System and method to physically and electronically configure an air mattress system for multiple users
AssigneeHuntleigh Technology Limited
InventorsRandall P. Kelch, Michelle Krysztopik, Shih-Hsun Tu, Wen-Yen Lee
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes an inflatable mattress for supporting a patient and an air supply for supplying air to the inflatable mattress. A control system controls the air supply and inflatable mattress to provide therapeutic functions. The control system is configurable to make a subset of the therapeutic functions available to a user. A control panel containing controls for therapeutic functions is provided. An interchangeable bezel covers the control panel to provide access to controls for the subset of available therapeutic functions.
Claims20
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable mattress for supporting a patient;
- an air supply coupled to the inflatable mattress, wherein the air supply provides a plurality of therapeutic functions, and the air supply is configurable to enable a subset of the plurality of therapeutic functions as available functionalities to a user;
- a control panel disposed to operate the air supply, wherein the control panel includes controls for each of the plurality of therapeutic functions;
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- an interchangeable bezel configured to cover the control panel, wherein the bezel provides access to controls for the subset of available therapeutic functions and obscures controls for unavailable therapeutic functions.
A method of operating a patient support apparatus comprising a control panel for operating the patient support device to provide a plurality of therapeutic functions, wherein the method includes the steps of:
- selectively enabling a set of the plurality of therapeutic functions to make the selected set of therapeutic functions available via the control panel;
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- covering the control panel with a bezel corresponding to the selected set of the plurality of therapeutic functions.
A control system for a patient support apparatus having an inflatable mattress powered by an air supply, comprising:
- a control panel operable to control operation of the air supply to provide therapeutic functions, wherein the control panel has switches for controlling the therapeutic functions;
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- an interchangeable bezel for covering the control panel, wherein the bezel obscures switches for operating therapeutic functions that are not available.
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable mattress for supporting a patient;
- an air supply coupled to the inflatable mattress, wherein the air supply provides a plurality of therapeutic functions, and the air supply is configurable to enable a subset of the plurality of therapeutic functions as available functionalities to a user;
- a control panel disposed to operate the air supply, wherein the control panel includes controls for each of the plurality of therapeutic functions and the air supply is configurable to operate in a plurality of modes, wherein a mode of operation of the air supply is selected through operation of the control panel and each mode provides a subset of the plurality of therapeutic functions;
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- a set of interchangeable bezels, wherein each bezel is configured to cover the control panel and corresponds to one of the plurality of modes, and each bezel provides access to controls for the subset of enabled therapeutic functions of the corresponding mode and obscures controls for disabled therapeutic functions of the corresponding mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.