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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2024
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Robert Mark Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas A. Mann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David C. Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Todd P. O'neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
Jack Barney Sing, Batesville, IN (US);
Neal Wiggermann, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient support system includes a frame assembly and a support surface system configured to support a person thereon. The support surface system includes a surface assembly including a spacer material and a thermoelectric device and a control assembly including a blower and a power source. A tether is coupled to the control assembly and the surface assembly. The tether includes an airflow channel and an electrical connection. A controller is communicatively coupled to the support surface system. The controller is configured to selectively activate a blower to direct air through the airflow channel and through the spacer material to form a microclimate management layer in the surface assembly and selectively activate a power source to drive a current through the thermoelectric device for temperature regulation.