Patent ID: 11918517
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A patient support system comprising:
an instrument having an interface;
a patient support apparatus including:
a support structure with a patient support deck;
a restraint mount defining an aperture; and
an apparatus device configured to control a function associated with operation of the patient support apparatus between a first apparatus mode and a second apparatus mode different from the first apparatus mode, the apparatus device including an apparatus receiver shaped to receive the interface of the instrument, wherein selective engagement occurring between the interface of the instrument and the apparatus receiver of the apparatus device changes operation between the first apparatus mode and the second apparatus mode; and

a cover for selectively blocking insertion of unauthorized objects through the aperture of the restraint mount, the cover including:
a brace configured for attaching to the patient support apparatus adjacent to the aperture,
a restrictor movably coupled to the brace and arranged for operation between:
a restrict mode where the restrictor is arranged relative to the brace to block access to the aperture of the restraint mount; and
a permit mode where the restrictor is arranged relative to the brace to at least partially permit access to the aperture of the restraint mount, and

a lock mechanism interposed between the brace and the restrictor, the lock mechanism including a receiver shaped to receive the interface of the instrument, and a keeper being movable between:
a locked state to inhibit movement of the restrictor relative to the brace to maintain the restrictor in the restrict mode; and
an unlocked state to permit movement of the restrictor relative to the brace to change operation of the restrictor between the permit mode and the restrict mode,

wherein the keeper of the lock mechanism moves from the locked state to the unlocked state in response to selective engagement occurring between the interface of the instrument and the receiver of the lock mechanism.