Proning bed and method of operating the same
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1. A bed comprising:
- a fluid supply, a bed support coupled to the fluid supply, and a patient support surface configured to couple to and be separated from the bed support, the patient support surface being in communication with the fluid supply automatically when the patient support surface is coupled to the bed support.
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Abstract
A bed comprises a fluid supply and a bed support coupled to the fluid supply. A patient support surface is configured to couple to the bed support.
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1. A bed comprising:
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a fluid supply, a bed support coupled to the fluid supply, and a patient support surface configured to couple to and be separated from the bed support, the patient support surface being in communication with the fluid supply automatically when the patient support surface is coupled to the bed support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A bed comprising:
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a patient support surface, a bed support, a fluid supply coupled to the bed support, and means for releasably coupling the patient support surface and the bed support so that the fluid supply is in communication with the patient support surface when the patient support surface is coupled to the bed support. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A bed comprising:
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a fluid supply, a posterior bed support coupled to the fluid supply, an anterior bed support coupled to the posterior bed support, the anterior bed support including a mattress, and a patient support surface coupled to the posterior bed support, the patient support surface and the mattress of the anterior bed support being in communication with the fluid supply when the patient support surface is coupled to the posterior bed support. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A bed comprising:
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a posterior bed support, the posterior bed support including a passageway having an inlet and an outlet, a patient support surface coupled to the posterior bed support, the patient support surface including a mattress that is in communication with the outlet of the passageway of the posterior bed support when the patient support surface is coupled to the posterior bed support, an anterior bed support coupled to the posterior bed support, the anterior bed support including a passageway and a mattress in communication with the passageway, the passageways of the anterior and posterior bed supports being in communication when the anterior bed support is coupled to the posterior bed support, and a fluid supply coupled to the inlet of the passageway of the posterior bed support. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for handling a patient on a bed, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a bed support supporting a fluid passageway having an inlet and an outlet;
coupling a fluid supply to the inlet of the fluid passageway of the bed support; and
coupling a patient support surface to the bed support, the patient support surface being in fluid communication with the fluid supply through the outlet of the fluid passageway automatically when the patient support surface is coupled to the bed support. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
coupling an anterior bed support to the bed support, the anterior bed support including a mattress; and
moving the patient support surface and the mattress of the anterior bed support.
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41. The method of claim 40, wherein the step of moving comprises rotating the patient support surface and the mattress of the anterior bed support about a longitudinally extending axis, so that a person lying on the mattress of the anterior bed support is in a prone position.
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42. The method of claim 41, further comprising the step of removing the patient support surface after rotating the patient support surface and the mattress of the anterior bed support.
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43. The method of claim 39, wherein the patient support surface includes a fluid passageway having an inlet, and the step of coupling the patient support surface to the bed support includes the step of aligning the outlet of the fluid passageway of the bed support with the inlet of the fluid passageway of the patient support surface.
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44. The method of claim 39, further comprising the step of inflating the patient support surface.
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45. The method of claim 44, further comprising the step of deflating the patient support surface.
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46. The method of claim 44, further comprising the steps of inflating the mattress of the anterior patient support, and moving the patient support surface and the mattress.
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