US 8,117,701 B2 · Control unit for patient support

Abstract

This disclosure describes a control unit for a patient support, such as a mattress. One embodiment of the control unit includes a base portion and a display portion pivotably coupled to the base portion. The control unit may also include one or more communication ports for sending or receiving data from one or more remote devices over a network. The control unit may also include a memory port into which memory may be removably inserted. The control unit may also include a visual indicator configured to be activated by a triggering event, such as a patient exiting the mattress. The display unit may include a touchscreen user interface. The display unit may also be configured to display audiovisual material.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A control unit for a patient support, the control unit comprising:

a housing adaptable to be removably coupled to a patient support, the housing defining an interior region including
a controller,
an air supply including a first portion operably coupled to the controller to provide high volume, low pressure air to a first interior portion of the patient support, and a second portion operably coupled to the controller to provide low volume, high pressure air to a second interior portion of the patient support,
a user interface coupled to the housing, and
a light bar coupled to the housing, the light bar being controllable by the controller to selectively illuminate in one of a plurality of modes,
wherein each of the plurality of modes includes a color indicative of a different operating condition of the control unit.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/994,478Filed 7 Jul 2006 · us provisional application

Priority

8 Jul 2005

Published

US 2009/0237264 A124 Sep 2009

Granted

21 Feb 2012

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

A61G 7/05
Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons: parts, details or accessories of beds
A61B 5/6891
Mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices: furniture
A61G 7/05776
With inflatable chambers: with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
A61B 5/7435
Using visual displays: displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface

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Abstract

Claims24