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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Charles A. Howell, Batesville, IN (US);
William G. Pittenger, Aurora, IN (US);
Michael S. Hood, Batesville, IN (US);
Edward J. Koors, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steven Alan Dixon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Joseph Schuman, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew D. Morgan, Cary, NC (US);
Laurie Lee Gutzwiller, Batesville, IN (US);
Kelly F. Walton, Cary, NC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
Patient care equipment includes a wireless coupler that transfers power and/or data between an architectural unit and the patient care equipment. The patient care equipment may also include additional wireless couplers that transfer power and/or data between first and second components of the equipment. The second component may be movable relative to the first component. A structure or hot swapping batteries is also disclosed, the swapped battery being charged on an inductive charging mat.