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Patent No.:

US 12766057 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2022

Patient support apparatuses with dynamic control panels

Applicant:

Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Cory Patrick Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);

Anish Paul, Portage, MI (US);

Assignee:

Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);

Attorney:

Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert G Santos

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 1/02 (2006.01); A61G 1/04 (2006.01); A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/005 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 13/02 (2006.01); A61G 13/04 (2006.01); A61G 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 1/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/006 (2013.01); A61G 5/1005 (2013.01); A61G 5/1067 (2013.01); A61G 13/02 (2013.01); A61G 1/0287 (2013.01); A61G 7/005 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/0528 (2016.11); A61G 13/04 (2013.01); A61G 13/08 (2013.01); A61G 2203/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, recliner, operating table, stretcher, or the like, includes a control panel with multiple controls for controlling functions of the patient support apparatus. A control system disables at least a first control and changes an illumination state of a backlight when the patient support apparatus is in a particular state. In some embodiments, the particular state is the arming of an exit detection system and/or the deactivation of a brake on the patient support apparatus. The particular state may also or alternatively be tied to a particular mode of the patient support apparatus, such as a diagnostic mode, a maintenance mode, and/or a normal mode. The control system may also never illuminate a first icon on the patient support apparatus if it was initially configured in a particular manner, such as being intended for sale in a particular geographic market.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Furman, Aaron. (2026). Patient support apparatuses with dynamic control panels (U.S. Patent No. 12766057). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12766057

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