HOSPITAL BED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISEASES AND NOSOCOMIAL PRESSURE ULCERS

• US 20080047067A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Hornbach
• Original Assignee: David Hornbach
• Inventors: Hornbach, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,467,430 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/607
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/008 tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05715 with modular blocks, or inserts, with layers of different material
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05769 with inflatable chambers

Abstract

A patient support is disclosed, including a deck comprising openings that accommodate removable modules.

Claims

1. A patient support comprising:

a base;

a deck having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of openings extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; and

a plurality of modules removably supported within the openings of the deck.

2. The patient support of claim 1, wherein each of the modules includes a first end accessible from the lower surface of the deck.

3. The patient support of claim 2, further comprising an upper patient support surface supported by the deck.

4. The patient support of claim 3, wherein each of the modules includes a second end forming a portion of the upper patient support surface.

5. The patient support of claim 4, further comprising a carriage rotatably supported above the base including the deck.

6. The patient support of claim 1, wherein each of the modules includes an inflatable bladder configured to couple to the deck when inflated and to uncouple from the deck when deflated.

7. The patient support of claim 2, wherein each of the modules includes a fluid connector supported by the first end and configured to couple to a fluid supply.

8. The patient support of claim 5, further comprising a first linkage assembly operably coupling the first side of the carriage to the base, and a second linkage assembly operably coupling the second side of the carriage to the base.

9. The patient support of claim 8, wherein the first linkage assembly includes a first link, a second link extending parallel to the first link, a first arm having a first end pivotably supported by the base and a second end pivotably coupled to the first link and the second link, and the second linkage assembly includes a third link, a fourth link extending parallel to the third link, a second arm having a first end pivotably supported by the base and a second end pivotably coupled to the third link and the fourth link.

10. The patient support of claim 9, further comprising a connecting member supported by the carriage, wherein the first link, the second link, the third link, and the fourth link are pivotably coupled to the connecting member.

11. The patient support of claim 5, further comprising a lower patient support surface supported by the base below the carriage.

12. The patient support of claim 11, further comprising first and second side bolsters extending above the lower patient support surface.

13. The patient support of claim 12, wherein the first and second side bolsters are configured to pivot downwardly relative to the lower patient support surface.

14. A patient support comprising

a frame,

a deck supported by the frame, the deck including an upper surface, a lower surface spaced from the upper surface, and an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the deck, and

a module removably inserted in the opening, the module including a base and a support member coupled to the base, the support member being shaped to complement the shape of the opening in the deck.

15. The patient support of claim 14, wherein the support member is configured to support a portion of a person positioned on the patient support.

16. The patient support of claim 15, wherein the support member includes an inflatable bladder.

17. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the bladder includes a plurality of sidewalls defining a shape which is insertable in the complementary shaped opening of the deck.

18. A patient support comprising

a frame,

a carriage assembly supported by the frame, at least a portion of the carriage assembly being rotatable about an axis located above the frame between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, the carriage assembly including a first portion and a second portion spaced from the first portion, wherein when the carriage assembly is in the first position, the first portion of the carriage assembly is removable to access a first region of a person positioned on the patient support, and when the carriage assembly is in the second position, the second portion of the carriage assembly is removable to access a second region of a person positioned on the patient support.

19. The patient support of claim 18, wherein the first removable portion of the carriage assembly includes an inflatable bladder.

20. The patient support of claim 19, wherein the first removable portion of the carriage assembly is removable by decreasing pressure in the inflatable bladder.

21. The patient support of claim 18, further comprising a drive configured to rotate the carriage assembly about an axis which is positionable at least at the center plane of the lungs of a person positioned on the patient support.

22. A patient support comprising

a base,

at least one support column coupled to the base,

a frame supported by the at least one support column to be raisable and lowerable relative to the base,

a carriage assembly supported above the frame,

a first drive coupled to the carriage assembly to rotate the carriage assembly about a longitudinal axis in a first direction,

a second drive coupled to the carriage assembly to rotate the carriage assembly about the longitudinal axis in a second direction, and

a plurality of removable modules coupled to the carriage assembly.

23. The patient support of claim 22, wherein the carriage assembly has a deck including a plurality of openings in the deck, the removable modules are insertable in the openings of the deck, and the number of removable modules is the same as the number of openings in the deck.

24. A patient support comprising

a base,

a carriage assembly supported by the base, the carriage assembly including a head end carriage and a foot end carriage spaced from the head end carriage, each carriage including a deck having an upper surface and a lower surface spaced from the upper surface, and a plurality of openings extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the deck.

25. The patient support of claim 24, wherein the deck has an upwardly facing arcuate lateral cross-section and each of the openings has a center axis, wherein the center axes of the openings converge at a point above the carriage assembly.