Patent ID: 8474074
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient-support apparatus comprising an upper frame having a head end and a foot end, the upper frame movable between a generally horizontal position and a position wherein the head end of the upper frame is spaced vertically below the foot end of the upper frame, an upper deck supported on the upper frame, the upper deck movable with the upper frame and including a seat section and a head section, the head section pivotable relative to the seat section to change the angular relationship between the head section and the seat section, and a control module controlling movement of the head section to coordinate movement of the head section with a change in attitude of the upper frame such that as the head section moves from a first position in which the head section is generally coplanar with the seat section to a second position in which the head section is inclined, wherein during a portion of the movement of the head section, the control module causes the upper frame to move from the generally horizontal position to a first position wherein the head end of the upper frame is lowered, and wherein continued movement of the head section upwardly causes the control module to cause the movement of the upper frame from the first position back toward the generally horizontal position.