Covidien LP

Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Other

James Dean Lattimore

John D Christie

Robert A Bossingham

Jason T Iceman

Jeffrey A Ruschke

Stephen E Hutchison

Brian S Guthrie

Mark Lanning

Mark Tyler Rigsby

Jonathan D Turner

Aziz Ali Bhai

David P Lubbers

Scott M Corbin

Mahesh Kumar Thodupunuri

Joseph A Ernst

Brian Guthrie

M Tyler Rigsby

Mark E Lanning

A variable width support system includes an adjustable width person support apparatus (PSA), an adjustable width person support surface (PSS), and first and second controllers. The first controller controls a function of the PSA and receives a first input corresponding to a function of the PSA via a first user interface. The second controller controls a function of the PSS and: a) receives a second input corresponding to a function of the PSS via a second user interface when the first controller is not in communication with the second controller, and b) receives a third input corresponding to a function of the PSS via the first controller when the first controller is in communication with the second controller. The second controller controls a function of the PSS in accordance with the third input when the first controller is in communication with the second controller.

Variable width person support system and control system therefor

A mobile surgical robotic cart assembly used for minimally invasive surgery includes a vertical column supporting a robotic arm thereon and a base portion having at least three casters adapted to allow the surgical robotic assembly to move. The surgical robotic cart assembly further includes an immobilization assembly coupled to the base portion, the immobilization assembly being configured to move between an unlocked position and a locked position. The surgical robotic cart assembly is mobile when the immobilization assembly is in the unlocked position and immobile when the when the immobilization assembly is in the locked position.

Surgical robotic cart immobilizer

A mobile surgical robotic cart assembly includes a vertical column supporting a robotic arm thereon, a base, and a plurality of casters each having wheels and each being attached to the base thereby allowing the surgical robotic assembly to move. Each of the plurality of casters has a wheel alignment assembly configured to lock each of the respective wheels in a plurality of orientations.

Surgical robotic cart with selective wheel alignment

A system for changing the width of a person support apparatus includes a bed controller for receiving a command signal indicating a command for width alteration, a first motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a first deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the first deck section, and a second motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a second deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the second deck section. The bed controller controls the first motor and the second motor in a manner that causes the first deck section to reach a first deck section width alteration limit at a first time and the second deck section to reach a second deck section width alteration limit at a second time, wherein the first time and the second time are not equal.

Width adjustable person support system with dual inboard mounted motors and proximate, directly driven extension wings

An automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device includes pump tubing for delivering dialysate to a patient and for removing waste from the patient; a retractable peristaltic pump assembly; and a processor for controlling operations of the automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device. The retractable peristaltic pump assembly includes a retractable peristaltic pump having a pump rotor and a pump base, a heating source, located in the pump base, to heat the dialysate, a first temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the heating source, a second temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the dialysate, a flow sensor to measure an amount of dialysate being pumped, a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of the dialysate being pumped, and a motor to rotate the pump rotor. The processor controls rotational speed, displacement, and a direction of the pump rotor.

Automated peritoneal dialysis system using a peristaltic pump and non-contact sensors

A method for governing care of a person includes determining the importance of a candidate activity () relative to the importance of patient sleep continuity () and, if the candidate activity is more important than sleep continuity, carrying out the activity or indicating the acceptability of carrying out the activity () and, if the candidate activity is not more important than sleep continuity, refraining from carrying out the activity or indicating the unacceptability of carrying out the activity (). A system for patient care governance comprises a decision engine () for determining the importance of the candidate activity relative to the importance of sleep continuity, and a controller () responsive to the decision engine for issuing a command to carry out the activity or indicate the acceptability of carrying out the activity (), refrain from carrying out the activity or indicate the unacceptability of carrying out the activity ().

Bed with a powered width expansion wing

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Fairport, NY, United States of America

James Dean Lattimore