THIN FOOTBOARD FOR CHAIR EGRESS
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga deck having a head end and a foot end, the deck movable between a horizontal bed position, wherein the deck is configured to support a patient in the supine position, and a chair egress position, wherein the foot end of the deck is lowered so that a patient can exit the patient support apparatus from a sitting position,a footboard coupled to the foot end of the deck for pivotable movement relative to the deck, andan actuator operable to drive the footboard to pivot relative to the foot end of the deck into a position engaging the floor when the deck is in the chair egress position so that a patient can step on the footboard while exiting the deck without further pivoting of the footboard relative to the deck.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus is convertible between a horizontal bed position, having a generally horizontal sleeping surface upon which a person lies in a supine position, and a chair egress position, allowing a person to exit the support from a sitting position. The patient support comprises a deck and a footboard pivotably coupled to the deck. The foot panel may engage the floor and allow a low seated height while the bed is in the chair egress position.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a deck having a head end and a foot end, the deck movable between a horizontal bed position, wherein the deck is configured to support a patient in the supine position, and a chair egress position, wherein the foot end of the deck is lowered so that a patient can exit the patient support apparatus from a sitting position, a footboard coupled to the foot end of the deck for pivotable movement relative to the deck, and an actuator operable to drive the footboard to pivot relative to the foot end of the deck into a position engaging the floor when the deck is in the chair egress position so that a patient can step on the footboard while exiting the deck without further pivoting of the footboard relative to the deck.
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16. A patient support apparatus comprising
a deck having a head end and a foot end, the deck movable between a horizontal bed position, wherein the deck is configured to support a patient in the supine position, and a chair egress position, wherein the foot end of the deck is lowered so that a patient can exit the patient support apparatus from a sitting position, and a footboard coupled to the foot end of the deck for pivotable movement relative to the deck, wherein the deck includes a footboard position sensor configured to determine an angle formed by the foot deck section and the footboard.
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