Patient support apparatus with articulating fowler deck section traveling through arcuate path
US12005013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/0507
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a support frame and a patient support deck operatively attached to the support frame. The patient support deck includes an adjacent pair of deck sections. An actuator is coupled to a first one of the adjacent deck sections, and the actuator, in combination with a deck articulating assembly, moves the first one of the adjacent deck sections relative to the support frame and second one of the adjacent pair of deck sections between an initial configuration and a raised configuration. In the raised configuration, the inner adjacent end of the first deck section is spaced further from the corresponding inner adjacent end of the second deck section, and the outer end opposite the inner adjacent end of the first one of the adjacent deck sections is spaced further away from the support frame, than in the initial configuration.
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