Hospital bed including moveable foot portion
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1. A patient support comprising:
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a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section and a foot section;
a controller area network including a plurality of control modules, none of the control modules operating as a master controller for the network, anda logic module coupled to the controller area network and coupled to the foot section, the logic module operable to control extension and retraction of the foot section to correspond to a position of the head section; and
a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress having a head portion positioned over the head section of the deck and a foot portion positioned over the foot section of the deck.
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Abstract
A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.
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1. A patient support comprising:
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a frame; a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section and a foot section; a controller area network including a plurality of control modules, none of the control modules operating as a master controller for the network, and a logic module coupled to the controller area network and coupled to the foot section, the logic module operable to control extension and retraction of the foot section to correspond to a position of the head section; and a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress having a head portion positioned over the head section of the deck and a foot portion positioned over the foot section of the deck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A patient support comprising:
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a frame; a controller area network including a plurality of control modules, none of the control modules operating as a master controller for the network; a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, the head section movable relative to the seat section between a first generally horizontal position and a first chair position, the foot section movable relative to the seat section between a second generally horizontal position and a second chair position; a logic module coupled to the controller area network, the logic module operable to coordinate movement of the head and foot sections between the generally horizontal positions and chair positions; a dynamic surface module coupled to the controller area network; and an adjustable mattress supported by the deck, the mattress coupled to the dynamic surface module such that the dynamic surface module is operable to control at least one operating parameter of the mattress. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A patient-support apparatus comprising
a frame, a controller area network including a plurality of control modules, none of the control modules operating as a master controller for the network, a scale/ppm module coupled to the controller area network, and a user interface coupled to the controller area network, the user interface configured to display a weight of a patient as determined by the scale/ppm module and to allow a user to adjust an operational parameter of the patient-support apparatus.
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