Patent ID: 11931312
Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A method of operating a therapy system that includes a pneumatic therapy device a including a compression sleeve, a patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus including a frame including a scale system, a source of pressurized air, and an air distribution assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
determining the weight of a patient on the frame with the scale system,
correlating the weight of the patient with an amount of pressure to be applied to the patient by the pneumatic therapy device,
operating the source of pressurized air and distribution assembly to operate the pneumatic therapy device at a correlated pressure, and
determining if the pressure in the sleeve of the pneumatic therapy device meets a pre-programmed correlation with the weight sensed by the scale system, and,
if it does, continuing to operate the pneumatic therapy device based on the pre-programmed correlation.