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| 20090049612 | LATERALLY ROTATING PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus comprises a lower frame, a lift mechanism, a drive mechanism, and an upper frame. The lower frame includes a lift drive configured to at least one of expand and contract the lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is pivotably coupled with the lower frame to rotate about a rotational axis. A drive mechanism is coupled between the lift mechanism and the lower frame. The drive mechanism is configured to rotate the lift mechanism about the rotational axis. The upper frame is supported on the lift mechanism and responsive to the rotation of the lift mechanism to rotate a patient about the rotational axis. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100095454 | EQUIPMENT SUPPORT RAIL FOR HOSPITAL BED - A patient support includes a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, an equipment carrier coupled to the upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100122415 | Anthropometrically Governed Occupant Support - An articulable occupant support system for supporting an occupant, includes an upper frame, an articulable assembly comprising at least one section articulable relative to the upper frame and a motion control system. The motion control system is arranged to govern motion of the articulable assembly based on a relationship relating scheduled motion of the sections to anthropometric information. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100275371 | TRANSFER ASSIST APPARATUS - A person support apparatus comprises a lower frame, a support, and an upper frame. The support is coupled to the lower frame. The upper frame has a head section and a foot section and defines a longitudinal axis passing through the head section and the foot section and a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The upper frame includes a tilt mechanism pivotably coupling the upper frame to the support. The tilt mechanism includes a base and a rocker nested within the base. The base and the rocker are pivotable with respect to one another about a pivot axis that passes through the base and the rocker and is substantially parallel the longitudinal axis. The upper frame is pivotable about the pivot axis with respect to the lower frame. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100293711 | APPARATUS WITH PATIENT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE COUPLED TO ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises an architectural system and a patient adjustment device. The patient adjustment device is coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to move a patient received by the patient receiver and located on a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299841 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR WALL ARM - An arm is pivotally coupled to a support structure at one end and a patient care equipment support, such as a service head, is pivotally coupled to the arm at the other end. The arm has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion for extension and retraction relative to the first portion. Brakes are provided to brake the extension and retraction of the portions of the arm, to brake the pivoting movement of the arm relative to the support structure, and to brake the pivoting movement of the patient care equipment support relative to the arm. Each of the brakes is releasable. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110000021 | STRETCHER FOOT PEDAL ARRANGEMENT - A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, and a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along a floor. The patient support apparatus also has a brake handle that is coupled to the push handle and that is movable to brake at least one of the casters. A pedal arrangement for the patient support apparatus is also disclosed. The pedal arrangement includes first and second side pedals and a center pedal supported by the first and second side pedals. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110102181 | BED EXIT LIGHTING - A person-support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. The plurality of sensors are configured to determine a person's position relative to the frame. The controller is operatively coupled to the sensors. The controller determines whether an exit condition has been met. A light source is operatively coupled to the controller. The light source is activated by the controller when the controller determines that the exit condition has been met. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110168860 | RADIAL ARM SYSTEM FOR PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT - A patient care equipment support system includes an arm having a first arm portion and a second arm portion that telescopically extends and retracts relative to the first arm portion along a substantially horizontal axis. The first arm portion includes a first end of the arm that is supported for pivoting movement about a substantially vertical first axis. The second arm portion includes a second end of the arm. A column is situated beneath the second end of the arm. The column includes a first column portion and a second column portion that telescopically extends and retracts relative to the first column portion along a substantially vertical second axis. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110191957 | Combined Siderail and Over-Bed Table - A combined siderail/over-bed table unit | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110225733 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A STRETCHER - A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and supporting the frame above a floor, a wheel, a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along the floor, and a brake handle coupled to the push handle and movable to move a brake to impede rotation of the wheel. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231997 | AUTO CONTOUR HANDLE APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus includes a frame and seat, thigh, and head sections coupled to the frame. A linkage is coupled to the head, seat, and thigh sections. The linkage has a first mode of operation in which the seat and thigh sections remain substantially parallel to each other as the head section is raised and lowered and the linkage has a second mode of operation in which the thigh section tilts relative to the seat section as the head section is raised and lowered. A handle is movable relative to the head section between a first position in which the linkage is in the first mode of operation and a second position in which the linkage is in the second mode of operation. