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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Shawn Trimble, Portage, MI (US);
Christopher S. Hough, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bryan E. Garfoot, Portage, MI (US);
Ross Timothy Lucas, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient comprising a support frame and a support deck coupled to the support frame. The support deck has a deck section arranged to articulate relative to said support frame between a first position and a second position. An actuator is interposed in force-translating relation between the support frame and the deck section to articulate the deck section. The actuator comprises a biasing device configured to store mechanical energy and having an interface. The actuator further comprises a torque multiplier coupled to the deck section and engaged with the interface to translate mechanical energy stored in the biasing device into force acting on the deck section to urge the deck section toward the first position.