PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS

• Main Authors: ZERHUSEN, Robert Mark, SEIM, Douglas A, LACHENBRUCH, Charles A, OJHA, Unnati, WAGNER, Catherine Marie, ECKSTEIN, Douglas A, BENZ, Eric David, BUCCIERI, Michael, TURNER, Jonathan D, PELO, Travis, SCHUMAN, Richard Joseph Sr, HEIMBROCK, Richard Henry, VENTROLA, Todd Steven, BYERS, John G, MONSON, Gavin M, HITCHCOCK, David J, SMITH, Kathryn, IUCHA, Florin, PASCOE, James W, RUDE, Jared, BORGMAN, Douglas E, BHAI, Aziz A, SHAH, Arpit, TALLENT, Dan R, SMITH, Bradley Thomas, LANNING, Karen, NACHTIGAL, Daniel, BRZENCHEK, David J, EMMONS, Kirsten M, RIBBLE, David Lance, BRINKMAN, Mary Kay, SAUSER, Frank E, HIXON, Nathaniel William, WALKE, James L, MAMIDI, Sravan, OWSLEY, Clay Gerome, CORBIN, Scott M, O'NEAL, Todd P, WIGGERMANN, Neal, LAWRENCE, Brian L, WILLIAMS, Joshua A, LUBBERS, David P, BEDEL, David L, CHRISTIE, John D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 08.02.2023
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SURGERY; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A patient support apparatus includes a base frame, lift mechanism supporting an upper frame relative to the base frame, a load frame, and a plurality of deck sections, a patient support surface, and a number of barriers positioned about the patient supporting surface. The patient support apparatus includes a notification system for visually notifying a caregiver of a condition or status of a component of the patient support apparatus.