Patent ID: 6226816
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient-support apparatus comprisinga frame having longitudinally extending and transversely spaced-apart first and second sides,a patient-support deck mounted to the frame and having longitudinally spaced-apart sections, at least one of the sections being a movable section that is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement between a raised position and a lowered position,a drive mechanism actuatable to move the movable section relative to the other deck sections, the drive mechanism being coupled to the frame and coupled to the movable section,a side guard rail having a top rail, the side guard rail being mounted to one of the sides of the frame,control buttons coupled to the drive mechanism and being engageable to actuate the drive mechanism to raise and lower the movable section, the control buttons being mounted to a vertical surface of the top rail, each button being spaced apart from a top surface of the top rail by the same distance, and each button having an engagement surface facing toward the deck, andan indicia atop the top surface of the top rail, the indicia being spaced from the control buttons and configured to indicate the location and function of the control buttons to a caregiver standing alongside the patient-support apparatus.