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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott K. Wilson, Stuart, FL (US);
Barry Hand, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Jack Brooks, Folly Beach, SC (US);
Fred York, Longwood, FL (US);
Richard Calcutta, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hi-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 ;
Abstract
A bed is provided for supporting a patient thereon. The bed includes a first bed component that is movable relative to a second bed component. The bed further includes a position detector configured to detect the position of the second bed component relative to the first bed component.