Patent ID: 9549675
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G

Claim:
1. A method of adjusting at least one function of a person support apparatus, the method comprising: sensing an initial position of a person with respect to the person support apparatus with at least one of a first sensor and a second sensor; sensing a second position of the person with respect to the person support apparatus with at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor; comparing the initial position with the second position; and adjusting the sensitivity of at least one adjustable sensor in response to the movement of the person from the initial position to the second position; wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one adjustable sensor are different types of sensors such that one of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one adjustable sensor is a force sensor; another of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one adjustable sensor is a pneumatic pressure sensor; and yet another of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one adjustable sensor is a physiological sensor.