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Ssi Medical Services, Inc.

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Support Systems International Corp.

Richard B Stacy

John Alan Bobey

Jonathan H Mueller

Eric R Meyer

Gregory W Branson

Andrew F Skinner

Daniel Kurt Stevens

Stephen L Douglas

Reza Hakamiun

Sohrab Soltani

Robert Petrosenko

Michael Z Sleva

Mayur Yermaneni

Kenith W Chambers

Dennis S Flessate

Charles A Lachenbruch

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Stephen R Schulte

Bradley Thomas Wilson

Rachel Hopkins King

Karen Janoff

Rebecca Anne Ginther

David Lokhorst

Darrell L Borgman

David W Hornbach

Kenneth L Kramer

John P Biondo

David John Ulrich

Jeffrey R Welling

Patrick J Minnelli

Brian T Wiggins

Michael V Bolden

Benjamin Salvatini

Clement J Koerber, Sr

Virgil J Niese

Gary W Ferdon

Donald L Mobley

Robert T Fussner

Michael Joseph Gosmeyer

James E Gilbert

Jackie Robertson

Kendra K Doyle

Doug H Smith

Aziz Ali Bhai

Steven Alan Dixon

David P Lubbers

Sandy Mark Richards

Colin Clarke

Todd P O'Neal

James M Thomas

Craig D Ellis

Barry D Hand

William T Sutton

William L Jacques, Ii

Stephen E Glover

Ryszard S Ozarowski

Richard I Barnett

Rachel H King

Thomas E Uzzle

Paul B King

Warren P Jones

Walter L Carruth

W Layne Carruth

Alfred W Siman

David M Lokhorst

Thomas Uzzie

John Alan Bobay

David E Ball

Christopher R O'KEEFE

Daniel K Stevens

Rachel Elizabeth Hopkins-King

Rebecca Anne Crabb

Reza Hakamium

Rebecca Crabb Crabb

William L Iii Jacques

Rachel Hopkins

A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition.

Foot zone of a mattress

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

Patient support apparatus having alert light

This disclosure describes certain exemplary embodiments of a patient support having a plurality of vertically-oriented on substantially can-shaped inflatable bladders. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a support layer positioned above the vertical bladders. In another embodiment, the patient support includes a high air loss device. In still another embodiment, the patient support includes a pneumatic device located within the patient support.

Patient support

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

An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within the bladder falls outside of an acceptable range of pressure values, the active adjustment of the pressure within the bladder is initiated by the pressure control assembly if the pressure does not return to the acceptable range of pressure values within a time period, e.g., a time delay, that has a variable length.

Control for pressurized bladder in a patient support apparatus

A patient support including a pressure adjustable mattress system. The pressure adjustable mattress system includes a support surface and a controller to control the pressure of the support surface.

Pressure control for a hospital bed

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 mattress or support surface including an identifier to enable the mattress or support surface to be associated with a location in the healthcare facility and more particularly a room within the healthcare facility.

Mattress for a hospital bed for use in a healthcare facility and management of same

This disclosure describes a mattress having a plurality of vertically-oriented inflatable bladders and a pneumatic box located inside the mattress. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a plurality of pressure sensors positioned underneath the bladders. In still another embodiment, the patient support includes one or more filler portions that are selectable so that the patient support may conform to bed frames having different deck configurations.

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Daniel Island, SC, United States of America

Richard B Stacy