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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Anish Paul, Portage, MI (US);
Matthew A. Cutler, Portage, MI (US);
Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Portage, MI (US);
Christopher Stuart Hough, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joseph Adam Upchurch, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/54 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01); A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 15/02 (2006.01); A47C 1/024 (2006.01); A47C 1/03 (2006.01); A47C 3/20 (2006.01); A47C 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 7/50 (2006.01); A61G 5/14 (2006.01); A61G 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/125 (2016.11); A47C 1/024 (2013.01); A47C 1/03 (2013.01); A47C 3/20 (2013.01); A47C 7/006 (2013.01); A47C 7/506 (2013.01); A47C 7/54 (2013.01); A61G 5/006 (2013.01); A61G 5/1067 (2013.01); A61G 5/14 (2013.01); A61G 15/02 (2013.01); A61G 15/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener.