Patient support apparatus with motorized traction control
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a lower frame,an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient,a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, anda motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, wherein the user input comprises a force sensor coupled to the handle.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, comprises a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, and a support structure coupled to the lower frame. The support structure includes a lift having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame. The movable portion of the lift is configured to carry a patient care equipment support.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, and a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, wherein the user input comprises a force sensor coupled to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, and a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, wherein the support structure includes an arm coupled to a head end of the lower frame for side-to-side movement and the column extends upwardly from the arm. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, and a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, wherein the handle is movable between a use position and a storage position, and the apparatus further comprises a sensor configured to enable the motorized traction system when the handle is in the use position and configured to disable the motorized traction system when the handle is in the storage position.
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8. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, and a deck supported by the upper frame, the deck having a foot section that extends and retracts, a second user input for extending and retracting the foot section, and the second user input being coupled to the movable portion of the column. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, and a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, wherein the support structure has an arm extending outwardly from the lower frame so that at least a portion of the arm extends outside a footprint of the upper frame, and the column extends upwardly from the portion of the arm extending outside the footprint of the upper frame, wherein the arm is coupled to the lower frame for side-to-side movement between a first position on a first side of the lower frame and a second position on a second side of the lower frame through a central position near a head end of the lower frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure includes a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame and that includes a handle coupled to the movable portion of the column, a motorized traction system coupled to the lower frame and operable to propel the patient support apparatus along a floor, the motorized traction system having a user input coupled to the handle, and a patient care equipment support that is selectively coupleable to and decoupleable from the movable portion of the column.
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16. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, a deck supported above the upper frame, the deck having a foot section that extends and retracts, a support structure coupled to the lower frame, the support structure including a column having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame, a user input for extending and retracting the foot section being coupled to the movable portion of the column. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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