Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Mark Lanning

Jonathan D Turner

Aziz Ali Bhai

Robert Mark Zerhusen

David W Hornbach

Eric R Meyer

Gregory W Branson

Timothy Joseph Receveur

James Maurice Allen

John D Christie

Sandy Mark Richards

Darrell L Borgman

Mark Chiacchira

Howard J Boyd

Jennifer Fearing

David P Lubbers

Scott M Corbin

Mahesh Kumar Thodupunuri

Robert A Bossingham

James Dean Lattimore

Joseph A Ernst

Mark Tyler Rigsby

Charles A Lachenbruch

Jeffrey A Ruschke

Stephen E Hutchison

Brian S Guthrie

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

Mattress bladder control during patient bed egress

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 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

Patient support systems and methods of use

A bed comprises a deck section having a width and left and right outboard deck edges. Left side and right side wings are movably coupled to the deck section. The bed also includes a left leadscrew receiver mounted on the left wing, a right leadscrew receiver mounted on the right wing, and left and right motor assemblies both mounted on the deck section. A left leadscrew is coupled to the left motor assembly and to the left leadscrew receiver. A right leadscrew is coupled to the right motor assembly and to the right leadscrew receiver. Motor operation is capable of moving the wing to which it is coupled between a deployed position in which the lateral extremity of the wing is outboard of the respective outboard edge of the deck section and a stored position in which the lateral extremity of the wing is inboard of its deployed position.

Adjustable person support system with expansion wings driven by dual leadscrews and center mounted motors

A patient support apparatus includes a pressurized air source, a dehumidifier, and a support surface including a topper having a vapor-permeable surface. The dehumidifier is configured to selectively treat pressurized air communicated to the dehumidifier from the pressurized air source and communicate the treated pressurized air to the vapor-permeable surface.

Method and apparatus for removing moisture from a mattress topper

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Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States of America

Mark Lanning