PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE
First Claim
1. A patient support system comprisinga patient support apparatus including a seat-deck section and a head-deck section movable relative to the seat-deck section between a first position adjacent the seat-deck section and a second position spaced apart from the seat-deck section forming a gap between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section,a support surface including a plurality of support bladders and a fill bladder arranged over the interface of the seat-deck section and the head-deck section,an air source coupled to the fill bladder, anda controller coupled to the air source, the controller configured to inflate the fill bladder in response to movement of the head-deck section from the first position to the second position so that the fill bladder covers the gap formed between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section.
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Abstract
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.
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21 Claims
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1. A patient support system comprising
a patient support apparatus including a seat-deck section and a head-deck section movable relative to the seat-deck section between a first position adjacent the seat-deck section and a second position spaced apart from the seat-deck section forming a gap between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section, a support surface including a plurality of support bladders and a fill bladder arranged over the interface of the seat-deck section and the head-deck section, an air source coupled to the fill bladder, and a controller coupled to the air source, the controller configured to inflate the fill bladder in response to movement of the head-deck section from the first position to the second position so that the fill bladder covers the gap formed between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section.
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5. The patient support system of 4, wherein the lug-receiving apertures include at least one keyhole slot with a wide portion and a narrow portion.
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10. A patient support surface comprising
a cover with a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side, a head-support bladder encased in the cover and extending from the head end of the cover toward the foot end of the cover, a seat-support bladder encased in the cover and extending from the head-support bladder toward the foot end of the cover, and a fill bladder encased in the cover and arranged to underlie the interface of the head-support bladder and the seat-support bladder.
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17. A patient support surface comprising
a cover having a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side, the cover including a lower ticking and a trunk extending downwardly from the lower ticking, an inflatable bladder encased in the cover, and a pneumatic line extending from the trunk to the inflatable bladder.
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21-38. -38. (canceled)
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