Inflatable mattress for a bed
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisingan inflatable support assembly including a plurality of inflatable therapy devices,a supply of pressurized air, anda control system including a master processor, a first therapy control portion including a first slave processor in communication with the master processor, the first slave processor controlling hardware associated with a first therapy device to deliver a first therapy, a second therapy control portion including a second slave processor in communication with the master processor, the second slave processor controlling hardware associated with a second therapy device to deliver a second therapy, wherein the master processor provides data to the first slave processor and the second slave processor and the first slave processor controls the operation of the first therapy portion utilizing the data and the second slave processor controls the operation of the second therapy portion utilizing the data.
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Abstract
A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices.
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19 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
an inflatable support assembly including a plurality of inflatable therapy devices, a supply of pressurized air, and a control system including a master processor, a first therapy control portion including a first slave processor in communication with the master processor, the first slave processor controlling hardware associated with a first therapy device to deliver a first therapy, a second therapy control portion including a second slave processor in communication with the master processor, the second slave processor controlling hardware associated with a second therapy device to deliver a second therapy, wherein the master processor provides data to the first slave processor and the second slave processor and the first slave processor controls the operation of the first therapy portion utilizing the data and the second slave processor controls the operation of the second therapy portion utilizing the data.
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15. A patient support apparatus comprising
a control system including first and second communication networks, the first communication network including a first portion including hardware that controls the inflation of a first bladder, the first portion including a first processor, a second portion including hardware that controls inflation of a second bladder, the second portion including a second processor, and a third processor that communicates over the first communication network to provide instructions to the first and second processors to control the first and second portions of the control system, and wherein the third processor is a peer on a second communication network that is a peer-to-peer network, the second processor receiving data over the second communication network that is used to provide the instructions to first and second processors over the first communication network.
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