Medical equipment controller
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1. A patient support system comprising:
- an articulated frame having a plurality of segments movable relative to each other to position the articulated frame in a plurality of different frame configurations;
a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments;
a mattress having at least one chamber and being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations;
a mattress controller coupled to the mattress to control an amount of fluid in the at least one chamber; and
a user interface controller including a screen to display information, the screen having a plurality of input portions configured to receive inputs from an operator, the user interface controller being configured to send control signals to the frame controller and to the mattress controller in response to the inputs received by the input portions of the screen.
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Abstract
A patient support system comprises an articulated frame having a plurality of segments, a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments, a mattress having at least one chamber, a mattress controller coupled to the mattress to control an amount of fluid in the at least one chamber, and a user interface controller configured to send control signals to the frame controller and to the mattress controller.
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1. A patient support system comprising:
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an articulated frame having a plurality of segments movable relative to each other to position the articulated frame in a plurality of different frame configurations;
a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments;
a mattress having at least one chamber and being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations;
a mattress controller coupled to the mattress to control an amount of fluid in the at least one chamber; and
a user interface controller including a screen to display information, the screen having a plurality of input portions configured to receive inputs from an operator, the user interface controller being configured to send control signals to the frame controller and to the mattress controller in response to the inputs received by the input portions of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An patient support system comprising:
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an articulated table having a plurality of segments;
a table controller coupled to the table to move at least one of the segments;
a lighting system having at least one light head;
a lighting controller coupled to the lighting system to control an intensity of light from the at least one light head; and
a user interface controller configured to send control signals to the table controller and to the lighting controller. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A patient support system comprising:
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an articulated frame having a plurality of segments;
a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments;
a mattress having at least one chamber;
a mattress controller coupled to the mattress to control an amount of fluid in the at least one chamber; and
a user interface controller configured to send control signals to the frame controller and to the mattress controller, the user interface controller including a display and a processor configured to selectively provide a plurality of different menus on the display, each of the menus including a plurality of predefined configurations of the articulated frame, the processor being configured to command the articulated frame to move to a selected one of a plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A patient support system comprising:
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a base;
an articulated frame coupled to the base, the articulated frame having a plurality of segments movable relative to each other to position the frame in a plurality of different frame configurations;
a frame controller coupled to the frame to move at least one of the segments;
a user interface controller including a screen configured to display a plurality of variable indicia each indicative of a user command to move the articulated frame to a desired frame configuration, and a plurality of user input portions each associated with one of the variable indicia and configured to send a control signal to the frame controller to move the articulated frame to the desired frame configuration in response to a user input. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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