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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Sandy M. Richards, Pershing, IN (US);
Stephen L. Douglas, Batesville, IN (US);
Ruchik A. Amin, Batesville, IN (US);
Timothy J. Receveur, Guilford, IN (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Iii, Greensburg, IN (US);
Sandy M. Richards, Pershing, IN (US);
Stephen L. Douglas, Batesville, IN (US);
Ruchik A. Amin, Batesville, IN (US);
Timothy J. Receveur, Guilford, IN (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure, such as a bed frame or mattress or both, that is configured to support a patient in a recumbent position. The patient support structure is configured to provide at least one therapy to a patient. A therapy enabler token is coupleable to the patient support structure. The at least one therapy is disabled when the therapy enabler token is decoupled from the patient support structure and the at least one therapy is enabled in response to the therapy enabler token being coupled to the patient support structure.