Patent ID: 6536056
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61G,G01G

Abstract:
A bariatric patient support system comprising:a frame adapted to support patients having weights in the range of about 500 pounds to about 800 pounds; said frame including an articulatable mattress support for supporting a mattress, said support including at least first, second, and third articulatable sections positioned to support a leg region, a seat region, and a head region, respectively, of the mattress supported on said support; a raise-and-lower mechanism for generally raising and lowering said mattress support relative to said frame; an articulation mechanism for articulating the mattress support from a relatively horizontal, lying position to a seated position; and at least two inflatable bladders for laterally rotating the head section of the mattress with respect to the leg section of the mattress, said bladders being alternately inflatable in a manner causing one side of the patient to be raised relative to the other side.