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US 2002/0157185 A1Published application
Patient support apparatus having auto contour
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Heimbrock, Jonathan D. Turner, Kenneth W. Meyer, Bernard F. Voegele
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a deck carried on the frame. The deck includes longitudinally-spaced apart and transversely-extending back, seat, thigh and foot sections, with at least the back, thigh and foot sections articulated relative to the frame. A back section drive is coupled to the back section to raise and lower the back section. A thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the back section is raised.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame,
- a back section drive,
- a first thigh section drive, and
- a second thigh section drive,
- the back section drive being coupled to the back section to move the back section between a lowered position and a raised position through an intermediate position therebetween,
- the back section drive and the first thigh section drive being operatively coupled together such that the thigh section moves from a lowered position to a raised position as the back section moves from the lowered position to the intermediate position and such that the thigh section moves from the raised position to the lowered position as the back section moves from the intermediate position to the raised position, and
- the second thigh section drive being coupled to the thigh section and being operable independent of the back section drive to raise and lower the thigh section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame,
- a back section drive coupled to the back section to raise and lower the back section,
- a first thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the back section is raised, and
- a second thigh section drive coupled to the thigh section and operable independent of the back section drive to raise and lower the thigh section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame,
- a first thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the back section is raised, and
- a second thigh section drive coupled to the thigh section and operable independent of the back section to raise and lower the thigh section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame,
- a back section drive,
- a thigh section drive, and
- the back section drive being coupled to the back section to raise and lower the back section,
- the back section drive and the thigh section drive being operatively coupled together such that the thigh section is raised and lowered as the back section is raised and lowered, and
- the back section drive including a control coupled to the back section near the head end thereof that can be actuated to adjust the position of the back section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame and configured to support a patient, the deck including a first section coupled to the frame and a second section coupled to the frame,
- a control assembly coupled to the first section and to the second section, the control assembly being configured to initially raise and then lower the second section as the first section is raised, and
- a drive coupled to the second section and operable independent of the control assembly to raise and lower the second section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame and configured to support a patient, the deck including a first section coupled to the frame for movement from a lowered position to a raised position through an intermediate position therebetween, the deck including a second section coupled to the frame for movement between a raised position and a lowered position,
- a control assembly coupled to the first section and coupled to the second section, the control assembly being configured to move the second section from the lowered position to the raised position as the first section moves from the lowered position to the intermediate position, and the control assembly being configured to move the second section from the raised position to the lowered position as the first section moves from the intermediate position to the raised position, and
- a drive coupled to the second section and operable independent of the control assembly to raise and lower the second section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending,
- the back section being movable relative to the frame between a lowered position and a raised position through an intermediate position therebetween,
- a first thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section such that the thigh section moves from the lowered position to the raised position as the back section moves from the lowered position to the intermediate position and such that the thigh section moves from the raised position to the lowered position as the back section moves from the intermediate position to the raised position, and
- a second thigh section drive coupled to the thigh section and operable independent of the back section to raise and lower the thigh section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and extending transversely with at least the back and thigh sections being movable relative to the frame,
- a first thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section in response to movement of the back section away from a lowered position, and
- a second thigh section drive coupled to the thigh section and operable independent of the back section to raise and lower the thigh section.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame,
- a back section drive coupled to the back section to raise and lower the back section,
- a thigh section drive configured to be coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the back section is raised,
- a thigh section drive enabling/disabling mechanism having a first state where the thigh section drive is decoupled from the back section and having a second state where the thigh section drive is coupled to the back section, and
- a thigh section drive locking mechanism configured to prevent the operation of the thigh section drive enabling/disabling mechanism when the back section is raised.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section that is pivotable relative to the frame and a thigh section that is pivotable relative to the frame,
- a lockable and releasable back section drive coupled to the back section,
- a lockable and releasable auto contour mechanism coupled to the back section and coupled to the thigh section,
- a first handle coupled to the back section and movable between a locking position locking the back section relative to the frame and a releasing position releasing the back section for pivoting movement relative to the frame, and
- a second handle coupled to the back section and movable between a coupling position coupling the auto contour mechanism to the back section and a decoupling position decoupling the auto contour mechanism from the back section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.