Patient Support Apparatus Having Movable Handles

摘要

A patient support apparatus includes a rolling base, a push handle unit, and a siderail. The push handle unit is coupled to a head end of the rolling base to provide a hand hold for a user pushing the rolling base from along the head end of the rolling base. The siderail is extends along a side of the rolling base to provide a hand hold for a caregiver pushing the rolling base from along the side of the rolling base.

主权项

1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a rolling base including a lower frame having head-end casters and foot-end casters, an upper frame including a head end and a foot end, the upper frame supported above the lower frame, and a lift system coupled to the lower frame and to the upper frame, the lift system configured to move the upper frame upwardly and downwardly relative to the lower frame, a push handle unit coupled to the head end of the upper frame for movement with the upper frame, and a control system including an input unit and a controller coupled to the input unit and the lift system, the controller configured to receive a caregiver parameter from the input unit, to determine caregiver height based on the caregiver parameter from the input unit, and to move the upper frame upwardly or downwardly relative to the lower frame to a push position corresponding to the determined caregiver height so that the push handle unit is positioned for ergonomic use by the caregiver.