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US 2026/0137567 A1Published application
Stretcher having reconfigurable deck and mattress and multi-purpose air source
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Mann, David C. Newkirk, Todd O'Neal, Travis A. Pelo, Frank Sauser, Jack B. Sing, Neal Wiggermann, Robert Mark Zerhusen
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Abstract
A stretcher for transporting a patient includes a frame, and a patient support surface positioned on the frame. The frame includes a center section extending along a length of the frame. At least one side panel is positioned adjacent the center section. The frame also includes at least one surgical accessory rail.
Claims20
A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising:
- a frame,
- a patient support surface positioned on the frame,
- a blower, and
- at least one valve to direct air or suction from the blower through the patient support surface to at least one of a surgical smoke vacuum inlet, a ventilation and air filtration system to create an air curtain of upwardly flowing filtered air around at least a portion of a perimeter of the patient support surface, and an x-ray bladder of the patient support surface to open an x-ray cassette pocket to facilitate insertion and removal of an x-ray cassette.
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A blower assembly for a stretcher configured to transport a patient, the assembly comprising:
- a blower, and
- at least one valve to direct air or suction from the blower through a patient support surface to at least one of a surgical smoke vacuum inlet, a ventilation and air filtration system to create an air curtain of upwardly flowing filtered air around at least a portion of a perimeter of the patient support surface, and an x-ray bladder of the patient support surface to open an x-ray cassette pocket to facilitate insertion and removal of an x-ray cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.