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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Andrew F. Skinner, Batesville, IN (US);
Colin Clarke, Victoria, CA;
Michael Z. Sleva, Wyoming, OH (US);
Richard B. Stacy, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Daniel Island, SC (US);
John A. Bobey, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Jonathan H. Mueller, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
David Lokhorst, Victoria, CA;
Mayur Yermaneni, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Stevens, Summerville, SC (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Andrew F. Skinner, Batesville, IN (US);
Colin Clarke, Victoria, CA;
Michael Z. Sleva, Wyoming, OH (US);
Richard B. Stacy, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Daniel Island, SC (US);
John A. Bobey, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Jonathan H. Mueller, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
David Lokhorst, Victoria, CA;
Mayur Yermaneni, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Stevens, Summerville, SC (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A patient support having real time pressure control. The patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a bladder including a plurality of upright cylindrical elements. The pressure within the bladder is controlled based on the pressure or force sensed by the plurality of sensors.