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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Luke Gibson, Greensburg, IN (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Lakeway, TX (US);
Timothy J. Receveur, Guilford, IN (US);
Nicholas C. Batta, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a surface and a pneumatic system cooperating to provide a microclimate system for reducing moisture at the interface of a patient and the surface. The patient support apparatus further includes a graphical user interface and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust operation of the microclimate system in response to sensor outputs from sensors included in the microclimate system and caregiver inputs from the graphical user interface.