Patents by Inventor David L. BEDEL

David L. BEDEL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180161225
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a base frame, lift mechanism supporting an upper frame relative to the base frame, a load frame, and a plurality of deck sections, a patient support surface, and a number of barriers positioned about the patient supporting surface. The patient support apparatus includes a notification system for visually notifying a caregiver of a condition or status of a component of the patient support apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Mark ZERHUSEN, Richard Henry HEIMBROCK, Arpit SHAH, Aziz A. BHAI, Bradley Thomas SMITH, Catherine Marie WAGNER, Charles A. LACHENBRUCH, Clay Gerome OWSLEY, Dan R. TALLENT, Daniel NACHTIGAL, David L. BEDEL, David J. BRZENCHEK, David J. HITCHCOCK, David P. LUBBERS, Douglas A. SEIM, Douglas E. BORGMAN, Eric David BENZ, Florin IUCHA, Frank E. SAUSER, Gavin M. MONSON, James W. PASCOE, James L. WALKE, Jared RUDE, John G. BYERS, John D. CHRISTIE, Jonathan D. TURNER, Joshua A. WILLIAMS, Karen LANNING, Kathryn SMITH, Kirsten M. EMMONS, Mary Kay BRINKMAN, Michael BUCCIERI, Nathaniel William HIXON, Neal WIGGERMANN, Richard Joseph SCHUMAN, Sr., Scott M. CORBIN, Sravan MAMIDI, Todd P. O'NEAL, Todd Steven VENTROLA, Travis PELO, Unnati OJHA, David Lance RIBBLE, Brian L. LAWRENCE, Douglas A. ECKSTEIN
  • SUPPORT SURFACE USEFUL LIFE MONITORING
    Publication number: 20170196743
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a support surface, and a sensor. The frame and the support surface cooperate to support a patient. The sensor is coupled to one of the frame and the support surface and is configured to provide an input signal indicative of usage of the support surface by the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Neal WIGGERMANN, Charles A. LACHENBRUCH, Timothy J. RECEVEUR, Joshua A. WILLIAMS, Rachel L. WILLIAMSON, David L. BEDEL
  • Dressing and Dressing Assembly for Preventing Pressure Ulcers
    Publication number: 20170112674
    Abstract: A dressing for guarding against the development of pressure ulcers has a recipient side and an environmental side. The dressing comprises a moisture barrier layer whose components include a sacral member, a left gluteal member and a right gluteal member. Each gluteal member has a base and an extension which extends longitudinally inferiorly further than the inferior edge of the sacral member by a dimension which is approximately no less than the longitudinal length of the sacral member. The dressing also includes a connective element on the recipient side of the dressing. The connective element is arranged to provide a zone of occlusion. In some embodiments the dressing includes electrodes and is a component of a dressing assembly which includes an exciter for stimulating gluteal muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: David L. Ribble, Kirsten M. Emmons, Eric D. Agdeppa, Charles A. Lachenbruch, David L. Bedel
  • PROTECTIVE DRESSING WITH REUSABLE PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL COOLING INSERT
    Publication number: 20160374847
    Abstract: A protective dressing includes an outer dressing and an adhesive layer. The outer dressing includes an opening and a cavity sized to receive a phase-change material (PCM) insert inserted through the opening. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere to a patient's skin surrounding an anatomic site. When adhered to the patient's skin, the PCM insert modifies the patient's skin at the anatomic site. The PCM insert may be removed and replaced with another PCM insert. For example, a warm PCM insert may be replaced with a refrigerated PCM insert. The opening of the outer dressing may be self-sealing. The opening of the outer dressing may be sealed with an upper layer dressing coupled to the PCM cooling insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Charles A. Lachenbruch, Eric D. Agdeppa, David L. Ribble, Rachel L. Williamson, Yongfeng Li, Chris Hill, Catherine A. Vangilder, Jeffrey C. Marrion, David C. Newkirk, Robert J. Lawrence, Craig M. Meyerson, Roger P. Bonenfant, John V. Harmeyer, Steven D. Baker, Todd P. O'Neal, Ben Hertz, Murray M. Swoish, Varad N. Srivastava, David L. Bedel
  • PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160331616
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a patient support system includes a patient support surface having an air fluidizable section and a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to detect a temperature within the air fluidizable section. The sensor assembly includes a housing with an interior, a processor within the interior of the housing, a thermal conductor, and a thermal insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Brandon P. Fisk, Nicole Johannigman, Brian J. Hoffman, Frank E. Sauser, Jason B. Grace, David L. Bedel, Brian A. Kirkish, Jason M. Gilreath
  • COMPOSITE PIEZOELECTRIC APPLICATION FOR ICE SHEDDING
    Publication number: 20160138419
    Abstract: A flow surface comprises a composite material formed of a plurality of layers of the composite, and a piezoelectric actuator located within the layers or on an outer surface of the composite material. The piezoelectric actuator is actuatable to vibrate the composite material and one of inhibit ice build-up or shed ice which has formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph KRAY, David L. BEDEL, Ian Francis PRENTICS