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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922183 | Stretcher having hand actuated wheel braking apparatus A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and supporting the frame above a floor, a wheel, a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along the floor, and ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7886380 | Hospital bed A patient support including a frame, plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, a deck, and a scissor mechanism coupled to the frame and the deck to move the deck from a raised position to a lowered position. The support includes brake mechanism including a brake pad... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886377 | Push handle with rotatable user interface A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support coupled to the frame, a push handle coupled to the frame and having a handle post, and a user interface coupled to the handle post and having at least one user input. The user interface is rotatable abo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884735 | Transferable patient care equipment support A patient care equipment support includes power and data connectors configured to be coupled to power and data connectors of patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling be... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883478 | Patient support having real time pressure control A patient support having real time pressure control. The patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a bladder including a plurality of upright cylindrical elements. The pressure within the bladder is controlled based on the pressure or force sen... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882582 | User interface and control system for powered transport device of a patient support apparatus A patient support apparatus has a powered transport device that is operable to propel the apparatus along a floor in forward and reverse longitudinal directions, as well as in left and right lateral directions. A user input for selection of discrete speed settings f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882580 | Hospital bed deck to frame attachment A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support includes a frame, a deck, a mattress and siderails. The deck includes a panel having apertures that receive upside down U-shaped wire loops therein to removably couple the panel to the frame. To... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845032 | Hospital bed A hospital bed including a mattress and a frame. The width of the frame of the hospital bed is adjustable and the width of the mattress is adjustable. The hospital bed may include a frame and mattress adapted to support a heavy or large patient, including a bariatri... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628416 | Side rail for a bed | 12/07/2010 |
| 7868740 | Association of support surfaces and beds Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further com... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865983 | Patient care equipment support transfer system A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, comprises a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, and a support structure coupled to the lower frame. The support structure includes a lift having a movab... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865982 | Hospital bed side rail with medical treatment control unit A headwall is adapted for use with a bed in a room of a healthcare facility. The headwall comprises a service delivery unit movable relative to a wall of the room between a storage position and a use position allowing the bed to dock to the service delivery unit to ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7852208 | Wireless bed connectivity A hospital bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly bed status data. A surface supported by the bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly surface status data. The wireless communication circuitry of the ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849978 | Brake system for patient care equipment support arm A patient care equipment support system includes an arm supported in a hospital room for pivoting movement about a generally vertical axis, a patient care equipment column coupled to the arm for movement therewith, and a brake configured to impede the pivoting movem... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849539 | Frame for a patient-support apparatus A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck having a head deck section, seat deck section, and foot deck section each of which is supported on a frame. The head deck section pivots and translates relative to the frame when driven. The drive systems o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849537 | Equipment support having rotatable bumpers and hooks A patient care equipment support includes an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and at least one arm pivotally coupled to the equipment supporting portion, and configured to support at least one IV container. The equipment sup... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849533 | Occupant transfer sheet An occupant transfer device 34 for use on a host mattress 20 having a top side 22 and a flank 24 is in the form of a fitted sheet. The device has a top 36 for covering the top side of the mattress and a skirt 38 extending fr... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7834768 | Obstruction detection apparatus for a bed An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of an obstruction with respect to a height-adjustable bed. The apparatus includes sensors coupled to the bed. At least one of the sensors has an output signal which is variable in response to changes in a weight ap... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832039 | Support surface with inflatable core zones A mattress includes a core portion having independently inflatable head, seat and foot zones, each of which includes at least an A bladder and a B bladder. Pressure within all the core portion A bladders is adjustable separately from pressure within all the core por... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831447 | Healthcare computer system A hospital bed, patient/nurse call system, and a hospital network are provided. Communication is provided over a packet based communication network. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828092 | Motorized traction device for a patient support A patient support including a traction device for powered movement of the patient support. The traction device includes a storage position and a use position. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825814 | Bed occupant monitoring system The invention provides a bed occupant monitoring system comprising a pressure sensitive member attached to a support member for supporting a bed occupant, the pressure sensitive member comprising a plurality of pressure sensors. Each of the pressure sensors is confi... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7812730 | Hygiene monitoring system A method is provided for monitoring hygiene compliance. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810822 | Stretcher having hand actuated caster braking apparatus A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, and a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along a floor. The patient support apparatus also has a brake han... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805782 | Siderail for a hospital bed A hospital bed having a deck with an adjustable width. The hospital bed includes a plurality of siderails configured to extend the width of the deck. The hospital bed can support a bariatric, large or obese patient. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802332 | Inflatable mattress for a bed A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798456 | Transferable patient care equipment support A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment a... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796045 | System and method for managing workflow A system and method for managing workflow is provided. The system includes one or more computer devices which execute workflow software to assign tasks to medical staff. The workflow software may be configured to assign tasks to persons on the medical staff based on... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789187 | Push handle with pivotable handle post A patient support apparatus comprises a frame, a patient support coupled to the frame, a push handle coupled to the frame and having a handle post, and at least one user input coupled to the handle post. The handle post is movable between a first position presenting... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785280 | Variable stroke air pulse generator An apparatus for high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) comprises a patient interface which includes an expandable air chamber and an air pulse generator in fluid communication with the patient interface. The air pulse generator includes a variable displaceme... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784128 | Hospital bed A bed having a frame and a deck is disclosed. The deck has at least a horizontal position and a chair position. The deck has an adjustable-length foot section. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770247 | Brake system for wall arm An arm is pivotally coupled to a support structure at one end and a patient care equipment support, such as a service head, is pivotally coupled to the arm at the other end. The arm has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion for extension ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766289 | Line management device A patient line management device to manage one or more patient care lines. The line management device includes a line manager coupled to a support. The support is adapted to be coupled to a patient support. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761939 | Siderail spring dampener A patient support comprises a frame, a siderail, a linkage coupled to the siderail and coupled to the frame to guide movement of the siderail relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, and a dampener. The dampener includes a coil spring,... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757317 | Stowing birthing bed foot section A patient-support apparatus includes receivers for supporting a patient-support deck. The patient-support deck is configured to engage the receivers to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748672 | Transferable patient care equipment support A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746218 | Configurable system for alerting caregivers A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network inter... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735788 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment support system has a first telescoping arm and a second telescoping arm. The arms are pivotable relative to a room wall about a generally vertical axis and are extendable and retractable along respective generally horizontal axes. A first equipment supp... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735266 | Architectural system having transferrable life support cart 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... | 06/15/2010 |
| D617589 | Side rail for a bed | 06/15/2010 |
