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Hospital bed

US7962981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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56Claims
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Filing dateDec 19, 2006
Grant dateJun 21, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/63
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient bed includes a base, a patent support supported by the base, and a control system. The patient support includes a pivotal head-end section, with the control system including an actuator to pivot the head-end section and being adapted to control the speed of the actuator and, further, to selectively increase the speed of the actuator to pivot the head-end section at a greater speed.

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