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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Alan L. Bartlett, New Braunfels, TX (US);
Christopher T. Niederkrom, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alan L. Bartlett, New Braunfels, TX (US);
Christopher T. Niederkrom, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a therapeutic bed is provided which comprises a base frame, a patient support frame having a support for supporting a patient in a prone position, said patient support frame being rotationally mounted on the base frame, such that the patient support frame is capable of rotating with respect to the base frame for repositioning said patient between a supine position and a prone position. In various embodiments, the therapeutic bed includes a control member having an engaged, disengaged, and neutral position. In such embodiments, each of the engaged disengaged, and neutral position controls at least one of an electrical rotation of the bed and a mechanical rotation of the bed.