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US 2023/0320913 A1Published application
Patient bed having head-of-bed angle indicator and mobile phone holder
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Zerhusen, Michael Provinzano, Daniel Nachtigal
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Abstract
A patient control unit for controlling functions of a hospital bed includes a housing having a first side that includes a plurality of user inputs to control the functions of the hospital bed. The housing has a second side that includes a dock to secure a handheld phone in place on the housing. A hospital bed has a head-of-bed angle (HOBA) lockout selector that is used to signal a controller to prevent a head section of the bed from being moved below a threshold.
Claims20
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame,
- a head section coupled to the frame and movable relative to the frame between raised and lowered angular positions, the head section being configured to support at least a portion of a torso of a patient,
- a sensor operable to provide a sensor signal indicative of an angular position of the head section,
- an actuator that is operable to move the head section between the raised and lowered angular positions,
- a controller coupled to the sensor and to the actuator, the controller being configured to signal the actuator to move the head section,
- a head-of-bed angle (HOBA) indicator that illuminates to provide an indication regarding a threshold angle of the head section, and
- a control panel on which the HOBA indicator is viewable, the control panel facing away from a patient supported on the frame, and
- a phone holder accessible to the patient supported on the frame, the phone holder being configured to hold a mobile phone of the patient, the phone holder including a first portion configured to contact a bottom of the mobile phone, and the first portion including a notch through which a recharging plug is movable to couple to a recharging port of the mobile phone that is accessible in the notch.
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