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PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH DRIVE SYSTEMS

  • US 20170281440A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2017
  • Published: 10/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:

  • a frame;

    a plurality of wheels;

    a patient support surface adapted to support a patient thereon;

    a motor adapted to drive at least one of the wheels;

    a power assist control positioned on the patient support apparatus and adapted to detect a force applied to the power assist control;

    a sensor adapted to detect an angular orientation of the patient support apparatus with respect to a substantially horizontal plane; and

    a controller in communication with the power assist control, the motor, and the sensor, the controller adapted to drive the motor at different levels for a particular force applied to the power assist control depending upon the angular orientation sensed by the sensor.

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