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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Borgman, Batesville, IN (US);
Douglas E. Borgman, Brookville, IN (US);
Arpit Shah, Batesville, IN (US);
Wui Hsien Wong, Singapore, SG;
Keith Moores, Milan, IN (US);
Jason M. Gilreath, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael R. Montini, Batesville, IN (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Eric R. Meyer, Batesville, IN (US);
Frank E. Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Catherine M. Wagner, Osgood, IN (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
Brandon P. Fisk, Brookville, IN (US);
Jason B. Grace, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian Guthrie, Greensburg, IN (US);
Nicole Johannigman, Greensburg, IN (US);
Gregory J. Shannon, Indianapolis, IN (US);
David C. Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Michael Churilla, Harrison, OH (US);
Jnanesha Ramegowda, Batesville, IN (US);
Taylor Franklin, Batesville, IN (US);
Kathryn R. Smith, Batesville, IN (US);
John G. Byers, Batesville, IN (US);
Frederick K. Schultz, Bringhurst, IN (US);
Andrew R. Wager, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Gary R. Gibbons, Batesville, IN (US);
Scott M. Corbin, Sunman, IN (US);
John Goewert, Batesville, IN (US);
Thomas L. Simpson, Brookville, IN (US);
Faron L. Blessing, Batesville, IN (US);
James D. Voll, Columbus, IN (US);
Kin Meng Choi, Batesville, IN (US);
Stephen S. Amrhein, Batesville, IN (US);
Herve Gautier, Plumergat, FR;
Jean-Francois Lellig, Auray, FR;
Philippe Kaikenger, Pluvigner, FR;
Matthieu Guetta, St. Pierre Quiberon, FR;
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus may include a support surface configured to conduct air along a top face of the support surface so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the support surface are drawn away from the top face of the support surface. An opening may be formed in a side of the support surface. A cavity may extend from the opening into the support surface. An inlet port may be positioned within the cavity and fluidly coupled to the top face. A blower assembly may be configured to position within the cavity. The blower assembly may have an outlet port that couples to the inlet port when the blower assembly is positioned within the cavity. The blower assembly may conduct air through the inlet port to the top face of the support surface.