Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Michael Churilla

Jnanesha Ramegowda

Frank E Sauser

Douglas E Borgman

Eric R Meyer

Rachel L Williamson

Brandon P Fisk

Gregory J Shannon

David C Newkirk

Darrell L Borgman

Catherine M Wagner

Nicole Johannigman

Taylor Franklin

Jason B Grace

Keith Moores

Charles A Lachenbruch

Philippe Kaikenger

Kathryn R Smith

Brian Guthrie

James Evans

Katherine Lin

Steven D Baker

Michael Scott Hood

Douglas A Seim

Scott M Corbin

James D Voll

John G Byers

Brian S Guthrie

John Goewert

Frederick Schultz

Arpit Shah

Kin Choi

Michael R Montini

Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri

Thomas L Simpson

Jason M Gilreath

Theodore Corsaro

Wui Hsien Wong

Matthieu Guetta

Jean-Francois Lellig

Herve Gautier

Stephen S Amrhein

Faron L Blessing

Gary R Gibbons

Andrew R Wager

Gregory John Shannon

Jason Brennan Grace

Catherine Marie Wagner

A mattress assembly includes a mattress and an outer mattress shell that covers the mattress and has a patient support portion and a sleep deck portion. The outer mattress shell defines an interior surface and an exterior surface. A bonding strip is coupled to the interior surface of the outer mattress shell and a fastening strip is coupled to the exterior surface of the outer mattress shell. A weld extends through the exterior surface and through the interior surface of the outer mattress shell. A clasp locker is operably coupled to the fastening strip and detachably couples the patient support portion to the sleep deck portion of the outer mattress shell.

Mattress retention assembly and radiofrequency weld in surface covers

A patient support surface includes a blower assembly positioned within the support surface. Ports positioned on the sides of the support surface are configured to be assembled to a cover of the support surface to form a hermetic seal at the periphery of the port. The ports are configured to cause liquids to be conducted away from a flow path into the blower assembly.

Port for an internal air distribution system of a patient support surface

A patient support apparatus pneumatic system may include a mattress defining an interior and a pneumatic enclosure in fluid communication with the interior and comprising an inlet and an outlet. A blower may be in fluid communication with the interior and the pneumatic enclosure. A pressure sensor may be configured to detect a pressure at the outlet. A controller may be configured to monitor a speed of the blower and the pressure at the outlet for detecting at least one of an intake blockage condition and an exhaust blockage condition.

Pneumatic system blockage detection

One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's movement, including movement in a patient bed and around a room. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Patient body monitoring using radar

A hospital bed includes a sleep deck having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion each defining a support surface and an underbody that defines a notch. An opening is defined by and extends through the upper portion. A space is defined between the upper portion and the middle portion. A mattress is disposed on the sleep deck. An outer mattress shell encases the mattress and includes a fold defined by a weld. A mattress retention assembly is coupled to the outer mattress shell. The mattress retention assembly includes at least one of a first magnet and a second magnet selectively coupling the mattress to the sleep deck, a portion of the mattress retention assembly extends between the outer mattress shell and the sleep deck, an affixing member disposed on the outer mattress shell, and a retention ridge extending through the sleep deck.

A patient support apparatus may include a support surface configured to conduct air along a top face of the support surface so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the support surface are drawn away from the top face of the support surface. An opening may be formed in a side of the support surface. A cavity may extend from the opening into the support surface. An inlet port may be positioned within the cavity and fluidly coupled to the top face. A blower assembly may be configured to position within the cavity. The blower assembly may have an outlet port that couples to the inlet port when the blower assembly is positioned within the cavity. The blower assembly may conduct air through the inlet port to the top face of the support surface.

Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve

A system for detecting pressure sores includes an artificial skin configured to be coupled to a patient's skin. The artificial skin includes a substrate and a strain sensor configured to detect deformation of the substrate. A transmitter is configured to transmit signals indicative of the deformation of the substrate. A control system is configured to receive the signals from the transmitter. The control system includes a timer to track a period of time that the substrate is deformed.

Skin dressing having sensor for pressure ulcer prevention

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Harrison, OH, United States of America

Michael Churilla