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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Applicant:
Stephen L. Douglas, Batesville, IN (US);
Inventor:
Stephen L. Douglas, Batesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patient support surface, such as a mattress, includes one or more sensors to sense movement of at least a portion of the mattress caused by extension or retraction of an associated mattress support section of a bed frame. A pneumatic control system adjusts inflation and/or deflation of at least one inflatable bladder of the mattress in response to a signal received from the one or more sensors.