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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Lanning, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Lakeway, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/057 (2013.01); A61G 2007/05784 (2013.01); A61G 2210/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a pressurized air source, a dehumidifier, and a support surface including a topper having a vapor-permeable surface. The dehumidifier is configured to selectively treat pressurized air communicated to the dehumidifier from the pressurized air source and communicate the treated pressurized air to the vapor-permeable surface.