Procedural stretcher recline controls
First Claim
1. A patient-support apparatus comprisinga frame,a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement relative to the other deck sections between a generally vertically-extending raised position and a lowered position through an intermediate position therebetween,a drive mechanism actuatable to move the movable section relative to the other deck sections, the drive mechanism being coupled to the frame and coupled to the movable section, the drive mechanism including a hand-operated drive for moving the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position and a mechanized drive for lowering the movable section from the raised position to the lowered position and raising the movable section from the lowered position to the raised position, andcontrol buttons operating a control system coupled to the mechanized drive, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to lower the movable section from the raised position to the lowered position, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to raise the movable section from the lowered position only to the intermediate position, and the control system being configured with a disabler so that the mechanized drive does not activate to move the movable section from the intermediate position toward the raised position in response to engagement of the control buttons.
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Abstract
A stretcher includes a first actuator coupled to a head section and a second actuator coupled to a thigh section. A set of buttons accessible to a patient carried by the stretcher are coupled to motors that drive the respective first and second actuators. The buttons are pressed to move the thigh section through a full range of motion and to move the head section through a limited range of motion. A switch inaccessible to the patient is pressed to move the head section through a full range of motion. Lockout switches are provided for disabling the buttons and the switch. A first hand crank is coupled to the first actuator and is manually rotated to move the head section through the full range of motion. A second hand crank is coupled to the second actuator and is manually rotated to move the thigh section through the full range of motion. A CPR release handle is provided for quickly lowering the head section to the lowered position without the use of the buttons, switch, or first hand crank.
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25 Claims
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1. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement relative to the other deck sections between a generally vertically-extending raised position and a lowered position through an intermediate position therebetween, a drive mechanism actuatable to move the movable section relative to the other deck sections, the drive mechanism being coupled to the frame and coupled to the movable section, the drive mechanism including a hand-operated drive for moving the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position and a mechanized drive for lowering the movable section from the raised position to the lowered position and raising the movable section from the lowered position to the raised position, and control buttons operating a control system coupled to the mechanized drive, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to lower the movable section from the raised position to the lowered position, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to raise the movable section from the lowered position only to the intermediate position, and the control system being configured with a disabler so that the mechanized drive does not activate to move the movable section from the intermediate position toward the raised position in response to engagement of the control buttons.
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8. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement relative to the other deck sections and relative to the frame between a generally vertically-extending raised position, a lowered position, and through an intermediate position therebetween, a drive mechanism for moving the movable section relative to the other deck sections, the drive mechanism being coupled to the frame and coupled to the movable section, the drive mechanism including a hand-operated drive for moving the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position and a mechanized drive for moving the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position, control buttons operating a control system coupled to the mechanized drive, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to pivot the movable section relative to the other deck sections from the raised position to the lowered position, the control buttons being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to raise the movable section from the lowered position to the intermediate position, and the control system being configured with a disabler so that the mechanized drive does not activate to move the movable section from the intermediate position toward the raised position upon engagement of the control buttons, control switches coupled to the control system, the control switches being engageable to signal the control system to activate the mechanized drive to pivot the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position, and a hand crank mounted to the frame and coupled to the hand-operated drive, the hand crank being manually rotatable to actuate the hand-operated drive to pivot the movable section between the raised position and the lowered position.
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14. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame, a patient-support deck supported by the frame and including an articulated head section coupled to the frame for pivoting movement between a lowered position and a raised position, an actuator coupled to the head section and coupled to the frame, the actuator including a drive shaft that is rotatable relative to the frame, the actuator moving between an extended position and a retracted position in response to the rotation of the drive shaft, a latch mounted to the frame and movable between a locking position and a releasing position, and a lug mounted to the shaft and extending radially outwardly from the shaft, the lug engaging the latch when the latch is in the locking position preventing the head section from pivoting downwardly toward the lowered position and the lug being disengaged from the latch when the latch is in the releasing position allowing rotation of the drive shaft so that the head section moves to the lowered position.
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19. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame having longitudinally extending and transversely spaced-apart first and second sides, a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement between a raised position and a lowered position, a mattress carried on the deck and having a patient-support surface, a side guard rail having a top rail, the side guard rail being pivotably mounted to one of the sides of the frame for movement relative to the frame between a first position in which the top rail is movable to a position above the patient-support surface and a second position having the top rail positioned to lie below the patient-support surface, and a CPR release handle operating a release mechanism coupled to the movable section, the CPR release handle being movable between a locking position in which the release mechanism prevents the movable section from moving toward the lowered position relative to the frame and a releasing position in which the release mechanism allows the movable section to move toward the lowered position, the CPR release handle being mounted to the side guard rail for movement therewith so that the CPR release handle is accessible when the side rail is in either of the first and second positions.
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24. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame having longitudinally extending and transversely spaced-apart first and second sides, a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement between a raised position and a lowered position, a mattress carried on the deck and having a patient-support surface, a side guard rail mounted to one of the sides of the frame, the side guard rail including a top rail positioned to lie above the patient-support surface, and a CPR release handle operating a release mechanism coupled to the movable section, the CPR release handle being movable between a locking position in which the release mechanism prevents the movable section from moving toward the lowered position relative to the frame and a releasing position in which the release mechanism allows the movable section to move toward the lowered position, the CPR release handle being positioned to lie beneath the side guard rail.
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