US 11,980,580 B2
Patient support usable with bariatric patients
Richard Brian Roussy, London (CA); Jason John Connell, London (CA); Joseph Steven David Elku, Tillsonburg (CA); Jason James Cerny, London (CA); Christopher Alan George, St. Thomas (CA); Joseph William Roussy, London (CA); Christopher Scott Jacob, London (CA); and Aleem Yusuf, Kitchener (CA)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,262.
Application 17/704,262 is a continuation of application No. 16/916,994, filed on Jun. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,285,061.
Application 16/916,994 is a continuation of application No. 16/194,636, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,716,722, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/194,636 is a continuation of application No. 14/916,335, granted, now 10,130,536, issued on Nov. 20, 2018, previously published as PCT/CA2014/050850, filed on Sep. 8, 2014.
Application 16/194,636 is a continuation of application No. 15/394,111, filed on Dec. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,188,569, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/394,111 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/916,335, granted, now 10,130,536, issued on Nov. 20, 2018, previously published as PCT/CA2014/050850, filed on Sep. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/874,959, filed on Sep. 6, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218543 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61G 7/012 (2006.01); A61G 7/002 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/012 (2013.01) [A61G 7/002 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/0506 (2013.01); A61G 7/0507 (2013.01); A61G 7/0509 (2016.11); A61G 7/0512 (2016.11); A61G 7/0514 (2016.11); A61G 7/0516 (2016.11); A61G 7/0518 (2016.11); A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61G 7/0527 (2016.11); A61G 7/0528 (2016.11); A61G 2200/16 (2013.01); A61G 2203/32 (2013.01); A61G 2203/40 (2013.01); A61G 2203/74 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient support for supporting a patient thereon, said patient support comprising:
a deck for supporting a mattress thereon;
a lift for raising or lowering said deck;
a side rail mounted relative to said deck and movable between a raised position and a lowered position, and said side rail being lockable; and
a control system configured to adjust an allowable height of said deck based on a status of said side rail.