Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

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Stephen E Hutchison

Brian S Guthrie

Mark Tyler Rigsby

Christian H Reinke

David P Lubbers

Mahesh Kumar Thodupunuri

Frank Lewis

Richard Henry Heimbrock

David W Hornbach

Jonathan D Turner

John D Christie

Jeffrey A Ruschke

Robert A Bossingham

James Dean Lattimore

Joseph A Ernst

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Darrell L Metz

Brian T Wiggins

Mark Lanning

Brian Guthrie

John K Heidlage

M Tyler Rigsby

Ivan M Jeanblanc

Mark K Virkus

Ronald J Johnsen

Omar H Dozal

Mark E Lanning

A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, and a mechanism for extending and retracting the wing.

Belt driven width expansion of a bed

An activation assembly for activating a release mechanism of a drive for a patient support apparatus includes a pivot pin, a bracket, bias member, and handle pivotable about the pivot pin. Force applied to the handle results in movement of the bracket, bias member, and handle about the pivot pin when the force is sufficient to overcome the bias of the bias member. Movement of the bracket results in the motion being transferred to the release mechanism.

Hospital bed CPR activation assembly

A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, and a rack and pinion mechanism for extending and retracting the wing.

Powered width expansion of articulated bed deck

Method of powered width expansion of a bed

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

A person-support apparatus comprises a frame configured to support a person thereon, and an endboard assembly configured to be removably coupled to the frame. The endboard assembly includes an endboard assembly including an endboard body and a plurality of support members that are configured to removably couple the endboard body to the frame in a use position and cooperate to maintain the endboard body in an upright orientation when the endboard assembly is uncoupled from the frame and in a storage position.

Endboard for a person support apparatus

Bed having rack and pinion powered width expansion

A height adjustable bed frameworkincludes a base frame, an elevatable frame, a lift chainand a power module. The lift chain is connected to the base frame or the elevatable frame and the power module is connected to the other frame. The power module includes an energy converter such as an electric motor, a planetary gear traindriven by the energy converter and a chain driver, such as a sprocket, engaged with the lift chain and driven by the planetary gear train.

Height adjustable bed framework with a lift chain and a planetary gear train

A combined siderail/over-bed table unitfor a bedhas a table position in which at least partof the unit overlies a mattress regionof the bed thereby serving as an over-bed table and also has a siderail position allowing the unit to serve as a siderail.

Combined siderail and over-bed table

A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, a leadscrew having a rotational axis, a leadscrew driver coupled to the leadscrew for rotating the leadscrew about its axis, and a release unit. The release unit is coupled to the wing and configured to move between a) an engaged position in which the release unit engages the lead screw and moves therealong as the leadscrew rotates about the rotational axis thereby causing the wing to translate relative to the fixed width section; and b) a disengaged position in which the release unit is disengaged from the leadscrew.

Bed with a powered width expansion wing with manual release

A method for governing care of a person includes determining the importance of a candidate activity () relative to the importance of patient sleep continuity () and, if the candidate activity is more important than sleep continuity, carrying out the activity or indicating the acceptability of carrying out the activity () and, if the candidate activity is not more important than sleep continuity, refraining from carrying out the activity or indicating the unacceptability of carrying out the activity (). A system for patient care governance comprises a decision engine () for determining the importance of the candidate activity relative to the importance of sleep continuity, and a controller () responsive to the decision engine for issuing a command to carry out the activity or indicate the acceptability of carrying out the activity (), refrain from carrying out the activity or indicate the unacceptability of carrying out the activity ().

Bed with a powered width expansion wing

A footboard includes a main body and first and second shelves coupled to the main body. The first shelf is pivotable relative to the main body about a substantially horizontal first axis through a first angle of about 270&#xb0; between a first storage position and a first use position. The second shelf is pivotable relative to the main body about a substantially horizontal second axis through a second angle of about 90&#xb0; between a second storage position and a second use position. The main body of the footboard has a recess in which the first and second shelves are situated when the respective storage positions.

Footboard with linen holder and transport shelf

A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support frame coupled to the frame and movable between first and second positions, and a barrier coupled to the support frame and movable therewith. The siderail assembly further includes a handle coupled to the barrier to move between a first position and a second position relative to the barrier. The siderail assembly may include electronic controls to change the position or limit movement of various portions of a patient support apparatus on which the siderail assembly may be coupled.

Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus

A siderail assembly comprises a first siderail body and a second siderail body. The second siderail body is movably coupled to the first siderail body and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position with respect to the first siderail body about a rotational axis passing through the first siderail body. The second siderail body is positioned above the first siderail body in the first position and below the first siderail body in the second position.

Side rail with two position storage feature

A bedhas a base framean elevatable frameand a telescopable columnhaving a base segmentconnected to the base frameand a terminal segmentconnected to the elevate able frameEach column circumscribes a lift chain assemblywhich includes a magazineand a lift chainwith a terminal linkThe magazineis connected to either the base frameor the elevate able frameand the terminal linkis connected to the other of the base frameand the elevate able frameThe magazinecomprises left and right magazine coverseach having an outer face and an inner facewith groovesThe lift chainhas left and right rollersthat project into the grooves. The lift chain assemblyalso includes a gear trainextending from a gear train drive shaftto a gear train output shaftand a motorhaving an output shaftconnected to the gear train drive shaft

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Batesville, IN, United States of America

Stephen E Hutchison