Kci Licensing, Inc.

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Daniel A Woehr

John H Vrzalik

Alan L Bartlett

Bruce L Phillips

Glenn C Stroh

Dan G Dimitriu

Michael Stenberg

Felipe Gonzalez

A bariatric treatment system providing a comprehensive array of therapeutic services for the morbidly obese patient is disclosed. The treatment system generally comprises a stable bed frame upon which is mounted a low air loss therapeutic mattress system. Integrated hardware and software controls provide such therapies as pulsation, percussion, rotation, cardiac chair and Trendelenburg. Means are disclosed whereby the bariatric patient may safely and comfortably enter and exit the bed with relative ease. The bed is adaptable for transport within a hospital, including such features as a TRANSPORT MODE wherein the bed's lateral axis is minimized and battery backup to maintain necessary therapies during patient transport. A plurality of control means are disclosed for simplification of caregiver workload and ease of patient utilization.

Bariatric treatment system and related methods

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Daniel A Woehr