Evaluation of Portable Ceiling Lifts for Patient Handling in Diagnostic Imaging Ceiling Lifts

Portable ceiling lifts are hydraulic lifting devices that assist care staff in moving patients. The portable lifts run along tracks installed in the ceilings of rooms and hallways. The lifts can be easily attached to and detached from the tracks, which allows them to be used in more than one room. Before patients are transferred or repositioned they are put into a sling that is hooked onto the portable ceiling lift. Care staff use a handheld control to lift the patient and push the patient along the track to the desired location.