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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J. Ferrand, Burlingame, CA (US);
Marc M. Thomas, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lincoln J. Alvord, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stephen D. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven N. Roe, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richard W. O'Connor, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William A. Gilmartin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
William Loh, San Ramon, CA (US);
William R. Fish, San Jose, CA (US);
Jonathan Salsado, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles W. Neder, Mountain View, CA (US);
William Silva, Fremont, CA (US);
Wesley E. Grass, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/057 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/057 ;
Abstract
A bed comprises a mattress supported on a support surface. The mattress has first and second inflatable cells for supporting a patient.