Patent ID: 9009893
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A47C,A61B,A61G,G01G

Abstract:
1. A patient support comprising a frame including a base frame supported by a floor, an intermediate frame positioned over the base frame to move relative to the base frame, a deck supported by the intermediate frame and configured to articulate between a plurality of positions relative to the intermediate frame, and an actuator interconnecting the base frame and the intermediate frame to cause the intermediate frame to move relative to the base frame, a control system coupled to the actuator to provide a signal to cause the actuator to move, and an obstacle detection device including a sensor positioned on a downwardly-facing lower surface of the intermediate frame and in communication with the control system, the obstacle detection device being configured to provide an obstacle detection signal to the control system to cause the control system to take an action when the sensor of the obstacle detection device detects an obstacle positioned between the base frame and the intermediate frame.