Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100088825 | Fluidizable Bed with Supportive Filter Sheet - One variant of a fluidizable bed | 04-15-2010 |
20100274331 | MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A microclimate management system | 10-28-2010 |
20110024076 | MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A microclimate management system ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110197366 | Method and Apparatus for Relieving Shear Induced by and Occupant Support - A bed comprises a frame | 08-18-2011 |
20110247143 | TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE REGULATING TOPPER FOR NON-POWERED PERSON-SUPPORT SURFACES - A person-support surface comprises a non powered mattress and a coverlet positionable on the non powered mattress. The coverlet includes an entry positioned at a first end of the coverlet, an exit positioned at a second end of the coverlet opposite the entry, an upper air impermeable layer, and a lower air impermeable layer coupled to the upper air impermeable layer to form an air flow path along the coverlet between the entry and the exit. The upper air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable and the lower air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable. | 10-13-2011 |
20110289690 | Mattress and Mattress Replacement System with and Intrinsic Contour Feature - A mattress for use on a bed frame has a lower body section | 12-01-2011 |
20120012277 | Method and System for Controlling Evaporative and Heat Withdrawal Performance of an Occupant Support Surface - A method for controlling performance of an MCM capable support surface having a flowpath for guiding a stream of air along at least a portion of the surface, comprises specifying a desired evaporative rate greater than an evaporative rate achievable with unconditioned ambient air, chilling the unconditioned ambient air to a temperature at least as low as that required to achieve 100% relative humidity, thereby demoisturizing the air, and supplying the chilled, demoisturized air to the flowpath. The method may also include the step of heating the chilled, demoisturized air prior to step of supplying it to the flowpath. A system for carrying out the method includes a microclimate management (MCM) capable support surface | 01-19-2012 |
20120073051 | UPPER BODY SUPPORT MECHANISM - A person-support apparatus comprises a frame, a deck, and an upper body support assembly. The deck is coupled to the frame and configured to support a person. The deck includes a first section and a second section. The first section is configured to pivot between a first angular orientation and a second angular orientation with respect to the frame. The person is in a supine position when the first section is in the first angular orientation and is moved to a sitting position when the first section is moved to the second angular orientation. The upper body support assembly is movably coupled to the frame and includes a torso support. The torso support is configured to support a portion of the person's torso when the person is in a forward-leaning posture in the sitting position. | 03-29-2012 |
20120172959 | Cooling System for an Occupant of an Occupant Support and a Cooling Garment - A cooling system | 07-05-2012 |
20120222214 | Occupant Support and Method for Positioning an Occupant on the Occupant Support - A method of positioning an occupant ( | 09-06-2012 |
20130000041 | Occupant Support with a Cyclically Variable Profile - An occupant support ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130074262 | AUTOMATIC PATIENT WEIGHT MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINING PRESSURE RELIEF SET POINTS - A method and a system have been described to determine a pressure relief set point for a person-support apparatus. The method includes determining the change in pressure or volume in a zone from a vacant mode to a person occupied mode and computing the weight supported there from. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074271 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FLUIDIZING A FLUIDIZABLE MEDIUM - Systems, methods, and devices for optimizing a level of fluidization of a fluidizable medium in a fluidized person support apparatus. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074272 | Moisture Management and Transport Cover - An occupant support ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130086745 | LOCALIZED MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT - An occupant support includes a mattress | 04-11-2013 |
20130174342 | Method and Apparatus for Relieving Shear Induced by an Occupant Support - A method for operating an occupant support, at least part of which is orientation adjustable relative to other parts of the occupant support, is disclosed. The method comprises providing, in response to a change of orientation of the orientation adjustable part, a relatively lower occupant/support interface pressure (OSIP) at a location A and a relatively higher OSIP at a location B followed by providing a relatively higher OSIP at the location A and a relatively lower OSIP at the location B. | 07-11-2013 |
