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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Jean-paul Dionne, Levis, CA;
Nadine Trepanier, Charlesbourg, CA;
Luc Landry, La Pocatiere, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stryker Canadian Management Inc., L'Islet, Quebec, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 17/38 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a diagnostic and control system for a patient support, wherein the patient support includes one or more of a plurality of electronic elements. Such elements may include load sensors, tilt sensors, actuators for adjusting patient support angles, in addition to other electronic elements. The diagnostic and control system can enable the specific control of each of these electronic element for desired operation thereof and further can enable monitoring of the operating conditions of these electronic elements and additional patient support conditions.