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Patient support, communication, and computing apparatus including movement of the support and connection to the hospital network

  • US 8,618,918 B2
  • Filed: 04/07/2011
  • Issued: 12/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A person support apparatus, comprisingan upper surface configured to support a person,a movable actuator configured to impart movement to at least a portion of the upper surface, andan electronics system connected to the person support apparatus and configured to control the movable actuator, wherein the electronics system comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface configured to display information as directed by the processor, a network connector configured to connect to a hospital network via hardwired connection, a network interface, wherein the network interface is configured to receive data at a data transfer rate of greater than 1 Mb per second, at least part of the time, and is configured to allow for data communication with a hospital network via the network connector, a general purpose operating system executable by the processor, wherein the general purpose operating system is configured to run without modification a plurality of computer software applications not designed for person support apparatuses, browser software executable by the processor and configured to allow the electronics to act as a client computer by sending a request to a remote server to perform a task, receiving data defining a screen to be displayed on the user interface in response to the request, receiving input from a user at a portion of the screen, and sending the input to the remote server, control software configured to control the movable actuator through at least one input from a user, an electrical isolator configured to provide electrical isolation of the network connector from at least a portion of the electronics system.

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