Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bed exit alerts for person support apparatus
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Application No.: US15798839Application Date: 2017-10-31
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Publication No.: US10206836B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Robert Mark Zerhusen
- Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Batesville
- Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Batesville
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: A61G7/05
- IPC: A61G7/05 ; G08B5/00 ; A61G12/00 ; A61G7/012 ; A61G7/015 ; A61G7/018 ; A61G7/053 ; G06F19/00 ; G16H40/63

Abstract:
A person support apparatus with an extendable mattress, a night light message display system, a screen key pendant, egress handle siderails, and various other features. The extendable mattress includes hinged extensions along the sides of the extendable mattress that are moved from a nested position to the extension position. The screen key pendant includes a plurality of screen keys that can be pressed to cycle through various control modes for the person support apparatus. The night light message display system can be configured to display a message or image on the floor communicating information to the person and/or alerting the person as to when they are able to exit the bed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180049932A1 BED EXIT ALERTS FOR PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-02-22
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