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Hoyer

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and from the floor, a mobility device (such as a wheelchair), seating, and a bed.

    "About five to ten years ago, facilities in Europe started to phase in different types of lift devices that are just now becoming more common in the United States. […] The portable lifting devices manufactured by medical equipment suppliers are U-shaped and contain wheels and a hoyer-style hydraulic or electric lift."

Etymology

After Ted Hoyer, a quadriplegic, who co-invented the device.

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