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120005825 | APPARATUS WITH PATIENT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE COUPLED TO ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises an architectural system and a patient adjustment device. The patient adjustment device is coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to move a patient received by the patient receiver and located on a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005832 | Bed Structure with a Deck Section Motion Converter - A bed structure includes a frame | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120023674 | LATERALLY ROTATING PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus comprises a lower frame, a lift mechanism , a drive mechanism, and an upper frame. The lower frame includes a lift drive configured to at least one of expand and contract the lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is pivotably coupled with the lower frame to rotate about a rotational axis. A drive mechanism is coupled between the lift mechanism and the lower frame. The drive mechanism is configured to rotate the lift mechanism about the rotational axis. The upper frame is supported on the lift mechanism and responsive to the rotation of the lift mechanism to rotate a patient about the rotational axis. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120073053 | Bed Frame, Mattress and Bed with Enhanced Chair Egress Capability - A bed frame | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120084922 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH STORABLE EGRESS HANDLES - A patient support apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a deck supported by the frame and capable of moving relative to the frame. The patient support apparatus further includes an egress unit coupled to the deck to move between an egress position and a storage position relative to the barrier. The egress unit may include electronic controls to limit movement of various portions of the egress unit. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120102643 | SIDERAIL ASSEMBLY FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support frame coupled to the frame and movable between first and second positions, and a barrier coupled to the support frame and movable therewith. The siderail assembly further includes a handle coupled to the barrier to move between a first position and a second position relative to the barrier. The siderail assembly may include electronic controls to change the position or limit movement of various portions of a patient support apparatus on which the siderail assembly may be coupled. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110741 | WRAP AROUND FOOT PANEL - A patient support apparatus is movable between a conventional bed position, having a generally horizontal sleeping surface, and a chair egress position, allowing a patient to exit the support from a sitting position. The patient support comprises a deck and a foot panel removably coupled to the deck. The foot panel is configured to reduce tipping moments applied to cantilevered portions of the deck while the patient support apparatus is in the conventional bed position. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120117731 | HOSPITAL BED FOOT SECTION WITH CASTER CUTOUTS - A bed has a head end and a foot end. The bed has a deck that can assume a horizontal position and at least one position in which a foot section of the deck is substantially vertical. For instance, the bed may assume a chair position, in which a head section of the deck is pivoted upwardly and the foot section is pivoted downwardly to a substantially vertical position. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120124745 | HOSPITAL BED SEAT SECTION ARTICULATION FOR CHAIR EGRESS - A hospital bed includes a base, an upper frame supported above the base, and a deck supported on the upper frame. The deck has head, seat, thigh, and foot sections. The deck is movable between a horizontal position to support a patient in a supine position and a chair egress position to support the patient in a sitting position. The hospital bed further has a seat section actuator to articulate the seat section relative to the upper frame about an axis located adjacent a foot end of the seat section such that a head end of the seat section lifts upwardly relative to the upper frame to facilitate egress of the patient from the deck when the deck is in the chair egress position. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120137435 | RETRACTABLE FOOT CASTER SUPPORTS - A bed has a head section and a foot section. The bed can assume a horizontal position and at least one position in which the foot section is at an angle relative to horizontal. For instance, the bed may assume a chair position, in which the head section is pivoted upwardly and the foot section is pivoted downwardly, to a substantially vertical position. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120137438 | REMOVABLE INTEGRATED BOARD AND PARTIAL FOOT SECTION - A patient support apparatus is convertible between a conventional bed position, having a generally horizontal sleeping surface upon which a person lies in a supine position, and a chair egress position, allowing a person to exit the support from a sitting position. The patient support comprises a deck and a foot panel removably coupled to the deck. The foot panel may allow a low seated height while the bed is in the chair egress position. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120144583 | SIDERAIL MOVABLE TO SEPARATE CHAIR EGRESS POSITION - A patient support apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a deck supported by the frame and capable of moving relative to the frame. The patient support apparatus further includes a siderail movable between a stowed position substantially below the deck, a barrier position preventing a patient from exiting the side of the patient support apparatus, and an assist position providing a handhold for a patient exiting the bed. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120144588 | MATTRESS BLADDER BOOSTING DURING CHAIR EGRESS - A patient support apparatus includes a mattress having a seat and a leg portion which are deflatable during movement of the patient support apparatus. The mattress includes a covering that is generally air impermeable so that a negative pressure can be developed inside of the covering. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120144595 | MATTRESS DEFLATION MANAGEMENT - A patient support apparatus includes an inflatable support structure that varies in size as a frame of the patient support apparatus varies in size. The inflatable support structure includes a bladder assembly and bias members that urge the bladder assembly to a collapsed configuration during deflation of the bladder assembly. