Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report

Transfer Supports Location and Configuration M301.3 and M302.3

Location of the transfer supports shall be a minimum of 6 inches to a maximum of 19 inches from the top of the transfer surface and ensure that any entrapment issues are addressed as per 606.1.252. The length of the transfer support shall be a minimum of 15 inches long and positioned so that the transfer support overlaps the length of the transfer surface by 80% at a maximum distance from transfer surface of 1 ½ inches. The shape (contours and curves along length for ergonomics, not cross sectional profile) was kept open to give manufacture flexibility in the design as the direction of positioning (i.e. horizontal, angled, etc.). Transfer supports shall be mounted on both sides of the transfer surface and must be movable or removable so they can be out of way of transfer. The rating is for 250 pounds of force in direction of use as per IEC 60601 & BIFMA.

We recommended height adjustability of the transfer support but did not mandate it to give manufactures design options.