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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kurosh Nahavandi, Portage, MI (US);
Anish Paul, Portage, MI (US);
Cory Patrick Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Jonathan Mark Greenbank, Plainwell, MI (US);
Christopher Matthew Reget, Grayslake, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface, one or more force sensors that detect weight on the patient support surface, a recharger, and a controller. The recharger is adapted to recharge a personal electronic device of the patient's. The controller controls power supplied to the recharger based on outputs from the force sensors. Additionally or alternatively, a barrier is provided having a coil therein. The recharger includes a magnet for magnetically coupling to the barrier, and the recharger wirelessly receives power from the coil when the recharger is magnetically coupled to the barrier. Alternatively, the magnet holds a personal electronic device that receives power wirelessly from a coil inside the barrier. In still another variation, a pendant is included for controlling movement of the patient support apparatus and the pendant includes a recharger adapted to recharge a personal electronic device.