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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew A. Cutler, Portage, MI (US);
Steven L. Birman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Travis Jay Bradstreet, Chesterfield, MI (US);
James Hunt, Topeka, KS (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for use in treating patients with behavioral health indicia, including a base supporting wheels for movement along a floor surface, a litter for supporting a patient, and a lift mechanism to move the litter relative to the base between a lowered position and a raised position. A skirt barrier having a bottom edge defining a periphery is operatively attached to the litter for concurrent movement with the litter between an exposed configuration and a shield configuration. The exposed configuration corresponds to the raised position and is defined with the bottom edge spaced vertically above the base. The shield configuration corresponds to the lowered position and is defined with the bottom edge arranged adjacent to the floor surface and with the periphery extending around the base to at least partially limit external access to the base.