Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Hill-Rom Sevices, Inc.

Taylor Franklin

Catherine M Wagner

James Evans

David C Newkirk

Eric R Meyer

Rachel L Williamson

Darrell L Borgman

Douglas E Borgman

Michael Churilla

Jnanesha Ramegowda

Nicole Johannigman

Jason B Grace

Keith Moores

Brian Guthrie

Genaro Guajardo

Katherine Lin

Charles A Lachenbruch

James L Walke

Frank E Sauser

Philippe Kaikenger

Scott M Corbin

Brandon P Fisk

James D Voll

Jeffrey A Ruschke

John G Byers

Kenneth L Lilly

Gregory J Shannon

Brian S Guthrie

Brett A Knittle

Kathryn R Smith

John Goewert

Arpit Shah

Frederick Schultz

Kin Choi

Thomas L Simpson

Jason M Gilreath

Michael R Montini

Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri

Faron L Blessing

Stephen S Amrhein

Herve Gautier

Jean-Francois Lellig

Matthieu Guetta

Brett Knittie

Timothy M Volk

Wui Hsien Wong

Andrew R Wager

Gary R Gibbons

Timothy Michael Volk

Qinglin Mok

Jason Brennan Grace

Catherine Marie Wagner

An apparatus, method for the apparatus, and system for using the apparatus that comprises an air bladder formed of a baffle assembly with a plurality of equal-length flaps secured to the inside of an impermeable flexible outer layer and having a port secured to the outer layer to allow air to flow into and out of the air bladder, such that when the air bladder is inflated, the baffle assembly supports the shape of the air bladder.

Mattress bladder forming a planar support surface

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 method for preparing a material for use as a surface of a medical device may include printing, with an ink jet printer and using ink that is curable with ultraviolet light, content onto a surface of material that includes woven ticking fabric laminated with polyurethane. The method may also include curing the ink with the ultraviolet light. The method may also include cutting a section of the material in registration to the content printed on the surface for use in a medical device.

Medical device surface made by roll-to-roll digital printing, cutting, and punching

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 therapy system includes a patient support apparatus and a pneumatic therapy device that is coupleable to the patient support apparatus. The therapy device may receive power and air flow from the patient support apparatus.

Method and apparatus for upgrading a patient support apparatus to include an integrated patient therapy device

Method of roll-to-roll digital printing, cutting, and punching of medical device surfaces

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

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Batesville, IN, United States of America

Taylor Franklin