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US 2026/0283877 A1Published application
Method For Controlling A Patient Support Apparatus
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsMadhu Sandeep Thota, Anish Paul
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and techniques for operating a patient support apparatus are disclosed herein. The patient support apparatus includes a support structure including a base and a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient support apparatus also includes actuators operable to move the patient support surface relative to a floor surface. The patient support apparatus is adjustable between a first support configuration and a second support configuration by operating the actuators.
Claims20
A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base arranged for movement along a floor surface;
- an intermediate frame supporting a patient support deck defining a patient support surface for supporting a patient;
- a lift mechanism interposed between the base and the intermediate frame;
- a plurality of support actuators each being operable to move the patient support surface relative to the floor surface between a plurality of support configurations including a first support configuration and a second support configuration, the plurality of support actuators including first, second, third, and fourth support actuators;
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- a controller disposed in communication with each of the plurality of support actuators, the controller being configured to:
- drive the first, second, third, and fourth support actuators to move the patient support surface toward the second support configuration,
- stop the second support actuator at a predetermined target second actuator position to stop movement of the second support actuator while continuing to drive the first, third, and fourth support actuators, and
- stop the first, third, and fourth support actuators at respective predetermined target first, third, and fourth actuator positions to place the patient support surface in the second support configuration.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base arranged for movement along a floor surface;
- an intermediate frame supporting a patient support deck defining a patient support surface for supporting a patient;
- a lift mechanism interposed between the base and the intermediate frame;
- a plurality of support actuators each being operable to move the patient support surface relative to the floor surface between a plurality of support configurations including a first support configuration and a second support configuration, the plurality of support actuators including first, second, third, and fourth support actuators;
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- a controller disposed in communication with each of the plurality of support actuators, the controller being configured to:
- drive the first, third, and fourth support actuators to move the patient support surface toward the second support configuration,
- drive the second support actuator in response to the first, third, and fourth support actuators moving to respective predetermined threshold first, third, and fourth actuator positions while continuing to drive the first, third, and fourth support actuators, and
- stop the first, second, third, and fourth support actuators at respective predetermined target first, second, third, and fourth actuator positions to place the patient support surface in the second support configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.