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US 7,802,332 B2Granted
Inflatable mattress for a bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. Kummer, Gregory W. Branson, Eric R. Meyer, Brad Wilson, Tanya Taber, Ken Chambers, Mike Frondorf, John Vodzak, Jim Stolpmann, Roger Dalton, Ken Smith, Jeffrey A. Heyser
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Abstract
A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices.
Claims19
A support apparatus for supporting a person in a supine position, the apparatus comprising
- an inflatable support assembly including a rotational therapy device and a pulsation therapy device,
- a supply of pressurized air, and
- a control system including a rotation control portion having a first slave processor, a pulsation control portion having a second slave processor, and a master processor in communication with the rotation control portion and in communication with the pulsation control portion, the processor configured (i) to provide commands to the rotation control portion to control the operation of the rotation control portion and (ii) to provide commands to the pulsation control portion to control operation of the pulsation control portion, wherein the master processor provides information and commands to each of the first and second slave processors, and the first and second slave processors control hardware associated with the respective rotation therapy device and pulsation therapy device to deliver therapy to a person supported on the support apparatus.
A support apparatus including a head end and a foot end, the support apparatus comprising
- a control system including a master processor, a rotation control portion including rotation control logic, a pulsation control portion including rotation control logic, and a dynamic control portion including dynamic control logic,
- a rotation therapy device controlled by the rotation control portion of the control system,
- a pulsation therapy device controlled by the pulsation control portion of the control system, the pulsation therapy device supported on the rotation therapy device,
- a dynamic therapy device controlled by the dynamic control portion of the control system, the dynamic therapy device supported on the rotation therapy device,
- a foam base member supporting the rotation therapy device, and
- a foam block positioned at the head end of the rotation therapy device.
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