20130205506 | Topper with Preferential Fluid Flow Distribution - A bed comprises a mattress and a topper resting atop the mattress and extending in longitudinal and lateral directions. The topper has a fluid flowpath having an inlet and an outlet. The flowpath exhibits a nonuniform resistance to fluid flow in at least one of the longitudinal and lateral directions. The bed also includes a blower connected to the inlet for supplying air to the flowpath. The resistance may be a monotonically varying resistance to fluid flow in at least one of the longitudinal and lateral directions and configured to preferentially drive fluid flow through the topper so that a larger proportion of the fluid flowing through the topper flows under a target region and a relatively smaller portion bypasses the target region. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212808 | Topper with Targeted Fluid Flow Distribution - A topper (38) for a bed extends in longitudinal and lateral directions and includes a fluid flowpath (60) for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet (62) to an outlet (64). The flowpath is configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region (50) of the topper. A bed which includes the topper has a blower (72) connected to the topper inlet for supplying air (88) to the flowpath. | 08-22-2013 |
20130246088 | ALGORITHM FOR PREDICTING AND MITIGATING ADVERSE EVENTS - A patient support apparatus includes a control system operable to gather physiological information about a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The information may be gathered from sensors, a user interface, or a hospital information system. The control system also monitors operating parameters of the patient support apparatus and environmental conditions in the patient room. The control system utilizes the data gathered to identify a risk of an adverse event occurring to a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is also operable to modify patient support apparatus parameters or environmental conditions to mitigate the risk of the adverse event. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263378 | Occupant Support with a Migration Sensitive Bladder and Method for Migration Detection - A method for detecting occupant position change on a support surface includes establishing a rate of change of pressure in a head end test zone and in a foot end test zone, comparing the head end rate to at least one head end rate limit, comparing the foot end rate to at least one foot end rate limit, and inferring, in response to the comparing steps, whether or not occupant migration has occurred. An associated occupant support includes a frame and a mattress. The mattress includes head and foot zones each having at least one pressurizable bladder. The support also includes a controller adapted to compare a head end rate of pressure change to a head end rate limit, to compare a foot end rate of pressure change to a foot end rate limit, and to infer, in response to the comparing steps, whether or not occupant migration has occurred. | 10-10-2013 |
20130296769 | SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING WOUND CARE USING AIR FLUIDIZED THERAPY - A system for wound care using air fluidized therapy is disclosed. The system comprises a wound care device with a reservoir of beads and a filter sheet contains the beads within the reservoir while contacting the user's skin during use. Air flow through the reservoir of beads fluidizes the beads during use. The wound care device is equipped with a quick disconnect coupling and can be separated from the fluid line and disposed off. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298330 | Occupant Support and Topper Assembly with Liquid Removal and Microclimate Control Capabilities - One embodiment of a topper assembly for a mattress comprises a liquid permeable cover layer, a liquid transport layer beneath the cover layer that directs liquid transport therethrough in a preferred direction, a liquid impermeable base layer beneath the transport layer, an air mover in fluid communication with the transport layer and a reservoir positioned downstream of the liquid transport layer. Operation of the air mover moves air and liquid through the liquid transport layer in the preferred direction such that the reservoir captures liquid discharged from the liquid transport layer. A related support apparatus comprises a mattress and a condition management assembly atop the mattress. The condition management assembly includes the liquid transport layer, the liquid impermeable base layer, the air mover and the reservoir. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310696 | PRESSURE ULCER DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Pressure ulcer detection systems and related methods are disclosed. Images of a patient supported by a person support apparatus are captured and analyzed to identify areas of the patient's skin which have a color different from surrounding areas of the patient's skin by a predetermined amount. A dielectric material attached with a positively charged electrode and a negatively charged electrode is configured to be in contact with the patient's skin. Differences in electric potential between areas of skin relative to surrounding areas of skin are identified. | 11-21-2013 |
20140007346 | FLUID SUPPLY CONTROL FOR PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A control system of a patient support surface calculates a surface performance index as a function of pressure and shear. The control system also receives information from an electronic medical record (EMR) corresponding to a person's susceptibility of developing at least one of a pressure ulcer and a superficial lesion and adjusts at least one of a component and a characteristic of the person support surface based on the information. | 01-09-2014 |
