User controls for patient support apparatus having low height
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsAnish Paul, Jeffrey S. Dunfee, II, Ryan Ross
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base and a patient support deck coupled to the base. The patient support deck comprises a patient support surface capable of articulating to adjust positioning of a patient supported thereon, a lift system configured to adjust a height of the patient support deck relative to the base, and a user interface system coupled to the support structure and comprising an elongated member and a user interface coupled to the elongated member. The user interface is configured to receive inputs from a user to control a function of the patient support apparatus.
Claims18
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- a base, and
- a patient support deck coupled to the base, the patient support deck comprising a patient support surface capable of articulating to adjust positioning of a patient supported thereon;
- a lift system configured to adjust a height of the patient support deck relative to the base;
- and
- a user interface system coupled to the support structure and comprising an elongated member a user interface movably coupled to the elongated member and configured to be one or more of translated along the elongated member and rotated about the elongated member, the user interface configured to receive inputs from a user and comprising a gesture sensing device for monitoring motion of the user, and including a controller to control a function of the patient support apparatus based on user engagement with the user interface system:
- wherein the user interface system comprises a second user interface coupled to the support structure and configured to receive inputs from a user to control the function of the patient support apparatus;
- and
- wherein the user interface coupled to the elongated member is configured to be active to generate an input signal to control operation of the lift system upon receiving input from the user when a detected height of the patient support deck reaches a first threshold and to be inactive when the detected height of the patient support deck reaches a second threshold, wherein the second user interface is configured to be active to generate an input signal to control operation of the lift system upon receiving input from the user when the detected height of the patient support deck reaches the second threshold.
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- a base, and
- a patient support deck coupled to the base, the patient support deck comprising a patient support surface capable of articulating to adjust positioning of a patient supported thereon;
- a lift system configured to adjust a height of the patient support deck relative to the base;
- and
- a user interface system comprising an elongated member coupled to the support structure and a first user interface movably coupled to the elongated member and configured to be one or more of translated along the elongated member and rotated about the elongated member, the first user interface configured to receive inputs from a user and comprising a gesture sensing device for monitoring motion of the user, and including a controller to control operation of the lift system when a detected height of the patient support deck reaches a first threshold and to be inactive when the detected height of the patient support deck reaches a second threshold, and wherein the user interface system comprises a second user interface coupled to the support structure and configured to be active to generate an input signal upon receiving input to control operation of the lift system when the detected height of the patient support deck reaches the second threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.