Siderail assembly for patient support appartatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9756954-B2
Application number	US-201414298217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2014
Priority date	Nov 10, 2010
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support frame coupled to the frame and movable between first and second positions, and a barrier coupled to the support frame and movable therewith. The siderail assembly further includes a handle coupled to the barrier to move between a first position and a second position relative to the barrier. The siderail assembly may include electronic controls to change the position or limit movement of various portions of a patient support apparatus on which the siderail assembly may be coupled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A siderail assembly for a patient support apparatus, the siderail assembly comprising:
a barrier adapted to mount to a frame of the patient support apparatus, the barrier configured to pivot relative to the patient support apparatus about a generally horizontal axis between a raised position and a lowered position while the barrier remains in a substantially vertical orientation, the barrier including an outward side adapted to face away from the patient support apparatus and an inward side adapted to face opposite the outward side,
a handle coupled to the barrier to move relative to the barrier between a storage position in which the handle is arranged to lie in a generally vertical plane with the barrier and an egress position in which the handle is arranged to extend inwardly from the inward side of the barrier and lie in a generally horizontal plane,
wherein the outward side of the barrier is formed to include a recess configured to receive and mate with a portion of the handle when the handle is in the storage position, and
a handle lock coupled to the barrier to move therewith, the handle lock movable between a locked position in which the handle is locked in place in a position between the storage position and the egress position, and a freed position in which the handle is free to move relative to the barrier,
wherein the handle pivots about a pivot axis that is spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the generally horizontal axis,
wherein the handle includes a grip, the grip sized to receive a patient's hand and support a patient's weight during egress from the patient support apparatus.

2. The siderail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a handle mount coupled to the barrier to move about the pivot axis relative to the barrier, a forward grip coupled to the handle mount to move therewith, and a lateral grip coupled to both the forward grip and the handle mount to move therewith.

3. The siderail assembly of claim 2 , wherein the handle mount includes a first pivot joint, a second pivot joint, and a bar positioned between and interconnecting the first and second pivot joints, the first pivot joint couples the bar to the barrier and the second pivot joint couples the bar to the barrier.

4. The siderail assembly of claim 2 , wherein the handle mount includes a pivot joint and a bar, wherein the pivot joint lies between and interconnects the bar to the barrier for movement relative to the barrier, the forward grip and the lateral grip are coupled to the bar to move therewith, and the bar cantilevers away from the pivot joint toward a foot end of the patient support apparatus.

5. The siderail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle lock includes a plunger coupled to the barrier to move relative to the barrier, a receiver formed in the handle and configured to mate with the plunger when the handle lock is in the locked position, and a bias spring coupled to the plunger to provide a bias force to the plunger to urge the plunger to mate with the receiver.

6. The siderail assembly of claim 5 , wherein the handle lock further includes an actuator button coupled the barrier panel to move back and forth in a lateral direction relative to the barrier panel and is configured to apply an actuation force to the plunger to overcome the bias force and move the plunger from the locked position to the freed position.

7. The siderail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle is coupled to the barrier to move about the pivot axis relative to the barrier between the storage position, a barrier-extension position in which the handle extends upwardly away from the barrier, a side-use position in which the handle extends away from the outward side of the barrier, and the egress position, and the handle lock is operable to lock the handle in one of the storage position, the barrier-extension position, the side-use position, or the egress position.

8. A siderail assembly for a patient support apparatus, the siderail assembly comprising:
a barrier adapted to be mounted to the patient support apparatus such that the barrier is movable about a generally horizontal axis between a raised position and a lowered position while the barrier remains in a substantially vertical orientation, the barrier including a foot edge, a spaced-apart head edge, an outward side and an oppositely facing inward side, the outward side formed to include a recess,
a handle coupled to the barrier to rotate about a pivot axis relative to the barrier from a storage position to an egress position, wherein the handle when in the storage position lies in a substantially vertical plane, the vertical plane extending between the head and foot edges of the barrier, and the handle cooperating with the barrier to define a first barrier width, and the handle when in the egress position lies in a substantially horizontal plane, the handle cooperating with the barrier to define a second barrier width, the second barrier width being greater than the first barrier width, the handle configured to mate with the recess when the handle is in the storage position,
and
a handle lock coupled to the barrier to move therewith, the handle lock movable between a locked position in which the handle is locked in place in a position between the storage position and the egress position, and a freed position in which the handle is free to move relative to the barrier,
wherein the pivot axis is spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the generally horizontal axis,
wherein the handle includes a grip, the grip sized to receive a patient's hand and support a patient's weight during egress from the patient support apparatus.

9. The siderail assembly of claim 8 , wherein the barrier includes a first portion coupled to a linkage and arranged to extend between the foot and head edges, and a second portion appended to the first portion and arranged to extend between the foot and head edges and extend upwardly away from the first portion, and a third portion appended to the second portion to locate the second portion between the first and third portions and the third portion is arranged to extend upwardly away from the first and second portions.

10. The siderail assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handle is coupled to the third portion and the pivot axis is spaced-apart above the second portion of the barrier.

11. The siderail assembly of claim 10 , wherein the third portion of the barrier is formed to include an aperture adapted to receive a hand of a patient therein.

12. The siderail assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handle is coupled to the third portion of the barrier and the handle extends away from the foot edge of the barrier toward a middle point of the barrier and the middle point of the barrier is spaced-apart from and between the foot and head edges of the barrier.

13. The siderail assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handle is coupled to the second portion of the barrier to locate the second portion between the handle and the first portion and the handle is arranged to extend upwardly away from the second portion when the handle is in the storage position.

14. The siderail assembly of claim 8 , wherein the handle extends from the foot edge of the barrier toward a middle point of the barrier and the middle point of the barrier is spaced-apart from and positioned between the foot and head edges of the barrier.

15. A siderail assembly for a patient support apparatus: the siderail assembly comprising, a barrier adapted to be mounted to the patient support apparatus to move between a raised position and a lowered position while the barrier remains in a substa

Assignees

• Hill Rom Services Inc

Inventors

• Andrienko Kirill
• Heimbrock Richard H
• Zerhusen Robert M

Classifications

• A61G7/0514

  mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections · CPC title

• A61G7/051

  pivoting sideward · CPC title

• A61G7/0507 Primary

  Side-rails · CPC title

• A61G7/0524

  characterised by integrated accessories, e.g. bed control means, nurse call or reading lights · CPC title

• A47C21/08 Primary

  Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable side walls · CPC title