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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Shiery, East Leroy, MI (US);
Jason James Cerny, London, CA;
Alfred James Dacey, IV, Mendon, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus comprising a patient support deck and a base to support the patient support deck from a ground surface, with a first frame assembly comprising a plurality of wheels to facilitate movement of the base, and a second frame assembly with one or more lift arms coupling the base to the second frame assembly. A load cell assembly to sense weight applied to the first frame assembly by the second frame assembly comprises a load cell support assembly coupled to the first frame assembly, and a load cell element coupled to the second frame assembly and mounted onto the load cell support assembly such that the second frame assembly is movable with respect to the first frame assembly along two axes of translation and is pivotable with respect to the first frame assembly about three axes of rotation.