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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jean-francois Girard, Québec, CA;
Derick Elliott, Portage, MI (US);
Martel Benoit, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Luc Petitpas, L'Ancienne-Lorette, CA;
Jean Bizouard, Québec, CA;
Sébastien Viger, L'Ancienne-Lorette, CA;
Chad Rohrer, Amsterdam, NL;
Jérôme Marcotte, St-Jean-Chrysostome, CA;
Philippe Tremblay, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;
Stephane Duguay, Québec, CA;
Sylvain Lacasse, Saint-Romuald, CA;
Clément Nadeau, Cap-Sante, CA;
Stephanie Ludke, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Philippe Roy, Québec, CA;
Alex Duchesneau, Montmagny, CA;
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jean-Francois Girard, Québec, CA;
Derick Elliott, Portage, MI (US);
Martel Benoit, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Luc Petitpas, L'Ancienne-Lorette, CA;
Jean Bizouard, Québec, CA;
Sébastien Viger, L'Ancienne-Lorette, CA;
Chad Rohrer, Amsterdam, NL;
Jérôme Marcotte, St-Jean-Chrysostome, CA;
Philippe Tremblay, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;
Stephane Duguay, Québec, CA;
Sylvain LaCasse, Saint-Romuald, CA;
Clément Nadeau, Cap-Sante, CA;
Stephanie Ludke, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Philippe Roy, Québec, CA;
Alex Duchesneau, Montmagny, CA;
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress having at least one bladder forming at least part of a patient support surface, a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress, and a control system. The control system including at least one sensor, which includes an emitter and a receiver, with the emitter directing light into the bladder. The receiver receives a reflection from the light directed into the bladder, and the control system detects the immersion of a patient into the mattress based on the reflection received by the receiver.