Patient-support apparatus with a configurable siderail
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsScott M. Simmonds, Joseph A. Kummer
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Abstract
A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame and defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides, comprises a siderail body and a movement assembly. The movement assembly is coupled to the siderail body and is configured to be coupled with the frame of the patient-support apparatus. The movement assembly is configured so that the siderail body moves relative to the frame about a generally laterally-extending axis between a lowered position, a first raised position, and a second raised position laterally spaced apart from the first raised position.
Claims12
1-32. (canceled)
A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame, the patient-support apparatus defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides extending therebetween, the siderail assembly comprising
- a siderail body, and
- a translation assembly coupled to the siderail body and to the frame, the translation assembly being configured to permit generally lateral translation of the siderail body relative to the frame between a first position and a second position spaced apart from the first position, the translation assembly including a locking mechanism movable between a locking position blocking translation of the siderail body relative to the frame in at least one direction and a release position permitting translation of the siderail body relative to the frame in the at least one direction, the locking mechanism configured to block the translation of the siderail body relative to the frame at any selected position between the first position and the second position.
39-41. (canceled)
A patient-support apparatus, comprising:
- a frame defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides extending therebetween,
- a siderail body,
- a movement assembly coupled to the siderail body and configured to guide movement of the siderail body relative to the frame between a lowered position and a raised position;
- and
- a translation assembly coupled to the frame and the movement assembly, the translation assembly being configured to permit generally lateral translation of the siderail body relative to the frame between a first position and a second position spaced apart from the first position, the translation assembly including a locking mechanism movable between a locking position preventing translation of the siderail body relative to the frame, wherein the translation assembly and movement assembly cooperate to move the siderail body between a first lateral deployed position and a second lateral deployed position with respect to the frame, wherein the distance between the frame and the siderail body in the first lateral deployed position is less than the distance between the frame and the siderail body in the second lateral deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.