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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Guy Lemire, Beaumont, CA;
Jean-paul Dionne, Levis, CA;
Nadine Trepanier, Charlesbourg, CA;
Luc Landry, La Pocatiere, CA;
Nicolas Cantin, Levis, CA;
Marco Morin, Levis, CA;
Guy Lemire, Beaumont, CA;
Jean-Paul Dionne, Levis, CA;
Nadine Trepanier, Charlesbourg, CA;
Luc Landry, La Pocatiere, CA;
Nicolas Cantin, Levis, CA;
Marco Morin, Levis, CA;
Stryker Canadian Management, Inc., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
The patient support with a head end and a foot end comprises a lying surface supported by a frame system. It also comprises a pair of head end siderails, a pair of foot end siderails, a headboard, a footboard, a power system and a communication system. The frame system comprises a lying surface support moveably connected to a load frame by an articulation system providing means for pivoting sections of the lying surface support relative to the load frame, a head end support arm pivotally attached to the head end of the load frame, a mobile frame translationally attached to foot end of the load frame, an intermediate frame being operationally connected to the load frame by a plurality of load cells and movably connected to a base frame by an elevation system, the elevation system providing a means for raising and lowering the intermediate frame relative to a base frame, the base frame being supported on the floor by a plurality of caster wheels, including a drive wheel operatively connected to assist in movement of the patient support. A communication system is also provided to communicate with and control various functions of the patient support.