Technical Data and Capabilities

Composition:  Aluminum and stainless steel parts

Color: Black anodized or powder-coat painted flat black

Weight (empty, approximate): 20 lbs.

Dimensions (approximate): 

•  Length: 14 inches

•  Width: 22 inches

Height: adjustable to three different levels above the patient with height measured at the top of the litter pole to the inside of the top plate:  

•  Low: 5 1/16”

•  Middle: 7 9/16”

•  Fully extended: 10 1/16”

Note:  Overall height of the SmeedÔ Platform in its fully extended position with full equipment load does not exceed a height of 21 ¼”.  Base of measurements are obtained from the top of the litter pole to the top edge of a PropaqÔ Monitor.

Functional capabilities:

Mounts on NATO litter at any location, head-to-toe (minus handles).

•  Accommodates any reasonable medical equipment load

•  Compatible with all USAF and US Army airframes (to include UH-60)

•  Folds to a briefcase-like package

Examples of equipment items successfully tested on the SMEED to date (partial listing):

•  Uni-Vent® EagleÔ Model 754 Portable Ventilator (Impact Instrumentation, Inc)

•  Ultra-lite® Model 326 Portable Aspirator (Impact Instrumentation, Inc.)

•  Percussionaire Military Transporter (TXP) Ventilator (Percussionaire, Inc.)

•  Protocol 206EL Monitor (Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc.)

•  Med System III Infusion Pump (Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.)

•  Lifepak® 10 Defibrillator (Medtronic Physio Control, Inc.)

•  Steel or aluminum oxygen cylinders (D and Jumbo D)

•  Carbon-fiber oxygen cylinders (lite “E”)