Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Hill-rom Company, Inc.

Virgil J Niese

David W Hornbach

Gregory W Branson

Kenneth L Kramer

John P Biondo

David John Ulrich

Jeffrey R Welling

Patrick J Minnelli

Richard B Stacy

Reza Hakamiun

Brian T Wiggins

Michael V Bolden

Benjamin Salvatini

Dennis S Flessate

Clement J Koerber, Sr

Gary W Ferdon

Donald L Mobley

Robert T Fussner

Michael Joseph Gosmeyer

James E Gilbert

Jackie Robertson

Doug H Smith

Kendra K Doyle

Francis Charles Ganance

Scott A Schultz

Rachel H King

L Dale Foster

David W Hornchach

Rachel Hopkins

A patient support is provided. The patient support is configurable to support a patient in a horizontal position and a seated position. The patient support includes a back section, and a thigh section coupled to the back section. The patient support also includes an adjustment member coupled to the thigh section. The adjustment member is movable to lengthen the thigh section. The patient support also includes a foot section coupled to the adjustment member. The foot section is pivotable into a first position substantially parallel to the thigh section to a second position substantially perpendicular to the thigh section.

Patient support having an adjustable popliteal length apparatus, system and method

A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of deck sections. The actuator operates to move the arcuate member to rotate the thigh section around a natural hip pivot point of a person positioned on the bed.

Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed

A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support.

Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps

A hospital bed including a frame, head and foot supports, and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a lowerable foot portion disposed between the head and foot supports in a first position and outside the head and foot supports in a second position.

Bed having a chair egress position

A patient support is provided. The patient support includes a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support.

A hospital bed having a pivoted headboard that functions as a work center. The headboard can be swung to either side of the bed and locked there as well as its normal position at the head of the bed.

Hospital bed with pivoting headboard

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Batesville, IN, United States of America

Virgil J Niese