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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan L. Bartlett, New Braunfels, TX (US);
Christopher T. Niederkrom, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/008 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/008 ;
Abstract
A direct data and power interface is provided to the patient support platform of a therapeutic bed that allows for a complete rotation of the patient support platform in either direction. To ensure that the data and power interface is not articulated beyond its physical limit as a result of manually rotating the bed in the emergency backup mode, a mechanical stop is provided to limit rotation of the patient support platform to about degrees. Sensors are provided to detect activation of the mechanical stop.