US 12,419,798 B2
Hospital bed having patient association control
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US); Dan R. Tallent, Hope, IN (US); Brian J. Kendall, Batesville, IN (US); William G. Pittenger, Aurora, IN (US); Stephen C. Flint, Fortville, IN (US); Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US); Matt W. Crane, Prospect, KY (US); and James M. Allen, Batesville, IN (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/338,531.
Application 18/338,531 is a continuation of application No. 17/092,462, filed on Nov. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,707,391.
Application 17/092,462 is a continuation of application No. 15/292,578, filed on Oct. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,857,050, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 15/292,578 is a continuation of application No. 13/249,336, filed on Sep. 30, 2011, granted, now 9,492,341, issued on Nov. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/391,261, filed on Oct. 8, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329933 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/012 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC A61G 7/018 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1115 (2013.01); A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/0507 (2013.01); A61G 7/0513 (2016.11); A61G 7/0516 (2016.11); A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61G 7/0527 (2016.11); A61G 7/0528 (2016.11); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61G 2203/16 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01); A61G 2203/42 (2013.01); A61G 2203/44 (2013.01); A61G 2205/50 (2013.01); A61G 2205/60 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hospital bed comprising:
a base frame,
a set of casters coupled to the base frame,
an upper frame assembly including a patient support deck having a plurality of movable deck sections, the movable deck sections being movable to change a position at which a patient is supported by the patient support deck,
a plurality of motors operable to move at least some of the movable deck sections,
a lift system operable to raise, lower, and tilt the upper frame assembly relative to the base frame,
a set of barriers coupled to the upper frame assembly, at least some of the barriers being movable relative to the upper frame assembly between a raised position and a lowered position,
control circuitry carried by at least one of the base frame and the upper frame assembly, and
a graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to the control circuitry, the control circuitry being configured to command the GUI to display a patient association screen having at least one user input for selecting a patient to be associated with the hospital bed, the control circuitry further being configured to command the GUI to display a list of likely patients for possible association with the hospital bed from which the patient to be associated is selected to make a patient-to-bed association, wherein the list of likely patients is based on patient weight.