Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Mary L Butler

Kenith W Chambers

Suzanne M Bish

Keith Adam Huster

Steven Alan Dixon

Michael Scott Hood

Eric D Agdeppa

Thomas F Heil

Charles A Howell

Frederick Collin Davidson

Benjamin E Howell

David M Girardeau

Andrew S Robinson

Christian Saucier

Thomas M Gillis

Kelli F Rempel

Bryan J Bello

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Reza Hakamiun

Darrell L Borgman

Thomas E Uzzle

Nicholas Stanfield

Larry A Richer

Irvin J Vanderpohl

Irvin J Iii Vanderpohl

A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system that is in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device may operate as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server may provide computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks.

Location based home screens for caregiver portable wireless devices

A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device operates as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server provides computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks. A system for use in a healthcare facility includes patient care devices located in a patient room. The system also includes an application server located remotely from the patient room. The application server stores application software associated with each patient care device. The system further includes a universal caregiver interface situated in the patient room and in communication with the application server. The universal caregiver interface receives application software from the application server. The universal caregiver interface is then usable to control the operation of each of the plurality of patient care devices in accordance with the application software.

Universal caregiver interface

A mattress includes a core portion having independently inflatable head, seat and foot zones, each of which includes at least an A bladder and a B bladder. Pressure within all the core portion A bladders is adjustable separately from pressure within all the core portion B bladders. Pressure within the A bladders of a given zone are adjustable separately from pressure within the B bladders of the given zone. Pressure within the A bladders of a given zone are separately adjustable from pressure within the A bladders of zones other than the given zone, and pressure within the B bladders of a given zone are separately adjustable from pressure within the B bladders of zones other than the given zone.

Support surface with inflatable core zones

A hospital bed having a deck with an adjustable width. The hospital bed includes a plurality of siderails configured to extend the width of the deck. The hospital bed can support a bariatric, large or obese patient.

Siderail for a hospital bed

A patient support including turn assist, low air loss or integrated lateral transfer. The patient support is adapted to support a bariatric patient and includes a turning bladder for turning or assisting in turning a bariatric patient.

Patient support including turn assist, low air loss, or integrated lateral transfer

A mattress includes a core portion and a width adjustment portion extending laterally away from the core portion. The mattress has independently inflatable head, seat and foot zones.

Support surface with inflatable width adjustment portion

A bed includes a mattress having a core the core being one of at least two types. A control system is capable of automatically identifying the core type. In one variant, one core type is a bladder core type and another core type is a foam core type. The mattress may include a tag indicative of the core type and the control system may include a sensor for identifying the core type from the tag and wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller to indicate a tag type and therefore a mattress type.

Bed with automatically identifiable mattress type

A bed includes a frame with a support deck having a laterally slidable panel and a mattress supported by the deck and having a width adjustment portion. A controller causes a fluid supply to inflate the width adjustment portion when a deck width sensor detects an extended position of the slidable panel.

Mattress with automatic width adjustment

A mattress system for a hospital bed including a mattress and a control system. The mattress system may include a mattress including a core bladder, a width bladder and a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to the width bladder. The mattress is adapted to support a heavy or large patient, including a bariatric or obese patient.

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Charleston, SC, United States of America

Mary L Butler