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

Claim 0:
1. A cover system for selectively blocking insertion of unauthorized objects through an aperture of a restraint mount of a patient support apparatus, the cover system comprising:
an instrument having an interface; and
a 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.