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US 6,779,209 B2Granted
Bed siderail apparatus
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorFrancis C. Ganance
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Abstract
A patient support is provided having a frame, a mattress, and at least one siderail. The siderail includes a rail member and a coupler configured to permit raising and lower of the rail member between a lowered egress position and a raised blocking position.
Claims44
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a linkage assembly configured to rotate about an axis of rotation to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the linkage assembly having a longitudinal axis deviating from being perpendicular to and deviating from being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rail member at all times during movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame, the rail member having a longitudinal axis, the coupler being configured to rotate the rail member about an axis of rotation from a raised position to a lowered position, the axis of rotation deviating from being perpendicular and deviates from being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rail member at all times during rotation of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the axis of rotation defining a plane that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rail member.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame, the rail member having a longitudinal axis, the coupler being configured to rotate the rail member about an axis of rotation from a raised position to a lowered position, the axis of rotation deviating from being perpendicular and deviates from being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rail member at all times during rotation of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the coupler including a linkage assembly having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the linkage assembly when the rail member is in the raised position is collinear with the longitudinal axis of the linkage assembly when the rail member is in the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame, the rail member having a longitudinal axis, the coupler being configured to rotate the rail member about an axis of rotation from a raised position to a lowered position, the axis of rotation deviating from being perpendicular and deviates from being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rail member at all times during rotation of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position and movement of the rail member changes a distance between the rail member and the mattress.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the coupler configured to move the rail member sideways away from the mattress and longitudinally during movement of the rail member to the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the coupler rotating the rail member about an axis of rotation that deviates from being perpendicular and deviates from being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rail member at all times during movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the coupler rotating the rail member about an axis of rotation that deviates from being horizontal.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised position to the lowered position, the rail member rotating-about an axis of rotation that has a horizontal component and vertical component when the mattress in a flat bed position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position permitting egress, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during lowering of the rail member to the lowered position without moving in a second longitudinal direction opposite the first longitudinal direction, the coupler being configured to move the rail member sideways away from the mattress during lowering of the rail member.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a longitudinal direction and a sideways direction away from the mattress during movement of the rail member between the raised and lowered positions, the lowered position placing the rail member outside a footprint of the frame.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a longitudinal direction and a sideways direction away from the mattress during movement of the rail member between the raised and lowered positions, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a first longitudinal direction during all downward movement of the rail member from the raised to lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a longitudinal direction and a sideways direction away from the mattress during movement of the rail member between the raised and lowered positions, the coupler including a 4-bar linkage assembly.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress positioned over the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member having a longitudinal axis and a coupler configured to couple the rail member to the frame and to permit movement of the rail member between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress and a lowered position, the coupler being configured to move the rail member in a longitudinal direction and a sideways direction away from the mattress during movement of the rail member between the raised and lowered positions, a longitudinal axis of the linkage assembly when the rail member is in the raised position being collinear with the longitudinal axis of the linkage assembly when the rail member is in the lowered position.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member and a coupler configured to permit rotation of the rail member about an axis of rotation between a raised position and a lowered position, the axis of rotation deviating from being horizontal when the mattress is in a flat bed position, and the axis of rotation defining a plane parallel to a plane defined by a side of the patient support.
A patient support comprising
- frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail including a rail member and a coupler configured to permit rotation of the rail member about an axis of rotation between a raised position and a lowered position, the axis of rotation deviating from being horizontal when the mattress is in a flat bed position, the rail member including a longitudinal axis that deviates from being parallel with the axis of rotation, the coupler including a 4-bar linkage assembly.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame,
- a siderail comprising a rail member having a first longitudinal axis and a linkage assembly configured to support the rail member on the frame, the linkage assembly having a second longitudinal axis and being configured to permit rotation of the rail member about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation and the second longitudinal axis of the link assembly having a longitudinal component relative to the first longitudinal axis, and the axis of rotation failing to include a sideways component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.