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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry D. Hand, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Dana H. Delk, North Charleston, SC (US);
Jack J. Brooks, Folly Beach, SC (US);
Steven J. Doehler, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/008 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/008 ;
Abstract
A patient support apparatus including a first patient support configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis. The first patient support illustratively includes an inflatable bladder. A backboard may be removably coupled to the patient support apparatus and is configured to facilitate transport of a patient to and from the patient support apparatus.