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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
John A. Bobey, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Colin Clarke, Victoria, CA;
Rachel Hopkins King, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
David Lokhorst, Victoria, CA;
Eric R. Meyer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Jonathan H. Mueller, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Todd P. O'neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Stephen R. Schulte, Harrison, OH (US);
Andrew F. Skinner, Bateville, IN (US);
Michael Z. Sleva, Wyoming, OH (US);
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
Richard B. Stacy, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Daniel K. Stevens, Summerville, SC (US);
Mayur Yermaneni, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Bobey, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Colin Clarke, Victoria, CA;
Rachel Hopkins King, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
David Lokhorst, Victoria, CA;
Eric R. Meyer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Jonathan H. Mueller, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Todd P. O'Neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Stephen R. Schulte, Harrison, OH (US);
Andrew F. Skinner, Bateville, IN (US);
Michael Z. Sleva, Wyoming, OH (US);
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
Richard B. Stacy, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Daniel K. Stevens, Summerville, SC (US);
Mayur Yermaneni, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a mattress having a plurality of vertically-oriented inflatable bladders and a pneumatic box located inside the mattress. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a plurality of pressure sensors positioned underneath the bladders. In still another embodiment, the patient support includes one or more filler portions that are selectable so that the patient support may conform to bed frames having different deck configurations.