Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To limit the weight of fluidizable beds without significantly compromising fluidized support for occupants. SOLUTION: The fluidizable bed includes a fluidizable material 36 within a containment vessel 12 and a filer sheet 24 having a vent region 42 covering a top portion 22 of the vessel. The vent region has a permeability of less than about 65 cubic feet per minute per square foot. The vent region 42 covers a top portion of the vessel and has a permeability sufficient to (1) establish a pressure difference across the filter sheet equal to or greater than a prescribed pressure difference threshold, or (2) support no more than a specified non-negligible portion of an occupant's weight. Also the bed is capable of supporting an occupant weighing more than about 300 pounds and preferably more than about 400 pounds while maintaining the fluidizable material in a fluidized state and (2) a fluidized bed weighing no more than about 950 pounds and (3) a fluidizable bed weighing no more than about four times the weight of an occupant thereof. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a person, supported by a person support surface to exercise their core or trunk region, to correct instability caused by a system.SOLUTION: The person support surface 12 comprising an outer ticking layer 26 which envelopes an inner core region is mounted on at least a portion of a deck 44 of a person-support apparatus 10. The person support surface 12 has a head support section HP, a seat support section SP and a foot support section FP. An instability apparatus 14 is positioned in the head support section HP in one embodiment. The instability apparatus 14 includes at least one bladder filled with air.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a person-support apparatus that can be configured to receive and retain patient belongings. SOLUTION: The person-support apparatus 10 can include a frame, an end board EB1, a siderail 24, and a removable module 58. The frame is configured to support a person thereon. The end board is coupled to the frame. The siderail is coupled to the frame. The siderail includes a siderail body 32 having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface faces towards the frame, and the second surface faces away from the frame. The removable module is configured to couple to at least one of the end board and the siderail. The removable module includes a casing body and an opening portion into the casing body that defines a storage area. The storage area is configured to at least one of dispense a fabric and removably retain one or more objects therewithin. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A moisture management apparatus (e.g., an occupant support) includes one or more sensors to detect the presence of moisture. The apparatus may include material having hydrophobic properties and material having hydrophilic properties. Portions of the apparatus may be configured to direct moisture to a reservoir in the apparatus. One or more of the sensors may be located in the reservoir. The moisture management apparatus may be coupled to a patient support apparatus. The moisture management apparatus may communicate moisture alerts to a healthcare communication system. The moisture management apparatus may display moisture alerts on a user interface device.
Abstract:
A surgical theater system (10) includes a central hub (12) mounted to a ceiling (11) of a surgical theater, devices selected from the group of monitors (42, 44), surgical lights (18, 20) and cameras (108) mounted for movement relative to a rotation axis (26) of the central hub (12), one of such devices being mounted for movement about a pivot axis (56, 58) of the hub (12), and a video control system (585, 820, 822, 920) controlling camera functions and feeds and the feed provided to the monitors (42, 44) and remote video devices (592).
Abstract:
A system to cause instability for a person supported by a person support surface (12) is disclosed. The system is configured to cause the person supported by the person support surface (12) to compensate for the instability caused by the system in order to exercise their core or trunk region. (Figure 1A) 0{