Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Hillenbrand Management Company LLC

Liko Research & Development Ab

Holl-rom Services, Inc.

Glenn C Suttman

Eugene E Osborne

Kenneth L Kramer

Jeffrey R Welling

James K Findlay

Jack Wilker, Jr

David A Albersmeyer

Gregory J Figel

David W Hornbach

Kenith W Chambers

James R Stolpmann

Andrew F Skinner

Terry L Richter

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Eric R Meyer

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Aziz Ali Bhai

David P Lubbers

Brent E Goodwin

Douglas J Menkedick

Brian J Hoffman

Nicholas C Batta

Steven J Schwartz

Paul R Weil

Joshua William Shenk

Matthew R Knue

Matthew C Visca

Roger S Philbeck

Roberta M Murnyack

John W Koenig

Cami S Scheele

Tom Riggs

Gregory W Branson

Francis Charles Ganance

Steve A Dixon

Dean M Valvano

Robert A Kinker, Jr

Bruce E Dickman, Jr

John B Wilker, Jr

William L Jacques, Ii

Steven Alan Dixon

Thomas F Heil

William L Jacques

Richard Henry Heimbrock

Jonathan D Turner

Joseph Kummer

James L Walke

Brian T Wiggins

William A Hillenbrand, Ii

Timothy Savage

Kenneth Q Rudolf

Martin D Weiler

Thomas F Riggs

Antonio Juan Belton

Jeffrey M Woodall

Stephen L Douglas

Joshua W Shenk

Jack B Wilker

Brian Philip Michael

Andrew Rogier

Dale Foster

David Hornback

Cami S Bright

John W Koening

James F Findlay

Irvin J Iii Vanderpohl

Matthew Visca

Person support apparatuses are disclosed. In one embodiment, a person support apparatus comprises a base frame and a primary support frame supported on the base frame. A carriage is freely translatable at least between a head end of the primary support frame and a foot end of the primary support frame. A support surface is supported on the carriage such that the support surface translates with the carriage. The support surface includes a support section which is collapsible in a length direction of the support surface. The support section may include an air bladder and a control valve fluidly coupled to the air bladder that regulates air pressure within the air bladder. The control valve has a normally closed position and a vent position, wherein the person support apparatus comprises an exercise configuration wherein the control valve is in the vent position and the air bladder is vented to atmosphere.

Person support apparatuses with selectively coupled foot sections

Person support apparatuses with selectively coupled foot sections are disclosed. In one embodiment, the person support apparatus includes a base frame, a primary support frame supported on the base frame, and a foot section coupled to the primary support frame. The person support apparatus also includes a carriage that is freely translatable between a head end of the primary support frame and a foot end of the primary support frame, the carriage comprising a torso portion and a seat portion having a thigh segment and a gluteal segment. The person support apparatus further includes a selectable trunnion that selectively and severally couples the foot section to the primary support frame and the thigh segment of the seat portion.

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 sheet receiver for a patient repositioning system includes a housing adapted to be supported at a first end of a bed deck and a pulling device located primarily within an internal compartment of the housing. The housing has an access door adapted to open and to close so as to provide access to the internal compartment via an opening, and the housing also has an elongated slot extending along a first end thereof, and spaced from the opening. A connector has an innermost end secured to the pulling device within the internal compartment and an outermost end removably attachable to a sheet located on a mattress supported on the bed deck. The connector spans substantially the length of the slot and may include at least one window near the innermost end, to facilitate cleaning of the internal compartment. The housing includes impeding structure which prevents the inadvertent insertion of the connector and/or the sheet into the internal compartment via the opening.

Sheet receiver for patient repositioning system

A patient repositioning system for pulling a patient toward a head end of a bed includes a sheet, a mattress, and a housing which contains at least a part of a drive mechanism for operatively coupling to and pulling the sheet. The housing resides below a head end piece of the mattress, and is secured to the bed deck. The sheet pulling structure extends out of the housing via a slot and releasably attaches to the sheet, in a manner which has a low profile so as to pass through the slot. The sheet is longer than and wider than the mattress, and has beaded longitudinal side edges which are retained within rows of spaced retainers located on opposite sides of the mattress. During pulling of the sheet, the contoured shape of the housing facilitates movement of the sheet into the housing via the slot, even though the sheet width extends beyond the lateral edges of the mattress. Additionally part of the drive mechanism may be located outside of the housing, and could include a hand held electrically powered unit, or even a hand crank which is operated entirely in a manual mode to reposition the patient.

Patient repositioning system with hand crank capability

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

A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, a mattress, a pair of head end siderails, and a pair of foot end siderails. The bed further includes a controller configured to be coupled to the head and foot end siderails.

Hospital bed frame

A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck including a seat section and a foot section movable relative to the seat section. The bed further including a mechanism that control movement of the foot section relative to the seat section.

A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, and a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along a floor. The patient support apparatus also has a brake handle that is coupled to the push handle and that is movable to brake at least one of the casters. A pedal arrangement for the patient support apparatus is also disclosed. The pedal arrangement includes first and second side pedals and a center pedal supported by the first and second side pedals.

Stretcher foot pedal arrangement

A hospital bed is disclosed. The bed includes at least one tiltable deck section, and a linkage assembly configured to facilitate tilting of the at least one deck section.

A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, and a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along a floor. The patient support apparatus also has a brake handle that is coupled to the push handle and that is movable to brake at least one of the casters.

Stretcher having hand actuated caster braking apparatus

Mattress assembly including adjustable length foot

A lift system for a hospital bed is disclosed. The lift system includes lift arms that support a frame over a base frame. The lift arms are moved to raise and lower the frame relative to the base frame.

Lift system for hospital bed

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Batesville, IN, United States of America

Glenn C Suttman