Medical equipment controller
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a base;
a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a plurality of frame sections movable relative to each other to position the frame in a plurality of different frame configurations for a plurality of different medical procedures;
a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality of different medical procedures; and
a controller including a housing configured to be hand-held, a touch-screen display coupled to the housing, the touch-screen display being configured to display an iconographic representation of the articulated frame and to provide a user input, and a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to provide indicia on the display indicative of a user command to move the articulated frame to a desired frame configuration and to command the articulated frame to move to the desired frame configuration based on the user input, the processor being further configured to provide indicia on the display indicative of a user command to adjust the mattress to a desired mattress configuration and to adjust to the mattress to the desired mattress configuration based on the user input.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus comprises a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a mattress located on the frame to support a patient. The apparatus also includes a display and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is configured to provide a menu on the display of a plurality of predefined configurations of the frame and mattress, and the processor is configured to command the frame and mattress to move to a selected one of the plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a base;
a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a plurality of frame sections movable relative to each other to position the frame in a plurality of different frame configurations for a plurality of different medical procedures;
a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality of different medical procedures; and
a controller including a housing configured to be hand-held, a touch-screen display coupled to the housing, the touch-screen display being configured to display an iconographic representation of the articulated frame and to provide a user input, and a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to provide indicia on the display indicative of a user command to move the articulated frame to a desired frame configuration and to command the articulated frame to move to the desired frame configuration based on the user input, the processor being further configured to provide indicia on the display indicative of a user command to adjust the mattress to a desired mattress configuration and to adjust to the mattress to the desired mattress configuration based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a base;
a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a plurality of frame sections movable relative to each other to position the frame in a plurality of different frame configurations for a plurality of different medical procedures;
a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality of different medical procedures; and
a display; and
a controller coupled to the display, the controller being configured to provide a menu on the display of a plurality of predefined configurations of the frame and mattress, the processor being configured to command the frame and mattress to move to a selected one of the plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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