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US 2007/0180625 A1Published application
Mattress with patient transport apparatus incorporated therein
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsJames L. Walke, Steven A. Dixon
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Abstract
A mattress having a storage compartment is provided. The storage compartment is used to hold items that are useful in the transport of a patient located on the mattress, such as a patient restraint that can be used to secure the patient to the mattress during transport.
Claims26
A patient support comprising:
- a cover defining an interior region, the interior region including at least one support member adapted to support a patient;
- and
- a receptacle located in the interior region, the receptacle being sized to store a patient restraint when the patient restraint is not in use.
A mattress for use with a patient, the mattress comprising:
- a mattress structure having a lower surface and a support surface disposed opposite the lower surface, the support surface defining an outer perimeter;
- at least one storage compartment defined by the mattress structure;
- and
- a patient restraint disposable within the at least one storage compartment when not in use and engageable with the patient and the mattress structure to secure the patient to the mattress structure when deployed.
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A mattress for use with a person, the mattress comprising:
- a mattress structure having a lower surface and a support surface disposed opposite the lower surface, the support surface adapted to support a person, the support surface having a head end and a foot end spaced apart from the head end, the mattress structure including a foam member and at least one fluid filled bladder, the mattress structure defining a first volume bounded by the lower surface, the support surface and the head and foot ends;
- at least one storage compartment disposed within the first volume;
- at least one patient restraint affixed to the mattress structure and disposable in the at least one storage compartment when not in use and engageable with the patient and the mattress to secure the patient to the mattress when deployed;
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- a grip member affixed to the mattress, the grip member being graspable by an individual when relocating the mattress with the patient secured thereto by the patient restraint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.