Patient support apparatus
US4694520A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S5/94
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved patient support system including a fluid inflatable support for receiving a patient thereon; a fluid supply source in communication with said fluid support, a detector associated with said fluid support means for monitoring the degree of inflation of said support, and control valving, switching or the like operatively associated with said fluid supply and said detector to actuate said fluid supply responsive to predetermined input from said detector.
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