20140041118 | LOCALIZED MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT - An occupant support includes a mattress | 02-13-2014 |
20140059766 | PATIENT SUPPORT WITH A MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM AND A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A patient support apparatus includes a surface and a pneumatic system cooperating to provide a microclimate system for reducing moisture at the interface of a patient and the surface. The patient support apparatus further includes a graphical user interface and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust operation of the microclimate system in response to sensor outputs from sensors included in the microclimate system and caregiver inputs from the graphical user interface. | 03-06-2014 |
20140059770 | PATIENT POSITION DETECTION FOR PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient support surface has at least one air bladder that is inflated and/or deflated to achieve a turn assist function and/or a therapy function of the patient support surface. A graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to receive user inputs from a caregiver to initiate the turn assist or therapy functions. The patient support apparatus has control circuitry coupled to the GUI. The GUI is controlled by the control circuitry to display information indicating that the patient is improperly positioned on the patient support surface for either the turn assist function or the therapy function. Alternatively or additionally, the control circuitry indicates that the patient is improperly positioned for raising a head section of a bed frame. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066815 | PATIENT MOBILITY SURFACE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient support apparatus includes a control system that measures changes in the pressure of one or more zones of a patient supporting surface and utilizes the changes in pressure to determine the mobility of a person supported on the patient supporting surface. The mobility of the person may be measured using one of several methods. The mobility measurement results in the determination of a mobility score. The mobility score is graphically displayed on a user interface that is interactive and allows a user to view additional information besides the mobility score. | 03-06-2014 |
20140196210 | MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - According to the present disclosure, a microclimate system includes a topper and an air box. The topper is configured to conduct air along a surface of the topper so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the topper are drawn away from the surface. The air box includes a blower coupled to the topper to provide air to the topper to be conducted along the surface of the topper. The air box may also include an environmental sensor unit coupled configured to detect environmental information corresponding to the environment around the microclimate system. | 07-17-2014 |
20140221962 | Dynamic Therapy Delivery System - Systems for delivery of therapeutic agents and related methods are disclosed. A sensing system is configured to detect a chemical in the vicinity of a patient and transmit a signal to a controller upon detection. A controller is configured to release a therapeutic agent which is transported to the site of interest. The controller communicates with an electronic medical records database, an alarm and a nurse call system. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237722 | SENSORS IN A MATRESS COVER - A patient support apparatus includes a cushion, a cover arranged over a top side of the cushion, and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is coupled to the cover and arranged to underlie a patient supported on the cover. The sensor unit includes a sensor configured to detect conditions near the interface of a patient's skin with the cover. | 08-28-2014 |
20140250604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MOISTURE FROM A MATTRESS TOPPER - A patient support apparatus includes a pressurized air source, a dehumidifier, and a support surface including a topper having a vapor-permeable surface. The dehumidifier is configured to selectively treat pressurized air communicated to the dehumidifier from the pressurized air source and communicate the treated pressurized air to the vapor-permeable surface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140266643 | HOSPITAL BED FOR RECEIVING DATA FROM THIN PATCH WIRELESS SENSORS - A communication system for a patient support apparatus that is operable to inductively power sensors coupled to a patient to periodically gather data from the sensors. The communication system is operable to associate the sensor data with a patient and the patient support apparatus and transfer the associated data to a hospital information system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140304915 | Occupant Support Adapted to Manage Pressure Ulcer Risk and Associated Risk Management Methods - A method of accommodating pressure ulcer vulnerability of an occupant of an occupant support, a method of managing pressure ulcer risk of an occupant of an occupant support, and an occupant support adapted to manage pressure ulcer risk of an occupant thereof are disclosed. The methods and occupant support account for occupant specific or occupant class specific risk factors based on empirical data. | 10-16-2014 |