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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marko N. Kostic, Johnson City, TN (US);
Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Annie Desaulniers, Bothell, WA (US);
Richard A. Derenne, Portage, MI (US);
Marco Constant, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/05 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/012 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/0506 (2013.01); A61G 7/0509 (2016.11); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); A61G 2203/16 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus comprises a patient support surface for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a user input device, a controller, and an ultrasonic generator system. The controller is configured to control the ultrasonic generator system to provide haptic sensations to the user. The haptic sensations, in some cases, provides tactile stimuli to a user associated with a virtual button.