hoyer

See also: Hoyer

English

a basic, older design hoyer, with a manual hydraulic lifting mechanism

Etymology

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

Noun

hoyer (plural hoyers)

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.
   • 2002, Victor Regnier, Design for Assisted Living: Guidelines for Housing the Physically and Mentally Frail, page 128:

     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.

   • 2014 January 27, Dolly A. Butz, “Special Equipment for Moving Heavy Patients Reduces Injuries”, in Claims Journal:

     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.

   • 2020 August 4, Cassie Miller, “On anniversary of landmark case, DHS faces allegations it violated law protecting those with disabilities”, in Pennsylvania Capital-Star:

     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.

   • 2022 May 16, Karla Santos, “Area resident shares his experiences with ALS”, in myrecordjournal.com (Connecticut):

     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.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized.

References

• Patient lift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia