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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1995
Matthew W Weismiller, Batesville, IN (US);
David J Ulrich, Sunman, IN (US);
Jay T Butterbrodt, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Kenneth L Kramer, St. Paul, IN (US);
Jason C Brooke, Greensburg, IN (US);
Eric R Meyer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Gregory W Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
James M Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Hill-Rom, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A bed includes a base frame, a deck coupled to the base frame, an electrical communication network, an air handling unit mounted on the base frame, a plurality of air therapy devices located on the bed, and a plurality of control modules. Each control module includes a connector for coupling a corresponding air therapy device to the air handling unit and to the electrical communication network. Each control module also includes a controller for operating the corresponding air therapy device with the air handling unit based on command signals received from the electrical communication network.