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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
James H. Price, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Geoffrey Locke Taylor, Winnipeg, CA;
James Milton Cherry Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
James R. Stolpmann, Bakersville, NC (US);
Karl Caldwell, Summerville, SC (US);
Marla Repik, Charleston, SC (US);
Nick Bries, Charleston, SC (US);
Kerry J. Mensching, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
James H. Price, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Geoffrey Locke Taylor, Winnipeg, CA;
James Milton Cherry Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
James R. Stolpmann, Bakersville, NC (US);
Karl Caldwell, Summerville, SC (US);
Marla Repik, Charleston, SC (US);
Nick Bries, Charleston, SC (US);
Kerry J. Mensching, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface.