Pulmonary mattress

• US 8,584,279 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Richards, Sandy M., O'Keefe, Christopher R., Wilson, Bradley T., Chambers, Kenith W., Yermaneni, Mayur, Branson, Gregory W., Gove, Karen M., Skinner, Andrew F., Schulte, Stephen R., O'Neal, Todd P., Hopkins King, Rachel, Mirabella, Teresa M., Meyer, Eric R., Sleva, Michael Z, Cooper, Paula M.
• Primary Examiner(s): POLITO, NICHOLAS F
• Application Number:
  US13/243,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 560/0, 571/5, 565/8, 550/31, 565/53, 571/3, 601/41, 601148-152
• US Class Current: 5/600
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/32 for force
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/34 for pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2210/70 for cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2210/90 for heating
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/002 having adjustable mattress frame
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05715 with modular blocks, or inserts, with layers of different material
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05776 with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05784 with ventilating means, e.g. mattress or cushion with ventilating holes or ventilators
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/072 for the head only
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0146 Mattresses
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/084 Chest
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/04 with hydraulic or pneumatic drive hydraulic or Pneumatic massages, A61H9/00; underwater massages, A61H33/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A patient support surface including a cover defining an interior region, a layer of three dimensional material, located at the interior region, and an air circulation device disposed adjacent the layer of three dimensional material. The patient support surface includes at least one of a percussion device and a vibration device, located at the interior region.

Claims

1. A control unit for a patient support surface configured to provide a plurality of pulmonary therapies, the control unit comprising:

a housing defining an enclosed interior region, the housing spaced from the patient support surface and removably coupled to the patient support surface by a first coupler external to the patient support surface,

a second coupler supported by the housing and configured to operably couple the control unit to an airway clearance system that is external to the patient support surface, and

a controller located within the enclosed interior region of the housing, the controller configured to disable the plurality of pulmonary therapies in response to detecting that the control unit is coupled to the airway clearance system.

2. The control unit of claim 1, wherein the airway clearance system includes a high frequency chest wall oscillation device.

3. The control unit of claim 1, wherein the airway clearance system is wearable by a person when the person is not supported by the patient support surface.

4. The control unit of claim 1, comprising a user interface coupled to the housing by a swivel connector.

5. The control unit of claim 1, comprising a user interface supported by the housing, wherein the user interface is configured to display information relating to the airway clearance system and information relating to the patient support surface.

6. The control unit of claim 1, comprising a holder supported by the housing, wherein the holder is configured to support a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) device.

7. The control unit of claim 1, comprising a user interface supported by the housing, wherein the user interface is configured to display information relating to a pressure relief feature of the patient support surface and settings for a chest wall oscillation device.

8. The control unit of claim 1, comprising a user interface supported by the housing, wherein the user interface supports user controls for the airway clearance system.

9. A control unit for a patient support surface, comprising:

a housing defining an enclosed interior region, the housing spaced from the patient support surface and removably coupled to the patient support surface by a first coupler external to the patient support surface,

a second coupler supported by the housing and configured to operably couple the control unit to an airway clearance system that is external to the patient support surface,

a user interface supported by the housing and configured to selectively activate at least one of a pressure relief mode, a rotation mode, a percussion mode, and a vibration mode of the patient support surface and an airway clearance system mode for the airway clearance system, and

a controller located within the enclosed interior region of the housing and coupled to the user interface, the controller configured to disable the pressure relief mode, the rotation mode, the percussion mode, and the vibration mode in response to detection that the control unit is coupled to the airway clearance system via the second coupler.

10. The control unit of claim 9, wherein the user interface is configured to display an airway clearance screen if the airway clearance mode is selected.

11. The control unit of claim 10, wherein the airway clearance screen comprises user controls for selecting pulse frequency, intensity and time duration parameters for airway clearance therapy.

12. The control unit of claim 9, wherein the user interface comprises a user control to configure an alert relating to airway clearance therapy.

13. The control unit of claim 9, configured to activate airway clearance therapy, monitor airway clearance therapy and generate an alarm relating to airway clearance therapy if an amount of time has elapsed since the last airway clearance therapy.

14. The control unit of claim 9, wherein the user interface is configured to display a history of airway clearance therapy.