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US 6,691,347 B2Granted
Hospital bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsBarry D. Hand, Dana H. Delk, Jack J. Brooks, Steven J. Doehler
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus including a first patient support configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis. The first patient support illustratively includes an inflatable bladder. A backboard may be removably coupled to the patient support apparatus and is configured to facilitate transport of a patient to and from the patient support apparatus.
Claims50
A proning bed comprising:
- a frame;
- a first support member coupled to the frame and configured to be located adjacent a posterior side of a patient;
- a second support member coupled to the frame and configured to be located adjacent an anterior side of the pattern;
- a first patient support including an inflatable bladder, the first patient support supported by the first support member and configured to support the patient in a supine position:
- a second patient support supported by the second support member and configured to support the patient in a prone position;
- and
- wherein the first support member and the second support member are configured to rotate the first patient support and the second patient support about a longitudinal axis.
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A method for handling a patient on a proning bed, the method comprising:
- providing a proning bed having a bed support, first and second support members, and first and second patient supports coupled to the first and second support members, at least one of the first and second patient supports including an inflatable portion, and the patient supported by the first patient support in a supine position;
- coupling the first support member to the bed support;
- coupling the second support member to the bed support;
- positioning a patient on the first patient support in a supine position;
- inflating the inflatable portion;
- and
- moving the first support member and the second support member so that the patient is supported by the second patient support in a prone position.
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A therapy bed comprising:
- a base;
- a frame coupled to the base;
- a patient support assembly including a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the patient support assembly coupled to the frame and configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis the longitudinal axis being between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the patient support assembly including a backboard having a first patient support surface, the backboard being removably coupled to the frame to facilitate transport of the patient to and from the therapy bed;
- and
- a motorized drive mechanism configured to rotate the patient support assembly about the longitudinal axis.
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A therapy bed comprising:
- a base;
- a frame coupled to the base;
- and
- a patient support assembly coupled to the frame and configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis, the patient support assembly including a backboard having a first patient support surface, the backboard being removably coupled to the frame to facilitate transport of the patient to and from the therapy bed, and wherein the backboard includes an inflatable portion.
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A method for handling a patient on a therapy bed, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a backboard including a first patient support surface;
- positioning a patient on the first support surface in a supine position;
- providing a therapy bed in spaced relation to the backboard, the therapy bed including a base and a frame coupled to the base;
- transporting the backboard to the therapy bed;
- releasably coupling the backboard to the frame;
- providing a motorized drive mechanism to impart a rotation to the patient support surface;
- and
- rotating the first patient support surface of the backboard about a longitudinal axis such that the patient is rotated from a supine position to a generally prone position.
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A method for handling a patient on a therapy bed, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a backboard including a first patient support surface and an inflatable portion;
- positioning a patient on the first support surface in a supine position;
- providing a therapy bed in spaced relation to the backboard, the therapy bed including a base and a frame coupled to the base;
- transporting the backboard to the therapy bed;
- releasably coupling the backboard to the frame;
- and
- rotating the first patient support surface of the backboard about a longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.