Patient support apparatus having an integrated limb compression device
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga frame including a patient support deck,control circuitry carried by the frame,a footboard coupled to the frame and having a first interior region,a compression module located within an interior region of the footboard, the compression module having a housing and a second interior region in the housing, the second interior region being in pneumatic communication with the first interior region through at least one first opening in the housing,a sleeve port pneumatically coupled to the compression module, the sleeve port being configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve that is worn on a limb of a patient, andan electrical cable providing wired communication between the compression module and the control circuitry, the electrical cable extending through a second opening formed in the footboard, wherein during operation of the compression module to inflate the compression sleeve, air moves from ambient surroundings into the first interior region of the footboard through the second opening and air moves into the second interior region in the housing of the compression module through the at least one first opening, wherein the compression module includes a filter and a pump and air entering the second interior region through the at least one first opening passes through the filter before reaching the pump.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a patient support deck. A footboard is removably coupled to the frame. A compression therapy module is located inside the footboard or is mounted to a foot section of the frame. A sleeve port is pneumatically coupled to the compression therapy module and is located on the foot section. The sleeve port is configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve worn on a limb of a patient. Control circuitry is coupled to the frame and is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control the compression therapy module. A graphical display screen is coupled to the control circuitry and displays user inputs that are selected to control functions of the patient support apparatus and the compression therapy module.
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29 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a frame including a patient support deck, control circuitry carried by the frame, a footboard coupled to the frame and having a first interior region, a compression module located within an interior region of the footboard, the compression module having a housing and a second interior region in the housing, the second interior region being in pneumatic communication with the first interior region through at least one first opening in the housing, a sleeve port pneumatically coupled to the compression module, the sleeve port being configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve that is worn on a limb of a patient, and an electrical cable providing wired communication between the compression module and the control circuitry, the electrical cable extending through a second opening formed in the footboard, wherein during operation of the compression module to inflate the compression sleeve, air moves from ambient surroundings into the first interior region of the footboard through the second opening and air moves into the second interior region in the housing of the compression module through the at least one first opening, wherein the compression module includes a filter and a pump and air entering the second interior region through the at least one first opening passes through the filter before reaching the pump.
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15. A patient support apparatus for use with a plurality of compression modules of different types, the patient support apparatus comprising
a frame including a patient support deck, control circuitry carried by the frame, a footboard coupled to the frame and having a first interior region, the first interior region including a space in which each one of the plurality of compression modules is installable, the space being sized such that only one installed compression module of the plurality of compression modules is able to fit in the space at any given time, and a sleeve port pneumatically coupled to the installed compression module, the sleeve port being configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve that is worn on a limb of a patient, wherein the control circuitry determines which type of compression module corresponds to the installed compression module and uses module software associated with the installed compression module and does not use other software associated with each of the other compressions modules of the plurality of compression modules that are not installed in the footboard.
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29. A patient support apparatus comprising
a frame including a patient support deck, control circuitry carried by the frame, a footboard coupled to the frame and having a first interior region, a compression module located within an interior region of the footboard, the compression module having a housing and a second interior region in the housing, the second interior region being in pneumatic communication with the first interior region through at least one first opening in the housing, wherein software for interfacing with the compression module is stored in memory of the compression module and the compression module transmits the software to the control circuitry after installation of the compression module on the footboard, a sleeve port pneumatically coupled to the compression module, the sleeve port being configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve that is worn on a limb of a patient, and an electrical cable providing wired communication between the compression module and the control circuitry, the electrical cable extending through a second opening formed in the footboard, wherein during operation of the compression module to inflate the compression sleeve, air moves from ambient surroundings into the first interior region of the footboard through the second opening and air moves into the second interior region in the housing of the compression module through the at least one first opening.
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