Shield assemblies for use with patient support apparatuses

A shield assembly for providing a barrier adjacent to a patient disposed on a patient support apparatus, the shield assembly comprising:

• a support frame defining a closed periphery, the support frame including a resilient element extending along the closed periphery to resiliently urge the support frame toward a bias frame shape;
• a barrier panel coupled to the support frame and spanning the closed periphery;
• a drape panel coupled to the support frame and extending away from the closed periphery to a drape edge;
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• a base operatively attached to the support frame to selectively place the support frame in a contour frame shape, different from the bias frame shape, and to limit resilient movement of the support frame toward the bias frame shape, wherein the base is operatively attached to the support frame at a first location and at a second location spaced from the first location about the closed periphery, the base having a base strap extending between the first location and the second location on the support frame and including:
• a first retainer strap extending from the first location on the support frame to a first retainer strap end, and
• a second retainer strap extending from the second location on the support frame to a second retainer strap end;
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• wherein the first retainer strap and the second retainer strap releasably secure the shield assembly to the patient support apparatus;
• wherein tension in the resilient element effected by the base holding the support frame in the contour frame shape places the barrier panel in a curved configuration to define a patient accommodation space shaped to receive the patient adjacent to the base and to the barrier panel;
• and
• wherein the drape panel defines a draped area in communication with the patient accommodation space when the support frame is disposed in the contour frame shape.