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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Martin W Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Anuj K. Sidhu, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Adam Downey, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Cory P. Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Michael W. Steffler, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Delton, MI (US);
Scott Davis, Oshtemo, MI (US);
James T. Thwaites, Delton, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Shiery, East Leroy, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support includes a patient support surface, a barrier adjacent the patient support surface, with a portion of the barrier or patient support surface including at least one material suspended therein, applied thereto, or embedded therein having an antimicrobial property, and an energy generation system directing energy to the portion or another portion of the barrier or patient support surface, the energy comprising a current, a field, heat, sound waves, or light to provide antimicrobial treatment to the portion or the other portion.