Patent ID: 8677535

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising a base, a frame coupled to the base, the frame being movable relative to the base, a deck supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame between a horizontal position and an articulated position, the deck including at least a head section, a foot section spaced-apart from the head section, and a seat section positioned between the head section and the foot section, and the foot section being pivotable about a first lateral pivot axis relative to the frame, and an egress unit coupled to the seat section of the deck and movable between an egress position in which the egress unit extends in an upward direction away from the deck to support a patient's weight so that a patient can egress from the patient support apparatus when the deck is in the articulated position and a storage position in which the egress unit is arranged to lie in confronting relation with the deck, wherein the egress unit includes a handle and a slide assembly and the handle is arranged to translate along a second axis that is generally perpendicular to the first lateral pivot axis and rotate about the second axis when the egress unit moves between the egress position and the storage position.