Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Hillenbrand Management Company LLC

Hill-rom Company, Inc.

Hill-rom, Inc.

Holl-rom Services, Inc.

David W Hornbach

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Kenneth L Kramer

Jonathan D Turner

Eric R Meyer

Aziz Ali Bhai

Darrell L Metz

Gregory W Branson

Richard Henry Heimbrock

Jeffrey R Welling

Francis Charles Ganance

James K Findlay

David A Albersmeyer

Glenn C Suttman

Joseph Kummer

William A Hillenbrand, Ii

Paul R Weil

Timothy Savage

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Kenith W Chambers

James R Stolpmann

John P Biondo

David P Lubbers

Brent E Goodwin

Andrew F Skinner

Eugene E Osborne

Douglas J Menkedick

Gregory J Figel

Brian J Hoffman

Nicholas C Batta

Steven J Schwartz

Joshua William Shenk

Matthew R Knue

Terry L Richter

Virgil J Niese

Roger S Philbeck

Roberta M Murnyack

Timothy Joseph Receveur

Cami S Scheele

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Jack Wilker, Jr

Kenneth Q Rudolf

Michael W Hamilton

Steve A Dixon

Tom Riggs

Sandy Mark Richards

Darrell L Borgman

David W Hensley

Jeffrey M Woodall

Terry J Stratman

Howard J Boyd

Ryan Anthony Reeder

Peter Michael Wukusick

Stephen M Holl

Brian T Wiggins

Jerome E Reckelhoff

Richard W Chance

Michelle Larsen Walker

Carl William Riley

David John Ulrich

Patrick J Minnelli

Richard B Stacy

Reza Hakamiun

Michael E Cerimele

Michael V Bolden

Benjamin Salvatini

Dennis S Flessate

Clement J Koerber, Sr

Gary W Ferdon

Donald L Mobley

David C Newkirk

James Maurice Allen

Antonio Juan Belton

Mark Chiacchira

Stephen E Hutchison

Jennifer Fearing

Mark Lanning

David Lance Ribble

John David Vogel

Keith Adam Huster

L Dale Foster

Steven Alan Dixon

Thomas K Skripps

John W Koenig

Scott M Corbin

Scott A Schultz

Edward J Koors

John B Wilker, Jr

Matthew C Visca

Dean M Valvano

Richard L Borders

Stephen R Schulte

Michael Z Sleva

John V Harmeyer

William L Jacques, Ii

William L Jacques

Gary S Siegle

William M Blyshak

Eugene H Fullenkamp

Michael P Bish

The present disclosure relates to patient support systems, such as hospital beds, and particularly to reconfigurable patient support systems movable among a number of different positions. The present disclosure further relates to control algorithms and interfaces for use in patient support systems.

Mattress bladder control using a bleed valve

A patient monitoring and repositioning system includes a mattress, a sheet residing on an upper surface of the mattress, a housing containing a drive mechanism, and a sensor adapted to sense a position of a patient resting on the mattress. The drive mechanism is operable to pull the sheet and thereby pull the patient resting thereon. The housing receives the sheet through a slot. In the event that the patient is in an undesirable position on the mattress as detected by the sensor, a controller directs the drive mechanism to pull the sheet so as to pull the patient thereon from the undesirable position to a desirable, predetermined position. The controller may direct the drive mechanism automatically or indicate the undesirable position to a caregiver so that the caregiver may direct the drive mechanism accordingly.

Patient monitoring and repositioning system and related method

A system includes a sequential compression device (SCD) used by a patient as part of a sequential compression therapy (SCT) protocol. The system also includes a computer device that determines whether the SCD is in use in substantially real time in compliance with the protocol. The computer device initiates a notification to a caregiver if noncompliance with the SCT protocol is detected.

Sequential compression therapy compliance monitoring systems and methods

Mattress bladder control during patient bed egress

A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.

Patient support systems and methods of use

A bed framedisclosed herein includes a calf sectionwith a foot endand an upper endlongitudinally spaced from the foot end, an upper body sectionwith a head endand a lower endlongitudinally spaced from the head end, and a medial sectionlongitudinally intermediate the calf and upper body sections. The bed frame is capable of assuming a chair state and a chair egress state. The upper body section and medial section define a sacral corner, and the calf section and medial section define a popliteal cornerspaced from the sacral corner by an intercorner distance. The intercorner distance is smaller in the chair egress state than in the chair state. A mattressdisclosed herein includes an upper body segment, a calf segment, and a medial segmentThe lower endof the upper body segment cooperates with the upper endof the calf segment to define an intersegment distance. The mattress has a chair state in which the intersegment distance is a distance Dand an egress state in which the intersegment distance is a distance Dwhich is less than D. A bed disclosed herein includes a frame whose intercorner distance is smaller in the chair egress state than in the chair state, and a mattress having a medial segment which is conformable to accommodate smaller and larger intercorner distances.

Bed frame, mattress and bed with enhanced chair egress capability

A patient monitoring and repositioning system () includes a mattress (), a sheet () residing on an upper surface of the mattress (), a housing () containing a drive mechanism (), and a sensor () adapted to sense a position of a patient () resting on the mattress (). The drive mechanism () is operable to pull the sheet () and thereby pull the patient () resting thereon. The housing () receives the sheet () through a slot (). In the event that the patient () is in an undesirable position on the mattress () as detected by the sensor (), a controller () directs the drive mechanism () to pull the sheet () so as to pull the patient thereon from the undesirable position to a desirable, predetermined position. The controller () may direct the drive mechanism () automatically or indicate the undesirable position to a caregiver so that the caregiver may direct the drive mechanism () accordingly.

A patient support includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.

Hospital bed

A patient support apparatus includes a mattress having a seat and a leg portion which are deflatable during movement of the patient support apparatus. The mattress includes a covering that is generally air impermeable so that a negative pressure can be developed inside of the covering.

Mattress bladder boosting during chair egress

Sheet for patient repositioning system

A height adjustable bed frameworkincludes a base frame, an elevatable frame, a lift chainand a power module. The lift chain is connected to the base frame or the elevatable frame and the power module is connected to the other frame. The power module includes an energy converter such as an electric motor, a planetary gear traindriven by the energy converter and a chain driver, such as a sprocket, engaged with the lift chain and driven by the planetary gear train.

Height adjustable bed framework with a lift chain and a planetary gear train

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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Brookville, IN, United States of America

David W Hornbach