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Patient support surface with physiological sensors

US7515059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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60References

40Claims

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Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

James H. Price · Mount Pleasant, US
Geoffrey L. Taylor · Winnipeg, CA
James M. C. Thomas · Fairfax, US
James R. Stolpmann · Lawrenceburg, US
Karl Caldwell · Norcross, US
Marla Repik · Charleston, US
Nick Bries · Charleston, US
Kerry J. Mensching · Fairfax, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2007
Grant date	Apr 7, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G2203/74
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface.

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