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Hospital bed having alert light

  • US 8,525,682 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2012
  • Issued: 09/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bed comprising:

  • a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame,a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame,a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters,a controller coupled to the frame,a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, andat least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the controller operates to change a state of the at least one alert light in response to at least one of the upper frame not being in the lowered position and the casters not being braked.

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