David C. Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); Robert M. Zerhusen, Batesville, IN (US); John B. Wilker, Jr., Dillsboro, IN (US); James M. Allen, Batesville, IN (US); Douglas A. Seim, Okeana, OH (US); and Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/518,959.
Application 17/518,959 is a continuation of application No. 16/782,393, filed on Feb. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,185,454.
Application 16/782,393 is a continuation of application No. 15/846,286, filed on Dec. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,561,552, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 15/846,286 is a continuation of application No. 15/075,610, filed on Mar. 21, 2016, granted, now 9,849,051, issued on Dec. 26, 2017.
Application 15/075,610 is a continuation of application No. 14/069,484, filed on Nov. 1, 2013, granted, now 9,320,664, issued on Apr. 26, 2016.
Application 14/069,484 is a continuation of application No. 11/960,287, filed on Dec. 19, 2007, granted, now 8,572,778, issued on Nov. 5, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/982,300, filed on Oct. 24, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/921,192, filed on Mar. 30, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054336 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
1. A hospital bed comprising: a frame, a mattress carried by the frame and configured to support a patient, a plurality of barriers coupled to the frame, the plurality of barriers including a headboard, a footboard, and a plurality of siderails, the plurality of siderails each being movable between raised and lowered positions, a controller carried by the frame and operable to provide frame control signals to control functions of the frame and mattress control signals to control functions of the mattress, the functions of the mattress including a turn assist function and a lateral rotation function, and a user interface coupled mechanically to the footboard and coupled electrically to the controller, the user interface including a touchscreen display operable to receive user input commands that are communicated to the controller, the controller providing the frame control signals and the mattress control signals based on the user input commands, wherein the user interface is operable to display a turn assist screen that is used to provide turn assist commands to the controller to operate the turn assist function in which the patient is turned a single time to the patient's left or to the patient's right, wherein the user interface is operable to display a lateral rotation screen that is used to provide lateral rotation commands to the controller to operate the lateral rotation function in which the patient is turned multiple times, back and forth between the patient's right and left sides, wherein the turn assist function and the lateral rotation function are disabled if any of the siderails of the plurality of siderails are in the lowered position.
