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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Buccieri, Greenfield, IN (US);
James L. Walke, Batesville, IN (US);
Chris L. Hildenbrand, Greensburg, IN (US);
John G. Byers, Batesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/008 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61G 7/008 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61G 7/1038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient-support apparatus includes a first frame and a second frame movable relative to the first frame. The patient-support apparatus further includes an obstacle detection device and related method for detecting an obstacle between the first frame and the second frame of the patient-support apparatus.