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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Barry D. Hand, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Richard Robinson, North Charleston, SC (US);
Matthew R. Cavanaugh, Boxborough, MA (US);
Jack J. Brooks, Folly Beach, SC (US);
Vincent L. Babson, Goose Creek, SC (US);
Steven J. Doehler, Charleston, SC (US);
Eric Weidner, San Jose, CA (US);
Barry D. Hand, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Richard Robinson, North Charleston, SC (US);
Matthew R. Cavanaugh, Boxborough, MA (US);
Jack J. Brooks, Folly Beach, SC (US);
Vincent L. Babson, Goose Creek, SC (US);
Steven J. Doehler, Charleston, SC (US);
Eric Weidner, San Jose, CA (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A bed () includes a base () and a frame assembly (). A head end support assembly () and a foot end support assembly () are coupled between the base () and the frame assembly (). The frame assembly () includes first and second side frame members () located above the base (). The bed () also includes a plurality of latch mechanisms () coupled to the first and second side frame members (), and a patient support surface () configured to be coupled to the first and second side frame members () by the plurality of latch mechanisms (). A rotational drive mechanism () is coupled to the foot end support assembly () to rotate the frame assembly () about its longitudinal axis to a prone position. A proning surface () is coupled to the frame assembly () to support a patient in the prone position.