PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES HAVING EXERCISE THERAPY FEATURES

Person support apparatuses having exercise features are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a person support apparatus includes a support surface, a footboard, a sensor, and a passive resistance mechanism. The support surface has a foot end and a head end, and the footboard is located near the...

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Main Authors SPARKMAN, John, BISH, Michael P, MEHDI, Nabil, HARMEYER, John V, SCHABBACH, Andreas, ALFORD, Shelley L, ZERHUSEN, Robert M, HORNBACH, David W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 20.05.2020
Subjects
AMUSEMENTS
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING
BALL GAMES
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
FUNERAL DEVICES
GAMES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
SPORTS
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:Person support apparatuses having exercise features are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a person support apparatus includes a support surface, a footboard, a sensor, and a passive resistance mechanism. The support surface has a foot end and a head end, and the footboard is located near the foot end of the support surface, extending above the support surface. The footboard may include a pressure surface positioned to receive a pressing force. The footboard is freely slidable from an extended position to a retracted position with respect to the foot end of the support surface. The sensor provides a signal indicative of a magnitude of the pressing force incident on the pressure surface of the footboard. The passive resistance mechanism is coupled to the footboard, and resists a motion of the footboard to the extended position.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190219026