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145836 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURAL ARM - An arm is pivotally coupled to a support structure at one end and a patient care equipment support, such as a service head, is pivotally coupled to the arm at the other end. The arm has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion for extension and retraction relative to the first portion. Brakes are provided to brake the extension and retraction of the portions of the arm, to brake the pivoting movement of the arm relative to the support structure, and to brake the pivoting movement of the patient care equipment support relative to the arm. Each of the brakes is releasable. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120198627 | Occupant Support with Multi-Modal Control - An adjustable bed ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120198631 | PATIENT HELPER WITH EGRESS HANDLE - A patient helper apparatus for use with a patient support is disclosed. The patient helper apparatus includes a first L-shaped support tube coupled to the patient support, a shaft coupled to the first L-shaped support tube and extending over the patient support, and an egress handle coupled to the first L-shaped support tube. The egress handle moves between a stowed position and an assist position. In the stowed position, the egress handle is situated inside a footprint of the patient support. In the assist position, the egress handle extends outside the footprint of the patient support. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130145551 | MEDICAL GAS TANK HOLDER FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A fluid tank receptacle comprises a housing, a cage, and a retainer. The housing includes an opening therethrough configured to receive a fluid tank. The cage movably engages the housing and configured to support the fluid tank. The retainer is coupled to the housing and is configured to movably retain a portion of the cage within the housing such that the cage is able to move between a storage position and a use position with respect to the housing. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130160209 | PATIENT SUPPORT HAVING AUTO CONTOUR - A patient support apparatus includes a frame and seat, thigh, and head sections coupled to the frame. A linkage is coupled to the head, seat, and thigh sections. The linkage has a first mode of operation in which the seat and thigh sections remain substantially parallel to each other as the head section is raised and lowered and the linkage has a second mode of operation in which the thigh section tilts relative to the seat section as the head section is raised and lowered. A handle is movable relative to the head section between a first position in which the linkage is in the first mode of operation and a second position in which the linkage is in the second mode of operation. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130191990 | APPARATUS WITH PATIENT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE COUPLED TO ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises an architectural system and a patient adjustment device. The patient adjustment device is coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to move a patient received by the patient receiver and located on a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130227788 | Articulable Bed with a Translatable and Orientation Adjustable Deck Section and Volumetrically Adjustable Compensatory Element - A bed comprises a deck having at least one section that is orientation adjustable about a laterally extending, longitudinally translatable axis and a mattress assembly including at least one volumetrically adjustable element associated with the orientation adjustable deck section. The volumetrically adjustable element is adapted to change the thickness of a portion of the mattress assembly adjacent to the deck section in a direction nonparallel to the orientation of the section and in response to a change in orientation of the deck section. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130333114 | OCCUPANT SUPPORT WITH A KNEE LIFT - An occupant support comprises a frame ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130340168 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013512 | Occupant Support With A Translatable and Parallel Translatable Upper Body Section - An occupant support system for supporting an occupant comprises a frame, an articulable assembly which includes an upper body section, and a motion control system arranged to rotate the upper body section by an amount Δα relative to the frame, to translate the upper body section along the frame by an amount ΔCS, and to translate the upper body section by an amount ΔBS in a direction parallel to the upper body section. Both ΔBS and ΔCS are a function of Δα. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140082849 | MATTRESS DEFLATION MANAGEMENT - A patient support apparatus includes an inflatable support structure that varies in size as a frame of the patient support apparatus varies in size. The inflatable support structure includes a bladder assembly and bias members that urge the bladder assembly to a collapsed configuration during deflation of the bladder assembly. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140115785 | PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH SPRING ASSISTANCE FOR ARTICULATION - A spring assist system for use with a person support apparatus is described herein. The spring assist system comprises a spring which applies a spring force on a head support deck section to aid in motion from a first position at a higher inclination to a second position at a lower inclination with respect to a supporting frame member. The spring assist system is configured to exclusively apply spring force between the first position and the second position. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140123390 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140237720 | MEDICAL GAS TANK HOLDER FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A fluid tank receptacle comprises a housing, a cage, and a retainer. The housing includes an opening therethrough configured to receive a fluid tank. The cage movably engages the housing and configured to support the fluid tank. The retainer is coupled to the housing and is configured to movably retain a portion of the cage within the housing such that the cage is able to move between a storage position and a use position with respect to the housing. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140331410 | Accessory Frame Attachment Apparatus - A patient helper apparatus for use with a patient support is disclosed. The patient helper apparatus includes a first L-shaped support tube coupled to the patient support, a shaft coupled to the first L-shaped support tube and extending over the patient support, and an egress handle coupled to the first L-shaped support tube. The egress handle moves between a stowed position and an assist position. In the stowed position, the egress handle is situated inside a footprint of the patient support. In the assist position, the egress handle extends outside the footprint of the patient support. | 11-13-2014 |
