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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Virgil J. Niese, Batesville, IN (US);
Rachel H. King, Lawrenceburge, IN (US);
Francis C. Ganance, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Virgil J. Niese, Batesville, IN (US);
Rachel H. King, Lawrenceburge, IN (US);
Francis C. Ganance, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of deck sections. The actuator operates to move the arcuate member to rotate the thigh section around a natural hip pivot point of a person positioned on the bed.