Patent ID: 11938069
Assignee: UMANO MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A bed for a patient, comprising:
a patient platform comprising a backrest for supporting a patient's head and a patient's back region, a core body panel comprising first and second panels, the first panel being for supporting at least partially a patient's hip region and the second panel being for supporting at least partially the patient's hip region and patient's legs, the second panel comprising upper and lower ends, and a lower body panel for supporting the patient's legs, the lower body panel comprising upper and lower ends, wherein the lower end of the second panel is pivotably connected to the upper end of the lower body panel at a hinge connection;
a frame, the patient platform being mounted to the frame;
a base frame, the frame being mounted to the base frame;
a backrest actuator for pivoting the backrest relative to the frame;
a release that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
an orientation sensor for determining an orientation of the backrest relative to the frame;
a control unit connected to the orientation sensor for determining a pivoting speed of the backrest based on the orientation of the backrest; and
a lower body actuator for pivoting the lower body panel or the second panel relative to each other, wherein the lower body actuator comprises a lower end pivotably mounted at a lower body transverse member of the frame and an upper end pivotably connected to the hinge connection, wherein, when the release is in the unlocked position and upon a determination that the pivoting speed of the backrest is above a threshold speed value, the control unit actuates the lower body actuator.