Patient support

This disclosure describes a patient support (10, 900) having an air permeable layer (20, 91, 91', 920), a plurality of inflatable bladders (50, 60, 62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 74a, 74b, 76, 78, 80, 84, 86, 90, 140, 142, 960, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 974, 974a, 974b, 980, 984, 990, 992, 994, 996), a pre...

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Main Authors LACHENBRUCH, CHARLES A, UZZLE, THOMAS, CHAMBERS, KENITH W, BOBEY, JOHN ALAN, BORGMAN, DARRELL, SOLTANI, SOHRAB, HAKAMIUM, REZA, JANOFF, KAREN, MEYER, ERIC R, O'KEEFE, CHRISTOPHER R, FLESSATE, DENNIS S, WILSON, BRADLEY T, STEVENS, DANIEL K, HOPKINS-KING, RACHEL ELIZABETH, DOUGLAS, STEPHEN L, BRANSON, GREGORY W, STACY, RICHARD B, CRABB, REBECCA ANNE, MUELLER, JONATHAN H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.11.2011
Subjects
BEDS
CHAIRS
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FUNERAL DEVICES
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
SOFAS
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:This disclosure describes a patient support (10, 900) having an air permeable layer (20, 91, 91', 920), a plurality of inflatable bladders (50, 60, 62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 74a, 74b, 76, 78, 80, 84, 86, 90, 140, 142, 960, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 974, 974a, 974b, 980, 984, 990, 992, 994, 996), a pressure sensing assembly (68, 70, 328, 968, 970, 1048), and a controller (42,58,958,1542). In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders (960, 962, 963) and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders (964, 965) is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors (502, 1502, 1262) are provided in articulatable sections (32, 34, 932, 934) of the patient support (10, 900).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20070253048