Patient support systems and methods of use
First Claim
1. A patient support system adapted to provide a hospital bed having a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side, the system comprisinga patient support apparatus adapted to provide a bed frame, the patient support apparatus including a deck adapted to underlie a support surface, the deck being made up of a seat deck section, a foot deck section mounted to move relative to the seat deck section, and a head deck section mounted to pivot about an axis and to slide away from the seat deck section forming a gap between the seat deck section and the head deck section, anda patient support surface adapted to provide a mattress, the patient support surface including a plurality of internal components, a ticking that provides a cover encasing the internal components, and a plurality of lugs configured to couple the patient support surface to the deck for movement therewith,wherein the plurality of lugs include a first pair of lugs coupled to a head-end section of the ticking that extend from the ticking into apertures formed in the head deck section to couple the head-end section of the ticking to the head deck section for movement therewith during sliding of the head deck section away from the seat deck section, a second pair of lugs that extend from a foot-end section of the ticking into apertures formed in the foot deck section to couple the foot-end section of the ticking to the foot deck section for movement therewith relative to the seat deck section, and a third pair of lugs that extend from a section of the ticking between the head-end section and the foot-end section into apertures formed in the seat deck section to couple the ticking to the seat deck section.
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Abstract
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.
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1. A patient support system adapted to provide a hospital bed having a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side, the system comprising
a patient support apparatus adapted to provide a bed frame, the patient support apparatus including a deck adapted to underlie a support surface, the deck being made up of a seat deck section, a foot deck section mounted to move relative to the seat deck section, and a head deck section mounted to pivot about an axis and to slide away from the seat deck section forming a gap between the seat deck section and the head deck section, and a patient support surface adapted to provide a mattress, the patient support surface including a plurality of internal components, a ticking that provides a cover encasing the internal components, and a plurality of lugs configured to couple the patient support surface to the deck for movement therewith, wherein the plurality of lugs include a first pair of lugs coupled to a head-end section of the ticking that extend from the ticking into apertures formed in the head deck section to couple the head-end section of the ticking to the head deck section for movement therewith during sliding of the head deck section away from the seat deck section, a second pair of lugs that extend from a foot-end section of the ticking into apertures formed in the foot deck section to couple the foot-end section of the ticking to the foot deck section for movement therewith relative to the seat deck section, and a third pair of lugs that extend from a section of the ticking between the head-end section and the foot-end section into apertures formed in the seat deck section to couple the ticking to the seat deck section.
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11. A patient support system having a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side, the system comprising
a patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus including a deck adapted to underlie a support surface, the deck being made up of a seat deck section and a head deck section, the head deck section mounted to pivot about an axis and to slide away from the seat deck section so as to form a gap between the seat deck section and the head deck section, and a patient support surface including a plurality of internal components, a ticking that provides a cover encasing the internal components, and a plurality of lugs configured to couple the patient support surface to the deck for movement therewith, wherein the plurality of lugs include a pair of lugs coupled to a head-end section of the ticking that extend from the ticking into apertures formed in the head deck section to couple the head-end section of the ticking to the head deck section for movement therewith during sliding of the head deck section away from the seat deck section.
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