Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Hill-rom, Inc.

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Holl-rom Services, Inc.

Eric R Meyer

Gregory W Branson

Kenneth L Kramer

David John Ulrich

Kenith W Chambers

Andrew F Skinner

Aziz Ali Bhai

David A Albersmeyer

David W Hornbach

Jonathan H Mueller

John Alan Bobey

Jason C Brooke

Darrell L Borgman

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Richard B Stacy

Bradley Thomas Wilson

Stephen R Schulte

Robert Mark Zerhusen

James R Stolpmann

Peter Michael Wukusick

Stephen L Douglas

Charles A Lachenbruch

Sohrab Soltani

Sandy Mark Richards

Brian J Hoffman

Daniel Kurt Stevens

Joseph Kummer

Matthew W Weismiller

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

David P Lubbers

Brent E Goodwin

Jeffrey R Welling

Eugene E Osborne

Douglas J Menkedick

Glenn C Suttman

Gregory J Figel

Nicholas C Batta

Steven J Schwartz

Paul R Weil

Matthew R Knue

Joshua William Shenk

Terry L Richter

James M C Thomas

Roger S Philbeck

Roberta M Murnyack

James K Findlay

Michael Z Sleva

Mayur Yermaneni

Rachel Hopkins King

Jonathan D Turner

Philip D Palermo

Jay Butterbrodt

Timothy Joseph Receveur

Robert Petrosenko

Reza Hakamiun

Jack Wilker, Jr

E David Allen

David C Newkirk

Roger D Dalton

John Vodzak

Rachel L Williamson

John W Ruehl

James M Thomas

Brandon P Fisk

Daniel F Dlugos

Dennis S Flessate

Todd P O'Neal

Frank E Sauser

Craig D Ellis

Gregory J Shannon

David Lance Ribble

Richard Joseph Schuman, Sr

Steven D Baker

John Michael Miller

James Maurice Allen

Steven Alan Dixon

Michael Scott Hood

Mark Chiacchira

Douglas E Borgman

John B Wilker, Jr

Catherine M Wagner

Richard Henry Heimbrock

James L Walke

John W Koenig

Francis Charles Ganance

Yue Yun Wang

Neal Wiggermann

Douglas A Seim

Joshua A Williams

Philippe Kaikenger

Nicholas A Mann

Michael M Frondorf

Matthew C Visca

Stacey A Fitzgibbons

Luke Andrew Gibson

Scott M Corbin

James D Voll

William L Jacques, Ii

John G Byers

William L Jacques

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

One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Radar sensors for patient monitoring

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

One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's movement, including movement in a patient bed and around a room. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Patient body monitoring using radar

Respiration detection using radar

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.

A patient support apparatus may include a support surface configured to conduct air along a top face of the support surface so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the support surface are drawn away from the top face of the support surface. An opening may be formed in a side of the support surface. A cavity may extend from the opening into the support surface. An inlet port may be positioned within the cavity and fluidly coupled to the top face. A blower assembly may be configured to position within the cavity. The blower assembly may have an outlet port that couples to the inlet port when the blower assembly is positioned within the cavity. The blower assembly may conduct air through the inlet port to the top face of the support surface.

Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve

An occupant support structure for supporting an occupant includes an orientation adjustable torso section, a lower body section, and a control system. The lower body section includes a heel region subsection which supports the heel region of an occupant of the occupant support. The control system is adapted to A) cause the heel region subsection to temporarily substantially disengage from the heel region of the occupant in response to a change of angular orientation of the torso section which begins at a time t, and B) cause the heel region subsection to subsequently re-engage with the heel region of the occupant, the re-engagement occurring at a time twhich is later than t.

Skin injury resistant occupant support structures and methods for resisting skin injuries

A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition.

Foot zone of a mattress

Mattress bladder control during patient bed egress

A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region, and a support layer located beneath the air permeable first layer. A pressure sensing layer is located underneath the support layer. At least one air supply is coupled to the support layer. A controller is coupled to the air supply and to the pressure sensing layer. The controller controls inflation and deflation of the support layer in response to a signal from the pressure sensing layer.

Patient support with an air permeable layer and a support layer, with inflation and deflation of the support layer controlled in response to pressure sensed at a pressure sensing layer

A patient support apparatus includes detectors and a controller operable to automatically update a tare weight for use in determining a true patient weight. The detectors are configured to produce signals indicating a presence or absence of a corresponding removable component. The controller is configured to determine weights of each and every removable component on the patient support apparatus and store each weight in a memory. The controller is further configured to receive the signals produced by the detectors and detect any addition or removal of removable components of the patient support apparatus, update the tare weight, and determine a weight of a patient being supported on the patient support apparatus.

Self-compensating bed scale system for removable components

An occupant support includes a turn assist layer which includes left and right side arrays of two or more longitudinally distributed turn assist members. Each array member comprises one or more longitudinally distributed turn assist bladders. At least two of the array members on the left side are longitudinally spaced from each other by a left intermember reach-in space having a left intermember dimension. At least two of the array members on the right side are longitudinally spaced from each other by a right intermember reach-in space having a right intermember dimension. A support layer resides above the turn assist layer. The support layer includes a collapsible zone at least part of which overlies the intermember spaces. The occupant support also includes a user interface for enabling a user to operate the turn assist layer.

Occupant support with longitudinally spaced turn assist members, associated graphical user interface, and methods of providing access to portions of the occupant support or to occupants thereof

Patient support apparatus having alert light

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Greensburg, IN, United States of America

Eric R Meyer