Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Karen Janoff

Richard B Stacy

Jonathan H Mueller

Charles A Lachenbruch

Eric R Meyer

Gregory W Branson

Kenith W Chambers

Sohrab Soltani

Todd P O'Neal

John Alan Bobey

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Bradley Thomas Wilson

Reza Hakamiun

Darrell L Borgman

Stephen L Douglas

Daniel Kurt Stevens

Rachel Hopkins King

Dennis S Flessate

Rebecca Anne Ginther

Robert Petrosenko

Andrew F Skinner

Stephen R Schulte

Michael Z Sleva

Mayur Yermaneni

William L Jacques, Ii

David Lokhorst

Colin Clarke

Thomas E Uzzle

David M Lokhorst

John Alan Bobay

Thomas Uzzie

Christopher R O'KEEFE

Daniel K Stevens

Rachel Elizabeth Hopkins-King

Rebecca Anne Crabb

Reza Hakamium

William L Iii Jacques

Rachel Hopkins

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 includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region, at least one air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, a support layer located beneath the air permeable first layer, a pressure sensing layer located underneath the support layer, and a controller coupled to the air supply and to the pressure sensing layer. The controller controls air flow through the first layer in response to a signal from the pressure sensing layer.

Patient support with an air permeable layer with air flow through the air permeable layer controlled as a function of pressure sensed at a pressure sensing layer

A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region within the cover, a first air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, air bladders including a head zone and a seat zone located beneath the first layer, a first sensing assembly located beneath the head zone, a second air supply coupled to the air bladders to selectively inflate and deflate the air bladders, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the first and second air supplies to control inflation and deflation of the air bladders and to control air flow through the permeable layer. The controller also receives a signal from the first sensing assembly, determines whether the patient support is occupied, and adjusts air flow through the first layer based on the signal from the first sensing assembly.

Patient support with air bladder control sensitive to an orientation angle sensor

This disclosure describes a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support.

Patient support with orientation sensitive air bladder control

A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm is activated when patient movement over time is determined to be lacking.

Graphical patient movement monitor

This disclosure described a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support.

Patient support

Lack of patient movement monitor and method

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Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States of America

Karen Janoff