Percussion therapy system, apparatus and method
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1. A sonic percussion therapy assembly, comprising:
- a first inflatable cell;
a second inflatable cell beneath the first inflatable cell; and
a sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between the first and second inflatable cells via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell.
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Abstract
A sonic percussion therapy system includes a patient support apparatus and a control module. The sonic percussion structure is attached to the inflatable cell so that the sonic percussion structure moves in response to movement of the inflatable cell. The control module includes a sonic percussion control module and a position control module. The sonic percussion control module independently controls frequency and/or intensity of at least one of the plurality of sonic percussion structures. The position control module selectively raises and lowers at least one of the plurality of sonic percussion structures with respect to a patient surface.
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25 Claims
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1. A sonic percussion therapy assembly, comprising:
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a first inflatable cell; a second inflatable cell beneath the first inflatable cell; and a sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between the first and second inflatable cells via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A sonic percussion therapy assembly, comprising:
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an inflatable cell comprising a diagonal seal that seals sidewalls of the inflatable cell; and a sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers attached via an attachment mechanism to a top of the inflatable cell. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of sonic percussion therapy assemblies arranged to support a patient, each comprising; a first inflatable cell; a second inflatable cell beneath the first inflatable cell; a sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between the first and second inflatable cells via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell; and a plurality of inflatable cushion cells arranged to support the patient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A therapy control apparatus, comprising:
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a sonic percussion control module that is operative to provide frequency and intensity control information to independently control at least frequency and intensity of a plurality of speakers of a sonic percussion structure; a position control module that is operative to selectively raise and lower the sonic percussion structure; an accelerometer operatively coupled to the sonic percussion module and the position control module, wherein the sonic percussion control module and the position control module are responsive to a feedback signal from the accelerometer; and wherein the accelerometer is adapted to be operatively coupled to a patient proximate a patient surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sonic percussion therapy system, comprising:
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a patient support apparatus that comprises; a plurality of sonic percussion therapy assemblies each comprising; a first inflatable cell; a second inflatable cell beneath the first inflatable cell; a sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between the first and second inflatable cells via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell; a control module that comprises; a sonic percussion control module that is operative to independently control at least frequency and intensity of at least one of the plurality of sonic percussion structures; and a position control module that is operative to selectively raise and lower at least one of the plurality of sonic percussion structures with respect to a patient surface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A therapy control apparatus, comprising:
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a sonic percussion control module that is operative to independently control at least frequency and intensity of a sonic percussion structure having a plurality of speakers; a position control module that is operative to selectively raise and lower the sonic percussion structure using, a plurality of inflatable cells; and wherein at least one inflatable cell and least one other inflatable cell are vertically stacked and are attached via an attachment mechanism attached to both the first and second inflatable cells to the sonic percussion structure.
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21. A method of providing sonic percussion therapy, comprising:
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raising a sonic percussion structure having a plurality of speakers with respect to a patient surface; independently controlling frequency and intensity of the sonic percussion structure; and controlling at least one inflatable cell, attached via an attachment mechanism to the sonic percussion structure, to one of inflate and deflate.
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22. A method of providing sonic percussion therapy, comprising:
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raising a sonic percussion structure having a plurality of speakers with respect to a patient surface; the sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between a first and second inflatable cell via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell, independently controlling frequency and intensity of the sonic percussion structure; and controlling at least one of the first and second inflatable to deflate and to concurrently control at least one other inflatable cell to inflate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of providing sonic percussion therapy, comprising:
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raising a sonic percussion structure having a plurality of speakers with respect to a patient surface; the sonic percussion structure comprised of a plurality of speakers, attached between a first and second inflatable cell via an attachment mechanism and positioned above the second inflatable cell; independently controlling frequency and intensity of the sonic percussion structure; and determining at least one of frequency information and intensity information of a sonic percussion waveform provided by the sonic percussion structure.
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