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Patient support

  • US 9,381,125 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2013
  • Issued: 07/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patient support comprising:

  • a frame having a head-end and a foot-end;

    an articulatable deck being supported by said frame and having a head section and a seat section, said head section being movable between a generally horizontal orientation and a raised position; and

    a pair of head-end side rails mounted to said frame adjacent but independent from said deck, each of said head-end side rails including a side rail body having a fixed length and configured to move between a defined raised position and a defined lowered position relative to said frame, and each of said head-end side rails configured for independent linear movement along said frame from a first position adjacent said head-end of said frame when said movable head section of said deck is in said generally horizontal orientation to form a barrier adjacent said head section of said deck to a second position away from said head-end when said head section is moved to its raised position to form a barrier adjacent said seat section.

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