Meaning of Hoyer | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
2. A surname.

Examples

“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⟳.”

“St. Luke’s has two types of hoyers that consist⟳ of a fabric sling that is placed underneath the patient’s body and an aluminum lift⟳ that picks them up. One of the hoyer lifts is electric, while the other is manual.”

“Doxzon, who requires a motorized wheelchair for mobility, a hoyer lift⟳ for being transferred in-and-out of her chair, and needs assistance with daily activities such as cooking, cleaning and personal hygiene, lived in an apartment with support⟳ services from an outside company for more than a year-and-a-half.”

“The disease has affected his legs and arms, and he needs a caregiver at all times, he said. His family uses a hoyer lift⟳ to transfer⟳ him from his bed to his wheelchair and vice versa.”

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