Stryker Corporation

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Michael John Olson

Justin Jon Raymond

Anuj K Sidhu

Darcy Richard Wank

Sujay Sukumaran

Berkay Güncan

Mehmet Ilker Koç

A patient support apparatus includes a support structure including a base, an intermediate frame, and a patient support deck and a lift mechanism for moving the patient support deck relative to the base. A plurality of load cells are interposed between the lift mechanism and the support structure to measure load about the patient support surface. Each of the plurality of load cell assemblies includes a body, a bushing, and a shaft. The bushing is configured to be received by the body and defines opposing tapered regions and a central region. The shaft is configured to be received by the bushing and defines a reduced diameter region arranged to engage the central region of the bushing to urge the shaft into alignment with bushing and to permit limited pivoting and translational movement between the shaft and the bushing in response to load shifting between the plurality of load cell assemblies.

Load cell assembly for a patient support apparatus

A method of diagnosing a pneumatic system that (1) pressurizes the system to a first inflation pressure, (2) ceases the pressurizing for a settling-in time period, (3) measures a settled-in pressure after the settling-in time period, (4) measures a decayed pressure after a decay time period, (5) determines a determined rate of decay of the pressure in the system over the decay time period, and (6) compares the determined rate of decay to a first stored decay rate.

System for pressure monitoring and processing leakage determination of a bladder

Pneumatic diagnostic method and system for detecting leakage in a pneumatic system

The present invention is a cervical pillow designed to be used by people while they sleep. The cervical pillow comprises a top portion having a neck support and a head support. A shoulder ledge extends from the top portion along the front edge of the pillow to accommodate the sleeper's shoulder when the sleeper rolls to one side. The cervical pillow has a V-shaped pocket formed in the bottom portion of the pillow under the shoulder ledge to accommodate a sleeper's shoulder. A first and second arm channel extends angularly from the V-shaped pocket to accommodate the sleeper's arm as the arm is extended under the pillow. Each arm channel has a shoulder opening in communication with the V-shaped pocket and a hand end which may extend to the back edge of the pillow adjacent to a side edge. Each arm channel is formed at an angle relative to the front of the pillow. A central prop portion extends from the bottom portion of the pillow between the arm channels to support the sleeper's head while allowing the sleeper's arm to extend through the arm channel. A peripheral prop portion is on the bottom portion of the pillow between each arm channel and the adjacent edge of the pillow. The peripheral prop portion and the central prop portion allow the arm channel to maintain its shape when the sleeper's head is on the head support and prevent the arm channel from collapsing and reducing the circulation in the sleeper's arm.

Cervical pillow

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Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America

Michael John Olson