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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Example Applications of Proposed Standards

Figure M2: M301.4 Lift Compatibility

(at Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Supine, Prone, or Side-Lying Position)

Plan view of an exam table showing a portable patient floor lift with its support legs straddling the front of the table base beneath the examination surface.  Rectangular area within base is 26 inches (660 mm) max.

1. 6 inches (150 mm) high min. clear above finished floor

2. patient lift

3. examination surface

4. clearance must extend 36 inches (915 mm) min. deep from the edge of the examination surface

5. base is permitted to increase in width at a rate of 1 inch (25 mm) in width for each 3 inches (75 mm) in depth within clearance

M301.4.1 Clearance in Base

Three-dimensional view of man using a power wheelchair being transferred to an exam table with a portable patient floor lift. Healthcare staff, a man and a woman, are lowering the patient to the exam surface with a lift that straddles the front of the table base.

the clearances required for lift compatibility permits equipment to be usable with a patient portable floor lift

M301.4.2 Clearance Around Base

Plan view of an exam table showing a portable patient floor lift with its support legs in open areas of the side of the table base beneath the examination surface. Rectangular area within base measures 44 inches (1120mm) wide min. with EQ on either side of CL, and 36 inches (915 mm) min. or extend full depth.

1. examination surface

2. patient lift

3. 6 inches (150 mm) high min. clear above finished floor within clearance

4. 8 inches (205 mm) max.

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