Beds – Mattress – Having confined gas
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-23
2010-02-09
Cuomo, Peter M (Department: 3673)
Beds
Mattress
Having confined gas
C005S710000, C005S654000, C005S689000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07657956
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure described a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support.
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Bobay John Alan
Borgman Darrell
Branson Gregory
Chambers Kenith W.
Douglas Stephen L.
Baran Kenneth C.
Cuomo Peter M
Hill-Rom Services Inc.
Wilson Brittany M
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