Patient support with stand-up and sit features
AssigneeKreg Medical, Inc.
InventorsCraig Poulos, Carlos Portillo, Tho Quang Thieu
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Abstract
A bed is provided having a base frame, a patient support assembly connected to the base frame, and a tilt frame connected between the base frame and the patient support assembly. The tilt frame is rotatable adjacent the foot end of the bed to place the patient support assembly, including the head section, seat section and foot section thereof, in a generally vertical position to allow a patient to exit the bed in a standing orientation. The bed also has a foot board assembly connected to the foot section, the foot board assembly having a foot board separately moveable about a longitudinal axis of the bed toward the head end and the foot end of the bed.
Claims20
A patient support tilt bed, comprising;
- a base frame;
- a patient support assembly connected to the base frame, the patient support assembly having a separately moveable head section and foot section, wherein the head section is adjacent a head of the bed, the foot section is adjacent a foot end of the bed;
- a seat section is located between the head section and the foot section;
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- a tilt frame connected to the base frame and connected to and supporting the patient support assembly, the tilt frame being rotatable to place the patient support assembly in a tilted position with the entire patient support assembly generally in-line in an orientation greater than 30 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.