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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Guy Lemire, Beaumont, CA;
Jean-paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
Marco Morin, Lévis, CA;
David Kim Soui Wan Fong, St-Romuald, CA;
Nicolas Cantin, St-Nicolas, CA;
Guy Lemire, Beaumont, CA;
Jean-Paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
Marco Morin, Lévis, CA;
David Kim Soui Wan Fong, St-Romuald, CA;
Nicolas Cantin, St-Nicolas, CA;
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a control apparatus that can be ergonomically and movably connected to a patient support apparatus. The control apparatus comprises a control module which is operatively coupled to the patient support apparatus and can provide a means for controlling the plurality of patient support apparatus functions. The control module is adapted for connection to a housing and the housing is movably connected to the patient support apparatus by a coupling device. The coupling device enables the relative movement of the housing and as such the control module relative to the patient support apparatus. In this manner access to the control module, and therefore to the functionality of the patient support apparatus, can be provided independent of the configuration of the patient support apparatus.