Hill-rom Services, Inc.

John B Wilker, Jr

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

David C Newkirk

James Maurice Allen

Douglas A Seim

Eugene E Osborne

Kenneth L Kramer

Jeffrey R Welling

James K Findlay

Glenn C Suttman

Gregory W Branson

Steven Alan Dixon

John W Koenig

Francis Charles Ganance

Douglas J Menkedick

Matthew C Visca

William L Jacques

Dean M Valvano

Robert A Kinker, Jr

Bruce E Dickman, Jr

Eric R Meyer

James R Stolpmann

Kenith W Chambers

Aziz Ali Bhai

David P Lubbers

Brent E Goodwin

Andrew F Skinner

David A Albersmeyer

Gregory J Figel

Nicholas C Batta

Brian J Hoffman

Steven J Schwartz

Paul R Weil

Joshua William Shenk

Matthew R Knue

Terry L Richter

Roger S Philbeck

Roberta M Murnyack

David W Hornbach

Cami S Scheele

Richard Henry Heimbrock

Carl William Riley

James L Walke

Brian T Wiggins

Thomas F Riggs

Michael M Frondorf

William L Jacques, Ii

Tom Riggs

Kenneth W Meyer

David Hornback

James F Findlay

Cami S Bright

Irvin John Iii Vanderpolh

A user module for a patient support apparatus is provided. The user module has a user interface operably coupled thereto. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The output device includes a visual display including textual and non-textual elements. The non-textual elements include enhanced, graphical, and animated portions relating to one or more operational features of the patient support or to a person positionable on the patient support. The input device includes one or more touch sensors corresponding to defined regions of the visual display.

User interface for hospital bed

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 bed includes a frame, a controller coupled to the frame, and a patient position detection system coupled to the frame and coupled to the controller. The patient position detection system has multiple modes of operation of varying sensitivities for determining whether a person supported on the frame has moved by a sufficient amount to activate an alarm. The frame includes a plurality of barriers. An alert light is coupled to one of the barriers.

Hospital bed having alert light

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.

This disclosure describes a patient support surface having a cover defining an interior region, with a plurality of inflatable zones and a plurality of control nodes located within the interior region. Each control node comprises an air control system including an air supply and a processor.

Air control system for therapeutic support surfaces

An end panelfor a patient-support apparatusincludes a main portionand one or more movable portions. The movable portionsare movable to provide a barrierin a gap between a siderailof the patient-support apparatusand the main portionof the end panel

End panel for a patient-support apparatus

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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Dillsboro, IN, United States of America

John B Wilker, Jr