Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Andreas Schabbach

Robert Mark Zerhusen

David W Hornbach

John V Harmeyer

Michael P Bish

John Sparkman

Shelley L Alford

Nabil Mehdi

Shelley L Stafford

Person support apparatuses having exercise features are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a person support apparatus includes a support surface, a footboard, a sensor, and a passive resistance mechanism. The support surface has a foot end and a head end, and the footboard is located near the foot end of the support surface, extending above the support surface. The footboard may include a pressure surface positioned to receive a pressing force. The footboard is freely slidable from an extended position to a retracted position with respect to the foot end of the support surface. The sensor provides a signal indicative of a magnitude of the pressing force incident on the pressure surface of the footboard. The passive resistance mechanism is coupled to the footboard, and resists a motion of the footboard to the extended position.

Person support apparatuses having exercise therapy features

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Nauort, Germany

Andreas Schabbach