Patent ID: 7979931
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A hospital bed, comprising: a patient sleep surface support having back, seat and foot sections, wherein the seat section comprises first and second opposing longitudinally spaced apart end portions, the first end portion residing proximate the back section and the second end portion residing proximate the foot section; a platform tilting mechanism attached to an underside of the patient sleep surface support proximate the seat section, the platform tilting mechanism comprising a rotating plate that resides below the seat section, wherein the rotating plate has a perimeter that is slidably supported by the platform tilting mechanism, and wherein the rotating plate has a vertically extending axis of rotation; and a lifting mechanism attached to and residing under the platform tilting mechanism to be able to lift and lower the rotating plate to respectively lift and lower the patient sleep surface support; wherein the rotating plate is configured to rotate the patient sleep surface support from a longitudinal bed orientation to a side egress orientation, and wherein the lifting mechanism and the platform tilting mechanism cooperate to move the patient sleep surface support to a side standing egress position with the seat section tilted down so that the second end portion of the seat section resides below the first end portion of the seat section, the back section extends substantially upward above the seat section, and the foot section resides below the seat section.