Architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Gallant, Dennis M. Lanci
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Abstract
An architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level has a headwall unit with a cavity, a ceiling unit, and a column coupled to the ceiling unit. The column is movable between a first position in which at least a majority of the column is situated in the cavity and a second position in which the column is situated outside the cavity. Various types of patient-care equipment is also disclosed. The patient-care equipment is included in, or is coupleable to, one or more of the ceiling unit, the headwall unit, or the column.
Claims28
An architectural system adaptable to an acuity level of a patient supported by a hospital bed in a patient room having a wall and a ceiling, the architectural system comprising
- a wall unit coupleable to the wall and having a cavity,
- a ceiling unit coupleable to the ceiling, and
- a column coupleable to the ceiling unit and movable between a first position in which at least a portion of the column is situated in the cavity and a second position in which the column is situated outside the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.