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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10449101 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2017

Patient support apparatus and methods for supplying feedback to a user

Applicant:

Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Inventors:

Daniel V. Brosnan, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Janani Gopalkrishnan, Portage, MI (US);

Assignee:

STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Attorney:

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Tanmay K Shah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/36 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); H02K 1/27 (2006.01); H02K 1/16 (2006.01); H02K 41/03 (2006.01); H02K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H02K 21/14 (2006.01); A61G 7/012 (2006.01); H02K 1/14 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/008 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/053 (2006.01); A47B 23/02 (2006.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/0506 (2013.01); A61G 7/0514 (2016.11); A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); H02K 1/146 (2013.01); H02K 1/16 (2013.01); H02K 1/2733 (2013.01); H02K 1/2753 (2013.01); H02K 7/14 (2013.01); H02K 21/14 (2013.01); H02K 41/031 (2013.01); A47B 23/025 (2013.01); A61B 5/1115 (2013.01); A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 7/008 (2013.01); A61G 7/053 (2013.01); A61G 2203/10 (2013.01); A61G 2203/32 (2013.01); A61G 2203/34 (2013.01); A61G 2203/36 (2013.01); A61G 2203/38 (2013.01); A61G 2203/42 (2013.01); A61G 2203/46 (2013.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01);
Abstract

A patient support apparatus comprising a support structure, an input device, an actuator, and a controller. The support surface comprises a patient support surface. The input device generates an input signal. The actuator is coupled to the support structure and is configured to perform an operational function and a feedback function, separate from the operational function, to provide feedback to a user. The controller is in communication with the actuator and the input device and is configured to control the actuator to perform the operational function in response to receiving the input signal from the input device, and to control the actuator to perform the feedback function separate from performing the operational function.

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