US 2007/0174965 A1 · HOSPITAL BED

Abstract

A patient support apparatus may include a base frame, lift arms, an intermediate frame, a deck support having three articulating sections, a brake system, various drive motors, actuators, and sensors, at least one power source, communication devices, and at least one controller, wherein the lift arms, articulating sections, drive motors, brake system, and actuators may be controlled from the at least one controller and in response to signals received by the various sensors, while storing data internally and/or sending data to a remote location.

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Dependent claims

A patient bed comprising:

a base frame;
a support frame system supported by said base frame;
said support frame system including a deck support, said deck support including a pivotal head section;
and
a control system, said control system including an actuator to pivot said head section, said control system adapted to control the speed of said actuator and, further, to selectively increase the speed of said actuator to pivot said head section at a greater speed.

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A patient bed comprising:

a base frame;
a support frame system for supporting a lying surface relative to said base frame;
and
an elevation mechanism comprising a first pair of lift arms and a second pair of lift arms, said pairs of arms mounted relative to said support frame system and said base frame, each of said arms having an upper arm portion and a lower arm portion, said upper arm portions pivotally mounted to said lower arm portions and to said frame system, said lower arm portions pivotally mounted to said base frame, said upper arm portions being selectively urged upwardly relative to said lower arm portions by pivoting said upper arm portions relative to said lower arm portions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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