Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient turning device for a patient support apparatus
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Application No.: US16220591Application Date: 2018-12-14
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Publication No.: US11246775B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: James K. Galer , Patrick Lafleche , Prachi Jain Slominski , Justin Jon Raymond
- Applicant: Stryker Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- Main IPC: A61G7/00
- IPC: A61G7/00 ; A61G7/10 ; A61G7/05 ; A61G7/08 ; A61G7/018 ; A61G7/015 ; A61G7/012 ; A47C20/04 ; A61G7/057 ; A47C31/00 ; A47C20/02

Abstract:
A patient turning device for a patient support apparatus. The patient turning device includes a first and second bladder assembly each including a plurality of layers and seals defining a bladder volume. The bladder volumes are selectively inflatable with fluid to expand the respective bladder assembly, and consequently move a patient support surface of the patient support apparatus. A portion of a lower layer of the first bladder assembly and a portion of an upper layer of the second bladder assembly define an overlapping region of the bladder volumes. The patient turning device is coupled to an underside of a carrier sheet and positioned between a crib assembly and a bottom cover. An augmenting feature is configured to resiliently expand as at least one of the first and second bladder assemblies receives the fluid to move at least a portion of the crib assembly away from a patient support deck.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190201262A1 Patient Turning Device For A Patient Support Apparatus Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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