Patent ID: 8413271
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus, comprising; a mattress having a therapeutic device therein for carrying out a therapeutic function at said mattress to a patient support by said mattress, said therapeutic function including a function selected from the group consisting of (1) a percussion function, (2) a turning function, (3) a vibration function, and (4) a firmness function, a barrier extending around said mattress, a control system incorporated at said support apparatus and in operative communication with said therapeutic device for controlling said therapeutic device to provide said therapeutic function, said control system including a touch-screen display at said barrier, said display segmented into a main menu portion and a data window portion, said main menu portion having a plurality of touch selectable function buttons, at least one of said touch selectable function buttons corresponding to said therapeutic function, after or upon operator selection of a therapeutic function said data window portion displaying an icon representative of said patient support and an adjustable parameter associated with the selected therapeutic function, and said data window portion including at least one touch selectable parameter button operable when selected to modify a parameter associated with the selected therapeutic function, and said control system adjusting the therapeutic device and changing said icon in response to an operator selecting said touch selectable parameter button wherein the operator is provided visual feedback on their selection of the therapeutic function and on their adjustment to the parameter of the selected therapeutic function, said main menu portion being displayed on said touch-screen display before and after operator selection said at least one touch selectable function button such that an operator can quickly select between the functions associated with the other touch selectable function buttons, and wherein said touch screen has a backlight configured to be placed in a sleep mode or an active mode, said apparatus further comprising a sensor in communication with said control system to sense movement in an envelope around said touch screen, upon said sensor detecting movement in said envelope around said display, said control system configuring said backlight in said active mode if said backlight is in said sleep mode.