Patent ID: 7543887

Claim:
A safety dental chair for treating a dental patient, comprising: a dental chair having a back portion and a seat portion, said back portion having front and rear surfaces and upper and lower ends; a vitals monitor coupled to said chair, said vitals monitor having a pulse oximetry finger clip, a blood pressure cuff, at least one display, programming for determining pulse oximetry using data from said pulse oximetry finger clip, programming for determining blood pressure using data from said blood pressure cuff, and programming for actuating said at least one display to present said pulse oximetry and said blood pressure; wherein said chair back portion includes a pocket on the rear surface of the back portion; wherein: said chair is an automated chair; an input device is in communication with said automated chair for selectively adjusting a configuration of said automated chair; a container coupled to said chair beneath said seat portion; wherein at least one item selected from said pulse oximetry finger clip, said blood pressure cuff, and said input device is separable from said chair and positionable in said container; an automatic external defibrillator housed within and removable from said pocket on the rear surface of the back portion; a CPR safety board removably coupled to said chair back portion adjacent said rear surface; wherein: said back portion of said chair has opposed sides; said at least one display is directly coupled to one of said opposed sides of said chair back portion and faces in a direction that is away from the chair back portion and opposite the other of said opposed sides; a headrest constructed of memory foam, said headrest being coupled to said chair back portion and being located adjacent said upper end of said front surface of said back portion to support a patient's neck and keep the patient's airway open.