	2012-11-26	Rinaldi Fabio	WHEELCHAIR FOR FOLDABLE AND DIVISIBLE DISABLED DISABLED
CN110638481B (en) *	2019-09-26	2023-04-11	重庆医科大学附属永川医院	Barium meal radiography auxiliary device
CN113425561B (en) *	2021-06-23	2022-10-25	淄博市中心医院	Walking aid for rehabilitation department

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4067409A (en) *	1976-05-24	1978-01-10	Dynell Electronics Corporation	Wheel chair arrangement
DE2729267A1 (en) *	1976-07-06	1978-01-12	John A Wereb	ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AND PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE KNIFE
GB2210589A (en) *	1987-10-06	1989-06-14	Spastics Soc	Improvements in foldable electric wheelchairs

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GB1506571A (en) *	1975-05-16	1978-04-05	Biddle Eng Co Ltd	Motorising of wheelchairs
GB1569166A (en) *	1976-12-09	1980-06-11	Vessa Ltd	Attachments enabeling vehicles to negotiate obstacles
GB8307295D0 (en) *	1983-03-16	1983-04-20	Oec Europ Ltd	Apparatus
GB2145983B (en) *	1983-09-02	1987-05-20	Biddle Eng Co Ltd	Device to assist a wheelchair surmount steps kerbs and the like
GB2192595A (en) *	1986-07-17	1988-01-20	Everest & Jennings Limited	Kerb climbing device for a wheeled vehicle
GB8700686D0 (en) *	1987-01-13	1987-02-18	Spastics Soc	Kerb climbing device
GB2227462B (en) *	1988-11-16	1993-02-10	Sunrise Medical Ltd	Vehicle
GB8922589D0 (en) *	1989-10-06	1989-11-22	Booster Electric Vehicles Limi	Improvements in pavement vehicles
DE4127257A1 (en) *	1991-08-17	1993-02-18	Haas & Alber Haustechnik Und A	SMALL VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEELCHAIR WITH FOLDING CHAIR FRAME

1993
- 1993-03-22 GB GB9617106A patent/GB2302673B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-03-22 GB GB9305921A patent/GB2276361B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1994
- 1994-03-22 EP EP94302017A patent/EP0617943B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-03-22 DE DE69410327T patent/DE69410327D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-03-22 EP EP97202606A patent/EP0812585A3/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4067409A (en) *	1976-05-24	1978-01-10	Dynell Electronics Corporation	Wheel chair arrangement
DE2729267A1 (en) *	1976-07-06	1978-01-12	John A Wereb	ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AND PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE KNIFE
GB2210589A (en) *	1987-10-06	1989-06-14	Spastics Soc	Improvements in foldable electric wheelchairs

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0617943B1 (en)	1998-05-20
EP0617943A2 (en)	1994-10-05
GB9617106D0 (en)	1996-09-25
GB2276361A (en)	1994-09-28
GB2302673A (en)	1997-01-29
DE69410327D1 (en)	1998-06-25
EP0812585A2 (en)	1997-12-17
GB2276361B (en)	1997-04-02
GB9305921D0 (en)	1993-05-12
EP0812585A3 (en)	1997-12-29
GB2302673B (en)	1997-04-02

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1994-08-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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1995-04-05	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY PLC
1995-07-19	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19950522
1996-04-03	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19960219
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1997-11-12	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: SCANDINAVIAN MOBILITY UK LIMITED
1998-02-03	GRAH	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA
1998-04-03	GRAA	(expected) grant	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210
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