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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
William D. Childs, Plainwell, MI (US);
Connor F. St. John, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brian J. Tessmer, Mattawan, MI (US);
Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support surface supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. Multiple input devices are employed to control the powered devices. The input devices are designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices, as needed, while freeing the caregivers to perform other tasks.