The paper highlights about ergonomic analysis, design and implementation of multipurpose patient transferring device used in hospitals and hospices with flexibility such that the patients and nursing personnel required feeling safer during handling and transfer. It is emphasized functional requirements, various configurations, positioning and degrees of freedom, etc. for the patient transferring device. Keywords: Patient transferring device, multitasking, design for X, anthropometric data, human factorsCite this Article Abhijit L. Dandavate, Maheshwar Chamnalli, Avinash Valavade. Ergonomic Design for Patient Transferring Device. Trends in Machine Design. 2016; 3(2): 18–32p.
