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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Daniel Brosnan, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Janani Gopalkrishnan, Portage, MI (US);
Darren G. Schaaf, Portage, MI (US);
Christopher Gentile, Sturgis, MI (US);
Ross T. Lucas, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A user interface is employed to control the powered devices. The user interface is designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices with fewer buttons, while retaining functionality in using powered devices.