Patent · US Expired

Medical equipment controller

US6560492B2 · kind B2 · utility

97Cited by
44References
34Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 6, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H80/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support system comprises an articulated frame having a plurality of segments, a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments, a mattress having at least one chamber, a mattress controller coupled to the mattress to control an amount of fluid in the at least one chamber, and a user interface controller configured to send control signals to the frame controller and to the mattress controller.

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