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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brian J. Tessmer, Mattawan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/0516 (2016.11); A61G 7/0509 (2016.11); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 2203/30 (2013.01); A61G 2203/32 (2013.01); A61G 2203/44 (2013.01); A61G 2203/46 (2013.01);
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 side rails that move between raised and lowered positions. One or more actuators are coupled to each of the side rails. A controller communicates with the actuators to raise and lower the side rails, either without any manual assistance from the user, or with manual assistance from the user.