Hospital bed and assemblies of hospital care apparatus
US5077843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/0507
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hospital bed has, at least at its head end, longitudinally extending inflatable mattress sections on each side of the bed. When those mattress sections are deflated, that portion of the bed can be narrowed to permit a nurse to move into the vacated space along side the bed and to permit hospital equipment such as an IV rack to be moved into the vacated spaced on the other side of the bed. Thus, the nurse can conveniently reach the patient as well as the patient care instruments on the opposite side of the bed.
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