Bed having patient warming apparatus
CA 2103814 A1 · Owner: Stryker Corporation · Inventors: Haddock, Louis A. Jr.; Gardner, Larry W.; Reed, Bradford D.
Overview
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A hospital bed (10) has an articulated patient support surface (24) with four air outlet housings (26 27, 28, 29) mounted thereon, at spaced locations. An air supply arrangement (43) supplies temperature-controlled air to an air outlet opening in each of the housings (26, 27, 28, 29). Associated with each housing (26 27, 28, 29), is an elongate tubular fabric diffusion member (42) having an O-ring (63) which encircles one end (62) thereof and is removably received in a circumferential groove (77) in the air outlet opening. Each diffusion member (42) can be tucked completely into its housing (26, 27, 28, 29) when not in use. Each housing (26 27, 28, 29) has a cap (92) movable between open …
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- Filed January 4, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 4, 2013.
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