Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Brian Guthrie

David C Newkirk

Eric R Meyer

Rachel L Williamson

Darrell L Borgman

Michael Churilla

Nicole Johannigman

Jason B Grace

James Evans

Jonathan D Turner

Gavin Martin Monson

Christian H Reinke

David P Lubbers

Catherine M Wagner

Jnanesha Ramegowda

Taylor Franklin

Keith Moores

Katherine Lin

Frank E Sauser

John D Christie

John V Harmeyer

Brandon P Fisk

Jeffrey A Ruschke

John G Byers

Douglas E Borgman

Gregory J Shannon

Stephen E Hutchison

Steven V McCaig

Jason M Williams

Mahesh Kumar Thodupunuri

Frank Lewis

Robert A Bossingham

James Dean Lattimore

Joseph A Ernst

Mark Tyler Rigsby

Jennifer Domina Slavin

Vijay Aditya Tadipatri

Lari E Rutherford

Jeff S Jelinek

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell

Shawn J Keller

Dennis P Laloge

Craig E Koors

Mark E Lanning

M Tyler Rigsby

Stephen E Hutchinson

Reece A M Caldwell

Steven V Mccaig

Jason Brennan Grace

Catherine Marie Wagner

A modular patient support apparatus includes linkages which provide advanced kinematics for moving portions of the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus includes a cantilevered lift system supporting an upper frame, the cantilevered lift system including a linkage configured to raise the upper frame in a substantially vertical direction, a telescopic cylinder engaged with the linkage, the telescopic extension and retraction of the cylinder causing the linkage to move, and a lift assist assembly, the lift assist assembly being loaded as the cantilevered lift system is lowered to impart a force on the linkage to reduce the load on the telescopic cylinder. The lift system includes an actuation system that operates manually or with power.

Patient support apparatus with a hydraulic lift having powered and manual modes

A mattress state indicator includes a housing. The mattress state indicator also includes a display supported by the housing. The display is configured to provide visual indicia of a mattress operation state of a mattress. The display includes a light source disposed proximate the display. A connection feature is engaged with the housing. The connection feature is configured to couple the housing with a bed.

Medical equipment status indicator

A mattress assembly includes a mattress and an outer mattress shell that covers the mattress and has a patient support portion and a sleep deck portion. The outer mattress shell defines an interior surface and an exterior surface. A bonding strip is coupled to the interior surface of the outer mattress shell and a fastening strip is coupled to the exterior surface of the outer mattress shell. A weld extends through the exterior surface and through the interior surface of the outer mattress shell. A clasp locker is operably coupled to the fastening strip and detachably couples the patient support portion to the sleep deck portion of the outer mattress shell.

Mattress retention assembly and radiofrequency weld in surface covers

A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.

Time-based wireless pairing between a medical device and a wall unit

A hospital bed includes a sleep deck having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion each defining a support surface and an underbody that defines a notch. An opening is defined by and extends through the upper portion. A space is defined between the upper portion and the middle portion. A mattress is disposed on the sleep deck. An outer mattress shell encases the mattress and includes a fold defined by a weld. A mattress retention assembly is coupled to the outer mattress shell. The mattress retention assembly includes at least one of a first magnet and a second magnet selectively coupling the mattress to the sleep deck, a portion of the mattress retention assembly extends between the outer mattress shell and the sleep deck, an affixing member disposed on the outer mattress shell, and a retention ridge extending through the sleep deck.

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Greensburg, IN, United States of America

Brian Guthrie