Sensors in a mattress cover
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a cushion,a cover overlying the cushion and configured to support a patient, the cover including a slit,a sensor unit including a sensor coupled to and proximate a base of a flexible mount which is configured to secure the sensor to the cover, the flexible mount having an elongated stem portion extending from a center of said base and further including a retention portion having a plurality of extensions, each of the extensions extending from first ends at opposite sides of said base to distal ends remote from said base, the stem portion having a length which extends beyond the extensions,wherein the stem portion is configured to be inserted through the slit and underneath the cover and the retention portion is configured to reside above the cover so as to prevent the sensor from being slid beneath the cover.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a cushion, a cover arranged over a top side of the cushion, and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is coupled to the cover and arranged to underlie a patient supported on the cover. The sensor unit includes a sensor configured to detect conditions near the interface of a patient'"'"'s skin with the cover.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a cushion, a cover overlying the cushion and configured to support a patient, the cover including a slit, a sensor unit including a sensor coupled to and proximate a base of a flexible mount which is configured to secure the sensor to the cover, the flexible mount having an elongated stem portion extending from a center of said base and further including a retention portion having a plurality of extensions, each of the extensions extending from first ends at opposite sides of said base to distal ends remote from said base, the stem portion having a length which extends beyond the extensions, wherein the stem portion is configured to be inserted through the slit and underneath the cover and the retention portion is configured to reside above the cover so as to prevent the sensor from being slid beneath the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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