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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2024
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Kathryn Ruth Smith, Batesville, IN (US);
Timothy Michael Volk, Cleves, OH (US);
Jnanesha Ramegowda, Batesville, IN (US);
Taylor Vohland, West Chester, OH (US);
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A person support apparatus including a person support surface having a head section and a foot section opposite the head section, a bladder positionable between a non-inflated state and an inflated state, the bladder positioned at the head section of the person support surface, a fluid supply device in fluid communication with the bladder, the fluid supply device storing a fluid, and a controller communicatively coupled to the fluid supply device and configured to operate the fluid supply device to deliver the fluid to the bladder and position the bladder between the non-inflated state and the inflated state.