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US 11,806,290 B2Granted
Adjustable patient support apparatus for assisted egress and ingress
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsBrian J. Tessmer, William V. Bleeker, Connor F. St. John, John P Zerbel, Justin R. Murray
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Abstract
An adjustable patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section, seat section, and a back section pivotally coupled together. One or more actuators may be configured to move the leg and/or back section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. The seat section may include one or more articulating seats to assist with ingress and egress from the patient support apparatus. The one or more seats may be articulated manually or electrically via a lever or actuator.
Claims18
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a patient support deck supported by the base and comprising a deck section having a first portion and a second portion configured to articulate relative to the first portion to transition between a bed configuration and a side-egress configuration, and including a third portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion;
- an actuator system coupled to the deck section and configured to articulate the second portion;
- wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are substantially co-planar when in the bed configuration;
- and
- wherein the second portion is configured to articulate relative to the first portion as the actuator system transitions the deck section from the bed configuration to the side-egress configuration.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a patient support deck supported by the base and comprising a deck section having a first portion and a second portion configured to articulate relative to the first portion to transition between a bed configuration and a side-egress configuration, and including a third portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion;
- an actuator system coupled to the deck section and configured to articulate the second portion;
- a lift mechanism extending from the base and operatively connected to the patient support deck, the lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the patient support deck relative to the base;
- a controller coupled to the lift mechanism and configured to control the lift mechanism to raise the patient support deck relative to the base as the deck section transitions to the side-egress configuration;
- a carrier assembly comprising:
- a carrier;
- and
- a carrier actuator operatively connected to the carrier to move the carrier relative to the base, wherein the carrier is to be positioned adjacent a floor surface as the deck section transitions from the bed configuration to the side-egress configuration to support a patient;
- wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are substantially co-planar when in the bed configuration;
- wherein the second portion is configured to articulate relative to the first portion as the actuator system transitions the deck section from the bed configuration to the side-egress configuration;
- and
- wherein the controller is coupled to the carrier actuator and configured to coordinate movement of the carrier with articulation of the second portion.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a patient support deck supported by the base and comprising a deck section having a first portion and a second portion configured to articulate relative to the first portion to transition between a bed configuration and a side-egress configuration, and including a third portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion;
- an actuator system coupled to the deck section and configured to articulate the second portion;
- a lift mechanism extending from the base and operatively connected to the patient support deck, the lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the patient support deck relative to the base;
- a controller coupled to the lift mechanism and configured to control the lift mechanism to raise the patient support deck relative to the base as the deck section transitions to the side-egress configuration;
- wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are substantially co-planar when in the bed configuration;
- wherein the second portion is configured to articulate relative to the first portion as the actuator system transitions the deck section from the bed configuration to the side-egress configuration;
- wherein the controller is coupled to the actuator system and configured to control articulation of the first portion and the second portion to transition the deck section between the bed configuration and the side-egress configuration;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to control the actuator system to articulate the first portion in a generally upward direction relative to the third portion, articulate the second portion in a generally downward direction relative to the third portion, with the third portion remaining substantially horizontal when transitioning the deck section to the side-egress configuration.
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