Patient support systems and methods of use

摘要

A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.

主权项

1. A patient support system comprising
a patient support apparatus including a seat-deck section and a head-deck section movable relative to the seat-deck section between a first position adjacent the seat-deck section and a second position spaced apart from the seat-deck section forming a gap between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section, a support surface including a cover, a plurality of support bladders, and a fill bladder arranged over an interface of the seat-deck section and the head-deck section, an air source coupled to the fill bladder, and a controller coupled to the air source, the controller configured to inflate the fill bladder in response to movement of the head-deck section from the first position to the second position so that the fill bladder covers the gap formed between the seat-deck section and the head-deck section, wherein the support surface includes a trunk carrying pneumatic and electrical lines that extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the cover to be received by the patient support apparatus when the support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus, and the seat-deck section is formed to include a channel sized to receive the trunk of the support surface when the support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus.