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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Jean-paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mélanie Dostaler, Québec, CA;
Oleg Levin, Downingtown, PA (US);
Jean-Paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mélanie Dostaler, Québec, CA;
Oleg Levin, Downingtown, PA (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a support surface, which includes at least one fluid bladder and a recess, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver fluid to the bladder, with at least a portion of the fluid delivery system being located in the recess. The fluid delivery system includes a pump having a fluid output and a fluid input. The apparatus further includes a chamber wall that defines a chamber in fluid communication with the fluid input or output of the pump, with the chamber wall absorbing vibration from the pump when the pump is operated to output fluid at its fluid output.