Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extendable fluid conduit for reconfigurable bed
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Application No.: US15505081Application Date: 2015-08-18
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Publication No.: US10993862B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Glenn C. Stroh , Randall P. Kelch , Kenneth M. Knowles
- Applicant: Glenn C. Stroh , Randall P. Kelch , Kenneth M. Knowles , HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Applicant Address: US TX Marion; US TX San Antonio; US TX Bandera; GB Dunstable
- Assignee: Glenn C. Stroh,Randall P. Kelch,Kenneth M. Knowles,HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Current Assignee: Glenn C. Stroh,Randall P. Kelch,Kenneth M. Knowles,HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Marion; US TX San Antonio; US TX Bandera; GB Dunstable
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- International Application: PCT/US2015/045711 WO 20150818
- International Announcement: WO2016/028794 WO 20160225
- Main IPC: A61G7/015
- IPC: A61G7/015 ; A61G7/005 ; A61G7/05 ; A61G7/075 ; A61G7/002 ; A47C27/08 ; A47C27/10 ; A47C19/04 ; A61G7/057

Abstract:
A patient support system including a frame having first and second portions, at least one of them movable with respect to the other to transition the frame between a first configuration and a second configuration. A first port is coupled to the first portion of the frame, and a second port disposed with the second portion of the frame, such that a distance between the first port and the second port changes when the frame transitions between the first and second configurations. A fluid conduit is arranged between the first port and the second port and configured to transition between a first length and a second length, longer than the first length, when the frame is transitioned between the first and second configurations. The fluid conduit is configured with a resiliency to naturally return toward the first length. A method of using a patient support system is also included.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170273842A1 EXTENDABLE FLUID CONDUIT FOR RECONFIGURABLE BED Public/Granted day:2017-09-28
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