Medical equipment with antimicrobial components and/or system
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1. A patient support comprising:
- a patient support surface;
a barrier adjacent said patient support surface;
said barrier or said patient support surface including a body forming an exterior surface of said patient support;
a material having antimicrobial properties embedded in, applied to, or suspended in said body to provide antimicrobial treatment at said exterior surface; and
an energy generation system directing energy to said body to provide an antimicrobial treatment to said body at said exterior surface, said energy generation system operable to generate UV light, wherein the UV light is directed into said body, and said body being formed from a material enabling total internal reflection of the UV light so that the light when directed into said body is substantially retained within said body to thereby protect a patient supported on the patient support from the UV light.
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Abstract
A patient support includes a patient support surface, a barrier adjacent the patient support surface, with a portion of the barrier or patient support surface including at least one material suspended therein, applied thereto, or embedded therein having an antimicrobial property, and an energy generation system directing energy to the portion or another portion of the barrier or patient support surface, the energy comprising a current, a field, heat, sound waves, or light to provide antimicrobial treatment to the portion or the other portion.
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1. A patient support comprising:
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a patient support surface; a barrier adjacent said patient support surface; said barrier or said patient support surface including a body forming an exterior surface of said patient support; a material having antimicrobial properties embedded in, applied to, or suspended in said body to provide antimicrobial treatment at said exterior surface; and an energy generation system directing energy to said body to provide an antimicrobial treatment to said body at said exterior surface, said energy generation system operable to generate UV light, wherein the UV light is directed into said body, and said body being formed from a material enabling total internal reflection of the UV light so that the light when directed into said body is substantially retained within said body to thereby protect a patient supported on the patient support from the UV light.
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2. A component of medical equipment, said component comprising:
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a body, said body being adapted to mount to a patient support and to form an exterior surface of the patient support when mounted to the patient support; a material having antimicrobial properties embedded in, applied to, or suspended in said body to provide antimicrobial treatment at said exterior surface; and an energy generation system applying energy to said body to provide an antimicrobial treatment to said body at said exterior surface to thereby protect a patient supported nearby from the energy. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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