Hospital bed

US7610638B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth L. Kramer · Greensburg, US
• David W. Hornbach · Brookville, US
• David A. Albersmeyer · Batesville, US
• Gerald Eckstein · Batesville, US
• Michael W. Hamilton · West Harrison, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2203/74
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A bed comprises a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a back section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section. An actuator is coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame.