Patent ID: 6643873
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient support apparatus comprising:a frame, a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a back section, a seat section and a thigh section, the back, seat and thigh sections being longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending with at least the back and thigh sections being articulated relative to the frame, a back section drive, a first thigh section drive, and a second thigh section drive, the back section drive being coupled to the back section to move the back section between a lowered and a raised position through an intermediate position therebetween, the first thigh section drive being coupled to the back section such that the thigh section moves from a lowered position to a raised position as the back section moves from the lowered position to the intermediate position and such that the thigh section moves from the raised position to the lowered position as the back section moves from the intermediate position to the raised position, the first thigh section drive comprising a track coupled to the frame, and a track-engaging member movable along the track and coupled to the thigh section and coupled t the back section, and the second thigh section drive being coupled to the thigh section and being operable independent of the back section drive to raise and lower the thigh section.