PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH MOTORIZED TRACTION CONTROL
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a lower frame,an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient,a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, anda motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, comprises a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, and a support structure coupled to the lower frame. The support structure includes a lift having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame. The movable portion of the lift is configured to carry a patient care equipment support.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, and a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a deck supported above the upper frame, the deck having a foot section that extends and retracts, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure including a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame, a user input for extending and retracting the foot section being coupled to the movable portion of the column. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A patient support apparatus for transporting a patient along a floor, the patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and engaging the floor, a motorized traction system coupled to the frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along the floor, and a handle coupled to the frame, the handle being movable between a first position and a second position, a user input for the motorized traction system being coupled to the handle, the motorized traction system being enabled when the handle is in the first position such that an input signal from the user input results in the operation of the motorized traction system to propel the apparatus along the floor, and the motorized traction system being disabled when the handle is in the second position.
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