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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Nishita Vanita Shashikant, Batesville, IN (US);
Archana Vaidyanathan, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert Mark Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An authorization system for a medical facility includes a support apparatus having a pneumatic system and a control panel coupled to the support apparatus. The control panel includes a display. The authorization system also includes a control unit communicatively coupled to the control panel. The control unit is configured to receive settings information for a continuous rotation function of the pneumatic system, seek authorization for at least one of enabling and activating the continuous rotation function via at least one of a key code and a multi-step authorization process via the display, activate the pneumatic system in a preview mode to adjust the pneumatic system through a single cycle of the continuous rotation function in response to receiving authorization, and activate the pneumatic system in an active mode for providing the continuous rotation function for a predefined period of time in response to receiving the authorization.