Patent ID: 6880189
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A47C,A61B,A61G,G01G

Abstract:
1. A patient support comprising a frame, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section configured to move relative to the frame, a seat section, and a foot section having an adjustable length, the foot section configured to support a patient's heels, the seat section being configured to support a patient's hips, a controller configured to change the length of the foot section to correspond to the position of the head section, the foot section remaining substantially horizontal during the change of the length of the foot section, the patient's hips being positioned a first distance above a floor surface during the change of length of the foot section, the patient's heels being positioned a second distance above the floor surface during the change of length of the foot section, the first distance being substantially equal to the second distance, and a mattress supported by the deck.