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US 12,109,157 B2Granted
Overhead arm assembly for patient bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Zerhusen, Jonathan K. Moenter, Joshua L. Meyer, Robert D. Ross, John G. Byers, Matthew R. Knue
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Abstract
An overhead arm assembly for a patient support apparatus includes a user interface device. The user interface device has a support structure for supporting a personal digital assistant and a charging port for personal digital assistant.
Claims20
An overhead arm assembly for a patient bed, the overhead arm assembly comprising
- a first L-shaped arm having a first bottom end configured to couple to the patient bed,
- a second L-shaped arm,
- a third arm pivotably interconnecting the first and second L-shaped arms, and
- a patient interface unit suspended from a bottom region of the second L-shaped arm, wherein the overhead arm assembly has a use position in which the first and second L-shaped arms are pivoted with respect to the third arm such that the patient interface unit is suspended for use by a patient on the patient bed, wherein the overhead arm assembly has a transport position in which the first and second L-shaped arms are collapsed together such that the patient interface unit is situated adjacent a substantially vertical portion of the first L-shaped arm, wherein the overhead arm assembly has a T-shaped configuration in the transport position.
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