Patent ID: 8069513
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A61G,A61M

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus comprising a frame, at least one drop rail coupled to the frame and tiltable relative to the frame, a seat section supported by the at least one drop rail to tilt therewith, a thigh section situated, at least in part, above the at least one drop rail, a head section coupled to the frame and coupled to the at least one drop rail, the head section being raiseable and lowerable to tilt the at least one drop rail relative to the frame, and a linkage coupled to the head section and coupled to the thigh section, the linkage having a first mode of operation in which the seat and thigh sections remain substantially parallel as the at least one drop rail tilts, and the linkage having a second mode of operation in which the thigh section tilts relative to the seat section as the at least one drop rail tilts, wherein the seat section is mounted on the at least one drop rail for translation along the at least one drop rail and further comprising a link coupled to the frame and coupled to the seat section to move the seat section away from the head section as the at least one drop rail tilts during raising of the head section.